Patty Williams Abbott

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Patty Williams Abbott was a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Lilibet Stern from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to 1984.

[edit] Jack's first wife

In the early 1980s, Patty fell in love with Jabot heir Jack Abbott (Terry Lester), much to her parents' disapproval. A jealous Jill Foster (then played by Deborah Adair) then confessed to Patty that she and Jack had been secret lovers. A furious Jack fired Jill from Jabot. Patty then accepted a date from Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian).

Patty eventually left Danny and became involved with Jack. Patty's father, Carl (Brett Hadley), tried to break up the union, and Jack retaliated by marrying Patty. Patty soon became suspicious that Jack was only interested in her for sex. Jack, meanwhile, began seeing Diane Jenkins (Alex Donnelley) behind Patty's back. When Patty caught Jack and Diane together in his office, she was so traumatized that she tripped over a plant in the lobby and miscarried. When Patty recovered, she told Jack she wanted another child. Upon overhearing Jack telling Jill (then Brenda Dickson) of his plans to have a vasectomy, and that he only married Patty so that his father John (Jerry Douglas) would make him president of Jabot, Patty shot Jack three times in the back.

Patty temporarily lost all memory of the shooting. When she did remember, she divorced Jack and left town.