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Forrester family
The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless family
(l-r): Kristen (Tracy Melchior), Thorne (Winsor Harmon), Felicia (Lesli Kay), Eric (John McCook), Stephanie (Susan Flannery) and Ridge (Ronn Moss), 2008
First appearance	March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23)
Created by	William J. Bell
Introduced by	William J. Bell
Duration	1987—

The Forrester family is a family in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The Forresters own and run the Los Angeles-based fashion house Forrester Creations.

This is a list of all known members of the Forrester family, both past and present, deceased and living.

Family members

First generation

• Eric Forrester (John McCook)
  Patriarch of the Forrester family. Father of Thorne, Kristen, Felicia, Angela, Rick and Bridget Forrester, and adoptive father of Marcus Forrester.
• John Forrester (Fred Willard)
  Occasionally mentioned brother of Eric Forrester, John was not seen until 2014. He is the father of Jessica Forrester, John Forrester Jr. and Ivy Forrester. His granddaughter is Electra Forrester.

Second generation

• Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye)
  The eldest and favorite son of Stephanie Douglas, raised as Eric's son but decades later found to be the son of Massimo Marone. He is currently co-owner and former CEO of Forrester Creations. He has four children: Thomas, Phoebe, Steffy and Ridge Forrester Jr.
• Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon)
  The oldest biological child of Eric and Stephanie. He works for Forrester Creations. Thorne is often sidelined in favor of his older half-brother, Ridge. Although they've had their rivalries, Thorne and Ridge are good brothers and will support each other in times of crisis. He has one daughter, Alexandria Forrester.
• Angela Forrester
  Eric and Stephanie's eldest daughter who died from microcephaly. Never appeared on-screen. An impostor (portrayed by Judith Borne) appeared from 1988–89, posing as a bed-ridden Angela; she was eventually discovered. She was believed to have died in an accident but resurfaced months later, and swore revenge on Stephanie. She disappeared in 1989 and has not been seen since.
• Kristen Forrester Dominguez (Tracy Melchior)
  Second oldest daughter of Eric and Stephanie. She was married to Clarke Garrison in the late 1980s, and is now married to the HIV-positive Tony Dominguez. The two have a son, Zende, who lived with them in Florida.
• Felicia Forrester (Lesli Kay)
  The youngest daughter of Eric and Stephanie and also the only surviving Forrester child to never have been married. She has an infant son, Dominick ("Dino"), fathered by Dante Damiano. She was the head of public relations at Forrester Creations. She almost died from colon cancer in 2006.
• Jessica Forrester (Maitland Ward)
  John's daughter with his ex-wife, Maggie. Following her parents' divorce she moved from Davenport, Iowa to Los Angeles to live with Eric and Stephanie between the years of 1994 and 1996. Afterwards she left town for London, England.
• Ivy Forrester (Ashleigh Brewer)
  John's daughter with his second wife, Claire. She arrives in Los Angeles, after she is brought in to work for the new jewelry design collection, Hope for the Future (HFTF).
• Eric "Rick" Forrester Jr. (Jacob Young)
  Son of Eric and Brooke Logan. As a child he shot Grant Chambers, but repressed the memory. He has also had relationships with Caitlin Ramirez and Ridge Forrester's daughters Phoebe and Steffy and Ridge's ex-wife Taylor Hamilton as revenge against Ridge. He is the father of Lizzy Forrester.
• Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jones)
  Daughter of Eric and Brooke Logan. She worked as a physician at University Hospital and as a head designer at Jackie M. She has one son, Logan. She now lives in New York with Owen, Jackie and Nick.
• Marcus Forrester (formerly Marcus Walton) (Texas Battle)
  Eric's adoptive son with Donna Logan. He is the biological son of Donna and Justin Barber, though he was placed for adoption at birth. He arrived in LA after hearing about his mother's wedding in the newspaper. He was adopted by Eric Forrester. He is the father of Rosie Forrester.
• John Forrester, Jr.
  John Forrester's son with Claire Forrester. He is Ivy’s older brother and Electra Forrester’s father.

Third generation

• Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson)
  Oldest child of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; was stated to be 18 in 2004. He had relationships with Caitlin Ramirez and Amber Moore, and was briefly married to illegal immigrant Gaby Moreno. He is the father of Douglas Forrester.
• Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood)
  Daughter of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; fraternal twin of Phoebe. Mother of Kelly Spencer and Hayes Finnegan.
• Phoebe Forrester (MacKenzie Mauzy)
  Daughter of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; fraternal twin sister of Steffy Forrester. She was stalked by Shane McGrath and later pursued a relationship with Rick Forrester. She died in December 2008 in a car accident in which Rick was the driver.
• Alexandria "Aly" Forrester (Ashlyn Pearce)
  Daughter of Thorne and Darla Einstein. Returned as a teenager in November 2013. Died in 2015 after trying to kill Steffy Forrester.
• Zende Forrester Dominguez (Delon De Metz)
  Adoptive son of Kristen and Tony Dominguez. They met him during their African honeymoon in 2002. Returns to Los Angeles in 2015 and works as an intern in Forrester Creations.
• Dominick Forrester Damiano
  Son of Felicia and Dante Damiano. Conceived during a one-night stand in Nice, France in December 2004.
• Ridge "R.J." Forrester Jr. (Joshua Hoffman)
  Son of Ridge and Brooke Logan, born in July 2004. Prior to his birth he was thought to be the son of Nick Marone but after a paternity test was taken, just after his birth, it was proved he was Ridge's son.
• Eric Forrester III
  Son of Rick and Amber Moore, who was stillborn in 1999.
• Nicole Marone
  Daughter of Bridget and Nick Marone, who was stillborn in 2006.
• Logan Forrester Knight
  Son of Bridget and Owen Knight, born on air September 3, 2010. He came out of a one-night-stand with Bridget and Owen. At the time, Bridget was married to Nick Marone.
• Ambrosia "Rosie" Barber Forrester
  Daughter of Marcus and Amber Moore, born on air on June 20, 2011. She was initially thought to be the daughter of Liam Spencer or Oliver Jones.
• Elizabeth Nicole "Lizzy" Forrester
  Daughter of Rick and Nicole Avant. Legally adopted by Maya Avant when Nicole gave up her parental rights because Maya is transgender.
• Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace)
  Daughter of Ivy's older brother John Forrester Jr., granddaughter of John. Greatniece of Eric Forrester.

Fourth generation

• Douglas Forrester
  Son of Thomas and Caroline Spencer. Caroline was married to Ridge at the time, and when she revealed her pregnancy, Ridge said it couldn't be his child. The two, though, kept up the pretense that Douglas was Ridge's son, until Thomas found out. Though Caroline was reluctant to reveal Douglas' paternity, Ridge gave Douglas to Thomas so they could be a family. After Caroline's death, Douglas was adopted by Hope Logan.
• Kelly Spencer
  Daughter of Steffy and Liam Spencer, born June 4, 2018.
• Hayes Finnegan
  Son of Steffy and Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan, born on July 1, 2021. Full name: Hayes Forrester Finnegan.

In-laws

• Stephanie Douglas (Susan Flannery) - Matriarch, Eric's wife (1957–90, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2012); mother of Ridge, Angela, Kristen, Thorne and Felicia
• Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) - Eric's wife (1991–93, 2005); Ridge's wife (1994–95, 1998, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009, 2009–11, 2012, 2018–22); Thorne's wife (2001); mother of Rick, Bridget,and R.J. Brooke is currently CEO of Forrester Creations.
• Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) - Eric's wife (1993–95)
• Donna Logan (Jennifer Gareis) - Eric's wife (2008–10, 2024–); mother of Marcus
• Quinn Fuller (Rena Sofer) - Eric's wife (2016–22); mother of Wyatt Spencer
• Maggie Forrester (Barbara Crampton) - John's wife (divorced); mother of Jessica
• Claire Forrester - John's wife; mother of Ivy and John Forrester, Jr.
• Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) - Ridge's wife (1992–95, 1998–2006); mother of Thomas, Phoebe and Steffy
• Caroline Spencer Forrester (Joanna Johnson) - Thorne's wife (1987–89); Ridge's wife (1990)
• Macy Alexander (Bobbie Eakes) - Thorne's wife (1990–93, 1995–96, 2000–03)
• Clarke Garrison (Daniel McVicar) - Kristen's husband (1988–90)
• Tony Dominguez (Paulo Benedeti) - Kristen's husband (2001–); adoptive father of Zende
• Darla Einstein (Schae Harrison) - Thorne's wife (2004–06); mother of Aly
• Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz) - Rick's wife (1999–2000, 2001–03); mother of Eric III and Rosie
• Caroline Spencer (Linsey Godfrey) - Rick's wife (2013–15); Ridge's wife (2015–16); mother of Douglas
• Maya Avant (Karla Mosley) - Rick's wife (2015–18); legal mother of Lizzy
• Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) - Bridget's husband (2001–03)
• Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) - Bridget's husband (2005–06, 2008, 2009–10); father of Nicole
• Dayzee Leigh (Krystolyn Lloyd) - Marcus' wife (2012—)
• Gaby Moreno (Shanelle Workman) - Thomas' wife (2005–06)
• Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) - Steffy's husband (2011–12, 2013, 2017–18); Ivy's husband (2015); father of Kelly
• Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) - Steffy's husband (2016–17)
• Nicole Avant (Reign Edwards) - Zende's wife (2017–20); biological mother of Lizzy
• Katie Logan (Heather Tom) - Thorne's wife (2018–19)
• Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) - Thomas' wife (2019); adoptive mother of Douglas
• John Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) - Steffy's husband, (2021–); father of Hayes

Family tree

Descendants

• Unknown man (deceased); married unknown woman (deceased)
  • Eric Forrester (1935–); married Stephanie Douglas (1957–90, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2012), Brooke Logan (1991–93, 2005–06), Sheila Carter (1993–95), Donna Logan (2008–10, 2024–), Quinn Fuller (2016–22)
    • Ridge Forrester (1957–); Eric's legal son with Stephanie; married Caroline Spencer (1990), Taylor Hayes (1992–95, 1998–2006), Brooke Logan (1994–95, 1998, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009, 2009–11, 2012, 2018–22), Caroline Spencer (2015–16)
      • Thomas Forrester (1986–); Ridge and Taylor's son; married Gabriela Moreno (2005–06), Hope Logan (2019)
        • Douglas Forrester (2016–); Thomas' son with Caroline Spencer, adopted by Hope
      • Steffy Forrester (1988–); Ridge and Taylor's daughter; twin; married Liam Spencer (2011–12, 2013, 2017–18), Wyatt Spencer (2016–17), John "Finn" Finnegan (2021–)
        • Kelly Spencer (2018–); Steffy and Liam's daughter
        • Hayes Finnegan (2021–); Steffy and Finn's son
      • Phoebe Forrester (1988–2008); Ridge and Taylor's daughter; twin
      • R.J. Forrester (2000–); Ridge and Brooke's son
    • Kristen Forrester (1965–); Eric and Stephanie's daughter; married Clarke Garrison (1988–90), Antonio Dominguez (2002–)
      • Zende Forrester Dominguez; Kristen and Antonio's adopted son; married Nicole Avant (2017–20)
    • Angela Forrester (1963–1975); Eric and Stephanie's daughter
    • Thorne Forrester (1961–); Eric and Stephanie's son; married Caroline Spencer (1988–89), Macy Alexander (1990–93, 1995–96, 2000–03), Darla Einstein (2004–06), Katie Logan (2018–19)
      • Alexandria Forrester (1995–2015); Thorne and Darla's daughter
    • Felicia Forrester (1968–); Eric and Stephanie's daughter
      • Dominick Damiano (2005–); Felicia's son with Dante Damiano
    • Rick Forrester (1981–); Eric and Brooke's son; married Amber Moore (1999–2000, 2001–03), Caroline Spencer (2013–15), Maya Avant (2015–18)
      • Eric Forrester III (1999); Rick and Amber's son
      • Lizzy Forrester (2016–); Rick's daughter with Nicole Avant, adopted by Maya
    • Bridget Forrester (1983–); Eric and Brooke's daughter; married Deacon Sharpe (2001–03), Dominick Marone (2005–06, 2008, 2009–10)
      • Nicole Marone (2006); Bridget and Dominick's daughter
      • Logan Forrester Knight (2010–); Bridget's son with Owen Knight
    • Marcus Forrester; Eric's adopted son with Donna; married Dayzee Leigh (2012–)
      • Rosie Forrester (2011–); Marcus' daughter with Amber Moore
  • John Forrester (??1932-2024) (deceased); married Maggie Forrester (divorced), Claire Forrester (married)
    • Jessica Forrester; John and Maggie's daughter
    • Ivy Forrester; John and Claire's daughter; married Liam Spencer (2015)
    • John Forrester, Jr; John and Claire's son
      • Electra Forrester; John Forrester Jr's daughter

References

1. Logan, Michael (August 25, 2014). "Exclusive: Fred Willard Guest Stars on The Bold and the Beautiful". TV Guide. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. Young, Candace (2024-12-19). "Ridge Reels From a Shocking Announcement — and Brooke Confides In Zende". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
3. "Jacob Young to Return to B&B". Soapcentral.com. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
4. Young, Candace (2024-12-19). "Ridge Reels From a Shocking Announcement — and Brooke Confides In Zende". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

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