Heather Hill, the six-time Emmy Award-winning director who directed hundreds of episodes of “The Young and the Restless,” died on October 10 in Las Vegas. She was 85 years old.
A pioneer for women in daytime drama, she began her television career in her hometown of New York City after graduating from Rye Country Day School. She became a production assistant on the CBS soap opera “Love of Life,” which ran for 29 seasons from the 1950s to the 1980s.
While in New York, Hill was promoted from assistant director to director, directing episodes of daytime dramas such as “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “Search for Tomorrow,” and “As the World Turns.”
In 1985, Hill moved to Los Angeles and became a contract director on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.
She participated in the production for 15 years and directed hundreds of episodes. From 1988 to 2000, Hill received 13 Daytime Emmy Award nominations in the category of Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series for his work on “The Young and the Restless.”
She won six Emmy Awards during her career, sharing her first award with colleagues Rudy Vejart, Frank Parsley, Randy Robbins, and Betty Rosenberg.
Her other directorial credits include “General Hospital” and the popular hit drama series “Baywatch.” Additionally, she earned a supervising producer credit for her work on the 1980s daytime soap opera “The Caitlins.”
Hill is survived by her husband, Randy; sons Tim and Chris; daughter-in-law Debbie Dubre Hill and grandchildren Violet, Quinn and Carter;
