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Hope Adams Wilson
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Signy Coleman as Hope Adams Wilson (2008)
The Young and the Restless
Portrayed by Signy Coleman (1993-1997, 2000, 2002, 2008)
Beth Toussaint (2006)
First appearance 1993
Last appearance 2008
Cause/reason Died of cancer
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Gender Female
Date of death 2008
Occupation Farmer
Residence address unknown, Kansas

Hope Adams Wilson (formerly Newman) is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originated and played by Signy Coleman from 1993 to 1997, then again in 2000, 2002 and 2008. Coleman was briefly replaced by Beth Toussaint in mid-2006.

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In 1993, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) was blasted by his wife Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), his ex-wife Ashley (then played by Brenda Epperson) and his teenage daughter Victoria (then played by Heather Tom, now Amelia Heinle), all of whom resent the control he tries to exert in their lives, so he leaves town. During his trip, Victor is robbed of his wallet, jewelry and car. After his car is found with a body inside, burned beyond recognition and wearing his jewelry, word reached Genoa City that Victor is dead. However, Victor ended up at a Kansas farm, owned by a blind woman named Hope Adams, just in time to rescue her from a rapist. Hope is strong and independent, but as she lives alone on her farm, needs help and protection. Back in Genoa City, a power struggle for control of Newman Enterprises quickly erupts between Jack (Peter Bergman), Brad (Don Diamont) and Ashley, while Nikki and Victoria grieve the loss of Victor. Jack gains control of Newman, regains the position of CEO of Jabot Cosmetics and makes Brad the CEO of Newman. When Victor hears this news, he returns to Genoa City, where he learns from his friend, Col. Douglas Austin (Michael Evans), that everyone thought he was dead. Upon overhearing a conversation between Nikki and his children, Victor mistakenly believes that no one missed him and asks Douglas not to reveal the truth, and headed back to Kansas. Victor's life on the farm provides a seldom-seen look at a "softer" side of the all-powerful Victor Newman. He becomes a kind and gentle man who is content to live there as a farm hand, while growing closer to Hope. Victor's presence creates a dilemma for Hope, who is attracted to him, but had also accepted a marriage proposal from her longtime friend, Cliff Wilson (David Cowgill). As their wedding plans get underway, Victor arranges to return home for good. When Hope learns of Victor's plans, she tells Cliff that she can't marry him. Soon after, Hope accompanies Victor back to Genoa City.

Everyone in Genoa City is stunned that Victor is still alive. Nikki is especially relieved because she continues to have strong feelings for Victor. However, she feels threatened by Hope's presence. Nikki suggests to Hope that Victor is helping her out of gratitude for the kindness that she had shown him in Kansas. Feeling out of place and worried that she is interfering in Victor's relationship with his family, Hope heads back to her farm. When Victor finds out, he returns to Kansas once more. Hope reveals to Victor that she has never been with a man sexually. Soon after, she and Victor make love. When Victor proposes to her, Hope accepts and they return to Genoa City, now engaged. Nikki is so distraught by this news that she crashes their wedding and makes a spectacle of herself. Nikki considers reconciling with her then-husband Jack, who surprises her by announcing that he is ready to file for divorce. Meanwhile, Hope learns that she is pregnant. Victor and Hope are forced to do some soul-searching when her doctor informs them that the baby could inherit her blindness. When medical tests reveal that there is a good chance the baby will be born blind, Victor urges Hope to have an abortion, but she resists, and the tension in their marriage escalates. Frustrated by Victor's remote behavior, Hope returns to her farm in Kansas after she receives word that Cliff has been injured in a farming accident. While Cliff recuperates, Hope extends her stay. Victor's friend, Douglas, arrives at the farm and pressures Hope to return to Victor. During their argument, Hope accidentally trips over a chair and has to be rushed to the hospital. Victor arrives to make sure Hope is okay, then returns home. The next day, Hope gives birth to Victor Adam Newman, Jr. To Victor Sr.'s disappointment, Hope decides to stay in Kansas and raise their son on her farm. She asks him to stay out of their child's life so he can be raised without the Newman influences, and they are later divorced.

In 1996, as Victor recovers from a gunshot wound, his near-death experience prompts him to re-evaluate his life. He leaves Genoa City for several weeks and visits Hope on her farm in Kansas, where she is now married to Cliff. Victor enjoys spending time with his son Victor Jr., but Cliff makes it clear that the boy thinks Cliff is his father. Victor returns to Genoa City and begins spending time with Nikki, who assumes that they are finally about to reconcile. When Victor receives word that Cliff has been struck by a drunk driver, he quickly returns to Kansas to lend Hope support. Hope is grief-stricken when Cliff dies. Nikki misunderstands Victor's reasons for leaving her, and she resolves to break it off with him. She becomes involved with her gynecologist, Dr. Joshua Landers (Heath Kizzier), who says that he is a widower. When Josh proposes marriage, Nikki impulsively accepts and they elope to Las Vegas. Victor tries to stop the marriage, but arriving back from Kansas too late, he decides not to tell Nikki that he is still in love with her. Eventually, Victor persuades Hope to relocate to Genoa City with their son. Victor gives Hope the penthouse and especially has its kitchen redone for Hope to be able to get around, but once out of their home, she is a fish out of water in the big city. And Victor gets involved in Newman Enterprises, leaving her alone more and more. He even pays her old Kansas friend Betty to come and live with them to help Hope feel at home. But Hope is proud and independent, always wanting to go out on her own, and more than once her purse is stolen or she is nearly assaulted. She soon decides to move back to the farm.

In 2006, Victor is diagnosed with epilepsy, Nikki is informed, and he is given medication. But he likes the affects of the mini seizures that make him feel uncharacteristically mellow and caring, so he stops taking his medication. He shuts off his cell phone and tells the family he is going on a trip that lands him in Kansas at Hope's farm once again. Hope welcomes him and informs him that his son is at soccer camp. Victor stays on a while, helping Hope out around the farm and feeling free, happy, and content like he was when they first met there many years ago. One day Hope comes in to find Victor on the floor having a seizure, but being blind, does not realize it. Victor comes out of it in time to fool her that he had fallen, then leaves to continue his spiritual journey, unaware that his family at home is in crisis. Some time later Nikki calls Hope, looking for Victor, and Hope informs her that Victor has gone to a monastery in India. In February 2008, Victor learned that Hope Wilson was dying of pancreatic cancer. She died on February 18, 2008 in the presence of Victor and Victor Jr, after making a final request of the two men that they reconcile and take care of each other.

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Marital Status: Widow

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