Donna Logan

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Soap opera character
Donna Logan
Nicknames
Address Los Angeles, California
Date of birth unknown
Gender female
Parents Stephen Logan
Beth Logan
Siblings Storm Logan
Brooke Logan
Katie Logan
Married
Children None
Romantic entanglements Ridge Forrester
Mark Mallory
Thorne Forrester
Nick Preston
Occupation Fashion model
Portrayer Jennifer Gareis
(2006 - )
Carrie Mitchum
(1987 - 1991,
recurring thereafter)

Donna Logan is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was played by Carrie Mitchum on a contract basis from 1987 to 1991 and made guest appearances in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2001. As of July 20, 2006, the character has been played by Jennifer Gareis on contract status.

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Donna was concerned about her younger sister Katie (Nancy Sloan), who had low self esteem due to excessive acne, and convinced Donna's classmate, Rocco Carner (Bryan Genesse), to date her. Rocco was attracted to Donna, but she was already involved with Mark Mallory (Michael Phillip) and was residing with him. When Donna realised Mark wasn't right for her, she kicked him out of her life, but she and Rocco were never able to make a go of their relationship. Donna was hired to model for Tommy Bayland (Tim Choate), who referred her to agent Nick Preston, who convinced Donna to pose nude for a magazine in Europe. Bill Spencer saw the photos and published them in a US magazine, leading Donna to join forces with Nick and Rocco to take nude pictures of Bill to publish in his own magazines. Donna eventually confessed to what she did to Bill and asked Bill to transfer her father Stephen (Robert Pine), who worked for Bill's company, back to Los Angeles from Paris, but Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) opposed that idea. After a failed relationship with Thorne Forrester (Jeff Trachta), Donna left Los Angeles for San Francisco, and returned for special occasions.

Donna returned to LA in 2006, and immediately began trying to persuade her sister Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) (who had now married Nick, played by Jack Wagner) to take Ridge (Ronn Moss) back, reminding her of how long she had fought to keep him. When Donna was unsuccessful in convincing her sister to return to Ridge, she went after him herself. This eventually failed, when she realized that Brooke and Ridge would always be connected.

She allied herself with Nick, especially after witnessing an argument between Stephanie and Nick's mother, Jackie (Lesley-Anne Down) which ended with her going over the balcony and into the hospital in a coma. In fact, Donna was the one who told Nick that his mother's injuries were no accident, thus leading to Nick ordering Stephanie to give up Forrester Creations or go to jail. She is now working with Nick who has appointed her his new head model and face of the company.

Donna is also allying with Jackie to convince forbidden lovers Rick (Kyle Lowder) and Phoebe (MacKenzie Mauzy) to continue to see each other, knowing that the union could potentially drive a wedge between Ridge and Brooke, driving Brooke back to Nick.