Television News Jeanne Cooper's character will die on 'Young and the Restless' 05/15/2013 Jeanne Cooper's role of Katherine Chancellor won't recast, according to the executive producer of the U.S. soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Jeanne Cooper Michael Learned The Young and the Restless