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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Drucilla "Dru" Winters (née Barber) is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created by William J. Bell as an effort to add more African American characters to the cast, the role was portrayed by Victoria Rowell. In 2000, Rowell chose to exit the soap opera to star in a Showtime miniseries, and Alexia Robinson was introduced as Alex Perez, a replacement character, shortly after. Rowell later returned in August 2002.In 2007, Rowell became unhappy with the soap opera behind the scenes, labeling daytime television and The Young and the Restless as racist for not having enough African American cast and crew. She also argued the directions of her storylines which weren't heard, prompting her to leave. Within the storyline, Drucilla fell off a cliff and was presumed dead as her body was never found. Rowell has openly expressed pleasure in returning, and due to the character's strong appeal and popularity, viewers have begged the series to re-hire her. However, CBS has stated that having Drucilla return is not the creative decision they are looking for, which has disappointed fans of the actress.The character is a ballerina-turned-model, and is well known for her forward personality and feisty persona. Her storyline revolves around her relationship with Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John), sleeping with Neil's brother Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore), which resulted in the birth of her daughter, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). Lily was raised by Neil; it was not revealed publicly until years later that Malcolm was in fact Lily's biological father. Drucilla is also known for her rivalry with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford), which often provided the series' comic relief, and friendship with many pillars of the town, including Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case)."@en }

• Drucilla_Winters abstract "Drucilla "Dru" Winters (née Barber) is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created by William J. Bell as an effort to add more African American characters to the cast, the role was portrayed by Victoria Rowell. In 2000, Rowell chose to exit the soap opera to star in a Showtime miniseries, and Alexia Robinson was introduced as Alex Perez, a replacement character, shortly after. Rowell later returned in August 2002.In 2007, Rowell became unhappy with the soap opera behind the scenes, labeling daytime television and The Young and the Restless as racist for not having enough African American cast and crew. She also argued the directions of her storylines which weren't heard, prompting her to leave. Within the storyline, Drucilla fell off a cliff and was presumed dead as her body was never found. Rowell has openly expressed pleasure in returning, and due to the character's strong appeal and popularity, viewers have begged the series to re-hire her. However, CBS has stated that having Drucilla return is not the creative decision they are looking for, which has disappointed fans of the actress.The character is a ballerina-turned-model, and is well known for her forward personality and feisty persona. Her storyline revolves around her relationship with Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John), sleeping with Neil's brother Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore), which resulted in the birth of her daughter, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). Lily was raised by Neil; it was not revealed publicly until years later that Malcolm was in fact Lily's biological father. Drucilla is also known for her rivalry with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford), which often provided the series' comic relief, and friendship with many pillars of the town, including Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case).".