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''. The Forresters own and run the Los Angeles-based fashion house Forrester Creations. This is a list of all known members of the Forrester family, both past and present, deceased and living.

Family members

First generation

* Eric Forrester (

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Patriarch of the Forrester family. Father of

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, Thorne, Kristen,

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, Angela, Eric "Rick" Forrester, Jr. and Bridget Forrester, and adoptive father of

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. * John Forrester (

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Occasionally mentioned brother of Eric Forrester, John was not seen until 2014. He is the father of Jessica Forrester and Ivy Forrester.

Second generation

* Ridge Forrester ( Thorsten Kaye)
The eldest and favorite son of Eric and Stephanie Douglas, later found to be the biological son of

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. He is currently co-owner and CEO of Forrester Creations. He has four children:

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, Steffy and

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* Thorne Forrester ( Winsor Harmon)
The oldest biological child of Eric and Stephanie. He works for Forrester Creations. Thorne is often sidelined in favor of his older half-brother, Ridge. Although they've had their rivalries, Thorne and Ridge are good brothers and will support each other in times of crisis. He has one daughter,

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. * Angela Forrester
Eric and Stephanie's eldest daughter who died from

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. Never appeared on-screen. An impostor appeared in the late 1980s, posing as a bed-ridden Angela; she was eventually discovered. She was believed to have died in an accident but resurfaced months later. She swore revenge on Stephanie. She disappeared in 1989 and has not been seen since. * Kristen Forrester Dominguez (

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Second oldest daughter of Eric and Stephanie. She was married to Clarke Garrison in the late 1980s, and is now married to the HIV-positive Tony Dominguez. The two have an adopted son, Zende, who lived with them in

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. * Felicia Forrester (

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The youngest daughter of Eric and Stephanie and also the only surviving Forrester child to never have been married. She has an infant son, Dominick ("Dino"), fathered by Dante Damiano. She was the head of

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at Forrester Creations. She almost died from

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in 2006. *Jessica Forrester ( Maitland Ward)
John's daughter with his ex-wife, Maggie. Following her parents' divorce she moved from Davenport, Iowa to Los Angeles to live with Eric and Stephanie between the years of 1994 and 1996. Afterwards she left town for

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. * Ivy Forrester (

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John's daughter with his second wife, Claire. She arrives in Los Angeles, after she is brought in to work for the new jewelry design collection, Hope for the Future (HFTF)). * Eric "Rick" Forrester Jr. ( Jacob Young)
Son of Eric and

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. As a child he shot Grant Chambers, but repressed the memory. He has also had relationships with

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and Ridge Forrester's daughters Phoebe and Steffy and Ridge's ex-wife Taylor Hamilton as revenge against Ridge. He is the father of Lizzy Forrester. * Bridget Forrester ( Ashley Jones)
Daughter of Eric and

. She worked as a physician at University Hospital and as a head designer at Jackie M. She has one son, Logan. She now lives in New York with Owen, Jackie and Nick. *

(formerly Marcus Walton) ( Texas Battle)
Eric's adopted son with Donna Logan. He is the biological son of Donna and Justin Barber, though he was given up for adoption at birth. He arrived in LA after hearing about his mother's wedding in the newspaper. He was adopted by Eric Forrester. He is the father of Rosie Forrester.

Third generation

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Oldest child of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; was stated to be 18 in 2004. He had relationships with Caitlin Ramirez and Amber Moore, and was briefly married to illegal immigrant Gaby Moreno. He is the father of Douglas Forrester. *

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( Jacqueline MacInnes Wood)
Daughter of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; fraternal twin of Phoebe. Mother of Kelly Spencer and Hayes Finnegan. * Phoebe Forrester ( MacKenzie Mauzy)
Daughter of Ridge and Taylor Hamilton; fraternal twin sister of Steffy Forrester. She was stalked by Shane McGrath and later pursued a relationship with Rick Forrester. She died in December 2008 in a car accident in which Rick was the driver. * Alexandria "Aly" Forrester (

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Daughter of Thorne and

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. Returned as a teenager in November 2013. Died in 2015 after trying to kill Steffy Forrester. * Zende Forrester Dominguez (Delon De Metz)
Adoptive son of Kristen and Tony Dominguez. They met him during their

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n honeymoon in 2002. Returns to Los Angeles in 2015 and works as an intern in Forrester Creations. *Dominick Forrester Damiano
Son of Felicia and Dante Damiano. Conceived during a one-night stand in Nice, France in December 2004. * Ridge "R.J." Forrester Jr. (Anthony Turpel)
Son of Ridge and

, born in July 2004. Prior to his birth he was thought to be the son of Nick Marone but after a paternity test was taken, just after his birth, it was proved he was Ridge's son. *

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Son of Rick and

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, who was stillborn in 1999. *Nicole Marone
Daughter of Bridget and Nick Marone, who was stillborn in 2006. *

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Son of Bridget and Owen Knight, born on air September 3, 2010. He came out of a one-night-stand with Bridget and Owen. At the time, Bridget was married to Nick Marone. *Ambrosia "Rosie" Barber Forrester
Daughter of Marcus and

, born on air on June 20, 2011. She was initially thought to be the daughter of Liam Spencer or Oliver Jones. *Elizabeth Nicole "Lizzy" Forrester
Daughter of Rick and

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. Legally adopted by Maya Avant when Nicole gave up her parental rights because Maya is transgender.

Fourth generation

*Douglas Forrester
Son of Thomas and Caroline Spencer. Caroline was married to Ridge at the time, and when she revealed her pregnancy, Ridge said it couldn't be his child. The two, though, kept up the pretense that Douglas was Ridge's son, until Thomas found out. Though Caroline was reluctant to reveal Douglas' paternity, Ridge gave Douglas to Thomas so they could be a family. After Caroline's death, Douglas was adopted by Hope Logan. *Kelly Spencer
Daughter of Steffy and Liam Spencer, born June 4, 2018. *Hayes Finnegan
Son of Steffy and Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan, born on July 1, 2021. Full name: Hayes Forrester Finnegan.

In-laws

* Stephanie Douglas (

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) - Matriarch, Eric's wife (1957–90, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2012); mother of Ridge, Angela, Kristen, Thorne and Felicia *

( Katherine Kelly Lang) - Eric's wife (1991–93, 2005); Ridge's wife (1994–95, 1998, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009, 2009–11, 2012, 2018–22); Thorne's wife (2001); mother of Rick, Bridget,and R.J. *

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(

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) - Eric's wife (1993–95) * Donna Logan (

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) - Eric's wife (2008–10); mother of Marcus * Quinn Fuller ( Rena Sofer) - Eric's wife (2016–22); mother of Wyatt Spencer *Maggie Forrester (

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) - John's wife (divorced); mother of Jessica *Claire Forrester - John's wife; mother of Ivy * Taylor Hayes ( Krista Allen) - Ridge's wife (1992–95, 1998–2006); mother of Thomas, Phoebe and Steffy * Caroline Spencer (

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) - Thorne's wife (1987–89); Ridge's wife (1990) * Macy Alexander ( Bobbie Eakes) - Thorne's wife (1990–93, 1995–96, 2000–03) * Clarke Garrison ( Daniel McVicar) - Kristen's husband (1988–90) * Tony Dominguez (Paulo Benedeti) - Kristen's husband (2001–); adoptive father of Zende *

( Schae Harrison) - Thorne's wife (2004–06); mother of Aly *

(

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) - Rick's wife (1999–2000, 2001–03); mother of Eric III and Rosie * Caroline Spencer (

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) - Rick's wife (2013–15); Ridge's wife (2015–16); mother of Douglas * Maya Avant ( Karla Mosley) - Rick's wife (2015–18); legal mother of Lizzy * Deacon Sharpe ( Sean Kanan) - Bridget's husband (2001–03) * Nick Marone ( Jack Wagner) - Bridget's husband (2005–06, 2008, 2009–10); mother of Nicole *

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(Krystolyn Lloyd) - Marcus' wife (2012—) *Gaby Moreno (

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) - Thomas' wife (2005–06) * Liam Spencer ( Scott Clifton) - Steffy's husband (2011–12, 2013, 2017–18); Ivy's husband (2015); father of Kelly * Wyatt Spencer (

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) - Steffy's husband (2016–17) *

(

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) - Zende's wife (2017–20); mother of Lizzy *

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( Heather Tom) - Thorne's wife (2018–19) * Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) - Thomas' wife (2019); adoptive mother of Douglas * John Finnegan ( Tanner Novlan) - Steffy's husband, (2021–); father of Hayes

Family tree

Descendants

*Unknown man (deceased); married unknown woman (deceased) ** Eric Forrester (1935–); married Stephanie Douglas (1957–90, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2012),

(1991–93, 2005–06),

(1993–95), Donna Logan (2008–10), Quinn Fuller (2016–22) *** Ridge Forrester (1957–); Eric's legal son with Stephanie; married Caroline Spencer (1990), Taylor Hayes (1992–95, 1998–2006),

(1994–95, 1998, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009, 2009–11, 2012, 2018–22), Caroline Spencer (2015–16) ****

(1986–); Ridge and Taylor's son; married Gabriela Moreno (2005–06), Hope Logan (2019) *****Douglas Forrester (2016–); Thomas' son with Caroline Spencer, adopted by Hope ****

(1988–); Ridge and Taylor's daughter; twin; married Liam Spencer (2011–12, 2013, 2017–18), Wyatt Spencer (2016–17), John "Finn" Finnegan (2021–) *****Kelly Spencer (2018–); Steffy and Liam's daughter ***** Hayes Finnegan (2021–); Steffy and Finn's son **** Phoebe Forrester (1988–2008); Ridge and Taylor's daughter; twin ****

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(2000–); Ridge and Brooke's son ***

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(1965–); Eric and Stephanie's daughter; married Clarke Garrison (1988–90), Antonio Dominguez (2002–) **** Zende Forrester Dominguez; Kristen and Antonio's adopted son; married

(2017–20) *** Angela Forrester (1963–1975); Eric and Stephanie's daughter *** Thorne Forrester (1961–); Eric and Stephanie's son; married Caroline Spencer (1988–89), Macy Alexander (1990–93, 1995–96, 2000–03),

(2004–06),

(2018–19) ****

(1995–2015); Thorne and Darla's daughter *** Felicia Forrester (1968–); Eric and Stephanie's daughter ****Dominick Damiano (2005–); Felicia's son with Dante Damiano *** Rick Forrester (1981–); Eric and Brooke's son; married

(1999–2000, 2001–03), Caroline Spencer (2013–15), Maya Avant (2015–18) ****

(1999); Rick and Amber's son ****Lizzy Forrester (2016–); Rick's daughter with

, adopted by Maya *** Bridget Forrester (1983–); Eric and Brooke's daughter; married Deacon Sharpe (2001–03), Dominick Marone (2005–06, 2008, 2009–10) ****Nicole Marone (2006); Bridget and Dominick's daughter ****

(2010–); Bridget's son with Owen Knight ***

; Eric's adopted son with Donna; married

(2012–) ****Rosie Forrester (2011–); Marcus' daughter with

**John Forrester; married Maggie Forrester (divorced), Claire Forrester (married) ***Jessica Forrester; John and Maggie's daughter *** Ivy Forrester; John and Claire's daughter; married Liam Spencer (2015)

References

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