Mamie Johnson ( the Young and the Restless ) - wikipedia Mamie Johnson ( the Young and the Restless ) This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2006 ) Mamie Johnson Veronica Redd as Mamie Johnson Young and the Restless character Portrayed by Marguerite Ray ( 1980 -- 90 ) Veronica Redd ( 1990 -- 2004 ) Duration 1980 -- 95 1999 -- 2004 First appearance 1980 Last appearance September 14, 2004 Created by William J. Bell Profile Occupation Former Abbott family housekeeper and nanny Family Sisters Lillie Belle Barber Nieces Olivia Barber Drucilla Barber Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series ' first regular African American character. Character history Jabot Cosmetics founder, John Abbott, was left alone to raise his three adolescent children when his wife Dina Mergeron left him. The Abbott children were mostly raised by long - time family maid, Mamie Johnson, whom they thought of as their mother. Mamie was at John 's side after his heart attack, which was caused by Jack almost selling Jabot out from under him. When John married Jill Foster, Mamie disapproved. She kept a sharp eye on Jill, was suspicious when Jill mysteriously `` fell '' from a ladder and miscarried, and kept John up to date on her. Mamie nursed John back to health from the stroke caused when John discovered Jill had a one - night stand with his son, Jack, so the baby could have been his. Then she stood by his side during his divorce and the crushing settlement which gave Jill one - fourth of Jabot Cosmetics, a seat on the board of directors, and a cushy executive position with Jabot at $150,000 a year. Mamie 's niece, Drucilla Barber, a teen runaway who had been missing for years, showed up desperately looking for her aunt at the Abbotts ' door. Mamie talked John into letting Dru live with her in the servants ' quarters. John took a liking to Dru, and got her a job in the Jabot mailroom. Mamie was there as a sounding board and problem solver for Dru over the years, and Dru ended up a successful fashion model. The same was true for niece Olivia Barber, who was a doctor at Genoa City Memorial, and Olivia 's son Nate and Dru 's daughter Lily. Mamie approved when John fell in love and married Jessica Blair. Even though Jessica had AIDS, she was a wonderful woman and Mamie thought she was good for John. Mamie once again stood by John 's side when Jessica died too soon afterward. Another heart attack nearly killed John when Jabot was taken over by Newman, thanks to Jack 's taking the company public. Years later, Mamie and John 's children were equally appalled to find that Jill wormed her way back into John 's heart, and they remarried. Jill wanted to have a baby, though John felt he was too old. But Jill managed to get pregnant and gave birth to William `` Billy '' Abbott, whom John eventually accepted and came to love. Jill 's affair with Jed Sanders due to John 's impotence caused John to file for their second divorce. It resulted in a bitter custody battle over Billy, which was interrupted by another stroke for John. Mamie nursed him back to health and admitted to John that she was in love with him. John returned her feelings, but later lapsed into a coma. Jill, who was making an 11th hour effort to get back in John 's good graces, overheard them, fired Mamie, and tried to pay her to leave town. When John came to, he devastated Mamie by agreeing to remain married to Jill for Billy 's sake. The broken - hearted Mamie accepted Jill 's million dollars and left on a world cruise with debonair Chancellor executive Trent Jordan. Of course, it was n't long before John divorced the ever - intolerable Jill. John got custody of Billy and, unable to bear Jabot being owned by Newman, moved to New York City. Years later, John returned to Genoa City with his then 16 - year - old son, Billy, to head up the again family - owned Jabot in its fight for survival. Not long after John returned, he happily welcomed Mamie at his front door. Mamie looked great ! Being rich had been very good for her. She explained that her liaison with Brent did n't work out, but she wanted to help Jabot financially to get them out of debt. John and Jack refused her money, but Mamie remained living with them as a guest for a long while after. She helped out when needed, taking care of Jack 's toddler son, Kyle, and Ashley 's daughter, Abby, and sometimes cooking a special family dinner, but sitting down to the table as part of the family instead of a being a servant. When last heard from, Mamie was not able to attend John Abbott 's funeral nor Drucilla 's memorial service. References The Young and the Restless Cast Present cast members Past cast members Crew William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell Mal Young Sally Sussman Families Newman Abbott Chancellor Barber / Winters Related articles Genoa City Storylines The Bold and the Beautiful Victor and Nikki Nick and Sharon J.T. and Colleen Daniel and Lily Devon and Hilary `` Nadia 's Theme '' The Young and the Restless characters Present and future characters Ashley Abbott Billy Abbott Jack Abbott Jill Abbott John Abbott Johnny Abbott Traci Abbott Cane Ashby Charlie Ashby Mattie Ashby Lily Winters Colin Atkinson Fenmore Baldwin Michael Baldwin Gloria Abbott Bardwell Jeffrey Bardwell Christine Blair Mariah Copeland Hilary Curtis Lauren Fenmore Kevin Fisher Scotty Grainger Devon Hamilton Reed Hellstrom Anita Lawson Dina Mergeron Chloe Mitchell Leslie Michaelson Abby Newman Chelsea Lawson Christian Newman Connor Newman Faith Newman Katie Newman Nicholas Newman Nikki Newman Noah Newman Sharon Newman Summer Newman Victor Newman Victoria Newman Stitch Rayburn Barton Shelby Phyllis Summers Esther Valentine Paul Williams Neil Winters Past characters Kyle Abbott Kelly Andrews Genevieve Atkinson Avery Bailey Clark Eden Baldwin Isabella Braña Mackenzie Browning Brad Carlton Colleen Carlton Daisy Carter Sheila Carter Chance Chancellor Katherine Chancellor Joe Clark Matt Clark Greg Foster Dr. Snapper Foster Sam Gibson Diego Guittierez Nathan Hastings Jana Hawkes J.T. Hellstrom Brittany Hodges Cole Howard Diane Jenkins Mamie Johnson Leanna Love Ronan Malloy Dylan McAvoy Tucker McCall Ryan McNeil Tyler Michaelson Amber Moore Adam Newman Cassie Newman Cassandra Rawlins Gina Roma Daniel Romalotti Danny Romalotti Luca Santori Deacon Sharpe Marisa Sierras Rex Sterling Heather Stevens Grace Turner Angelina Veneziano Ian Ward Sage Warner Nina Webster Patty Williams Ricky Williams Hope Wilson Drucilla Winters Malcolm Winters Olivia Winters Character lists 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Newman family Abbott family Chancellor family Barber / Winters family Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mamie_Johnson_(The_Young_and_the_Restless)&oldid=791065598 '' Categories : The Young and the Restless characters Fictional females domestic workers Fictional African - American people Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from November 2006 All articles lacking sources Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 July 2017, at 22 : 43. 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Question: who played mamie on the young and the restless
Answer: Marguerite Ray