Stephanie Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)

Stephanie Douglas Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful character
Portrayed by	Susan Flannery
Duration	1987–2012 2018
First appearance	March 24, 1987 (1987-03-24)
Last appearance	February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
Classification	Former; guest
Introduced by	William J. Bell
Crossover appearances	The Young and the Restless
In-universe information Other names Stephanie Douglas Stevie Liz Steph Occupation Businesswoman Coffeehouse owner Family Forrester family Father John Douglas Mother Ann Douglas Sisters Pamela Douglas Husband Eric Forrester (1957–1990, 1999–2005, 2006–2008, 2012) Sons Ridge Forrester Thorne Forrester Daughters Angela Forrester Kristen Forrester Felicia Forrester Stepchildren Rick Forrester Bridget Forrester Grandsons Thomas Forrester R.J. Forrester Zende Forrester Dominguez (adoptive) Dino Damiano Granddaughters Steffy Forrester Phoebe Forrester Aly Forrester Other relatives Douglas Forrester Kelly Spencer Hayes Finnegan

Stephanie Douglas Forrester (née Douglas) is a fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful, an American soap opera on the CBS network. Stephanie is known as a strong woman who acts decisively and sometimes also controversially, to protect her children and her marriage to the famed fashion designer Eric Forrester. The determination to overprotect her children stems as a result the abuse Stephanie suffered as a child at the hands of her father John Douglas. Stephanie had a long-standing rivalry with Brooke Logan, who at first was a serious competitor for Eric's love, and later was involved with her two sons Ridge and Thorne. She had also rivalries with other women that were competitors for Eric's love, such as Margo Lynley, Beth Logan, Sheila Carter, Sally Spectra, Maggie Forrester, Lauren Fenmore, Jackie Marone and Donna Logan, but with some of them, she also developed friendships (like Brooke, Sally, Maggie, Lauren and Jackie). She had also rivalries with Deveney Dixon, who at first was pretend to be her daughter Angela, and later was involved with her son Thorne, and Morgan DeWitt who was involved with her son Ridge, and even got pregnant from him when both was young, but Stephanie took her to have an abortion at the clinic. Stephanie had also a good friendship with her daughter-in-law Taylor Hayes, and she always preferred her over her second daughter-in-law Brooke. Out of respect for friendship with Stephanie, Taylor was involved with Eric only after her death. She has been portrayed since the show's inception in 1987 by Emmy-winning actress Susan Flannery.^[1][2] Stephanie's lung cancer diagnosis played a central role in the series, and the character died of the disease on November 26, 2012.^[3]