Christine Blair is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network, portrayed by Lauralee Bell. The daughter of series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, she was introduced in 1983 as a teen model, later developing into a lawyer and district attorney. In 2001, Bell asked to be moved to a recurring status from contract after a maternity leave, though she returned to a regular status the following year. In 2005, she returned to recurring, remaining only for another year until her departure. In 2007, the character was brought over to The Bold and the Beautiful by executive producer Bradley Bell, the actress' real-life brother, for a short-term stint. In 2010, Bell returned to The Young and the Restless, where she continues to make r