<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American soap opera actress . She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The Latin School of Chicago . </P> <P> The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Jr. and Bradley Bell as well as sister - in - law to Maria Arena Bell and Colleen Bell, Lauralee was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair, on her parents' show The Young and the Restless in 1983 and that became a contract role in 1986 . </P> <P> Over time, her character matured from a model into a legal aid lawyer . Her character also dropped the childish moniker "Cricket", especially after her rival Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) turned it into a pun against her, calling her "the Bug ." In January 2005, Bell asked to be released from her contract, and she appears only on a recurring basis . </P>

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