Gina Tognoni Joins 'The Young and the Restless' as the new Phyllis

Two-time Emmy winner Gina Tognoni has won the hotly contested role of Phyllis Summers on CBS's The Young and the Restless. The character, originated by Michelle Stafford, has been hospitalized and off the show for nearly a year. A rep for Y&R tells TV Guide Magazine that Tognoni's audition and take on the character was "flawless."

Tognoni made her soap opera debut in 1995 as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and followed that with her Emmy-winning stint as Dinah Marler on Guiding Light.

Look for Tognoni to hit Y&R in late summer.