Leanna Love is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, The
Young and the Restless. She was portrayed by Barbara Crampton, who
departed from the role in 1993. Crampton returned from 1998 to 2002
and again from 2006 to 2007.Much of Leanna's history revolves around
her marriage to Victor Newman.Barbara Crampton was the only actress to
play Leanna. She previously had roles in soaps such as Days of Our
Lives and Guiding Light. During an interview with Daily Grind House
Crampton stated: "When it first started, that role was only supposed
to be for three months. Then they cast me in it, and after two months
they said, 'You know, it’s kind of working. We’d like to keep your
character for another year.' So I said OK and I worked on it for a
year. Then they said, 'You know, it’s really working. We want to
hire you on for another three years.' I did it for another three
years, and then I did it for another two or three years after that.
She had a good long run for somebody who wasn’t married and in a
family on a soap opera." Crampton said there is always a possibility
for Leanna to make another guest appearance.Born as Leanna Randolphe,
she is known as "the unscrupulous reporter who penned 'Ruthless,' a
scandalous exposé about Victor Newman". Due to Leanna's psychotic
personality, Crampton did some research in order to properly portray
the character: "I had to do some investigating about what types of
personality disorders she could have to make this character
interesting, and I talked to a lot of psychiatrists about it. I came
up with a personality profile for her that I played," she stated
during an interview.
Young and the Restless. She was portrayed by Barbara Crampton, who
departed from the role in 1993. Crampton returned from 1998 to 2002
and again from 2006 to 2007.Much of Leanna's history revolves around
her marriage to Victor Newman.Barbara Crampton was the only actress to
play Leanna. She previously had roles in soaps such as Days of Our
Lives and Guiding Light. During an interview with Daily Grind House
Crampton stated: "When it first started, that role was only supposed
to be for three months. Then they cast me in it, and after two months
they said, 'You know, it’s kind of working. We’d like to keep your
character for another year.' So I said OK and I worked on it for a
year. Then they said, 'You know, it’s really working. We want to
hire you on for another three years.' I did it for another three
years, and then I did it for another two or three years after that.
She had a good long run for somebody who wasn’t married and in a
family on a soap opera." Crampton said there is always a possibility
for Leanna to make another guest appearance.Born as Leanna Randolphe,
she is known as "the unscrupulous reporter who penned 'Ruthless,' a
scandalous exposé about Victor Newman". Due to Leanna's psychotic
personality, Crampton did some research in order to properly portray
the character: "I had to do some investigating about what types of
personality disorders she could have to make this character
interesting, and I talked to a lot of psychiatrists about it. I came
up with a personality profile for her that I played," she stated
during an interview.
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