‘The Young and the Restless’: Beth Maitland Looks Back at 43 Years of Traci Abbott

Beth Maitland, who joined The Young and the Restless in 1982, couldn’t be more thrilled to still be a part of the cast as the show marks 52 years on the air on March 26.  

 “Somehow, walking into that building year after year, decade after decade, has just reinforced for me that acting has saved my life during the most difficult, traumatic times one can imagine happening to a person,” Maitland reflects. “Being an actor has gotten me through those things, and I feel privileged at my age to still have a job and to still be showing up for work doing something I feel meant to do. I walk into that building and I feel complete.”