Actress Tammin Sursok took on the role in 2007 and remained until Colleen’s death in 2009.

Colleen became a popular character on the show when she became one-half of a controversial couple withJ.T.

Hellstrom(Thad Luckinbill).

Tammin Sursok

was eighteen-years-old and Colleen was only fifteen, which raised some eyebrows on and off-screen.

became afan-favorite “super couple"and their sweet romance was a beloved storyline on the soap.

Colleen was brought to the hospital but was tragically declared brain dead (viaSoaps in Depth).

Patty holding Colleen at gunpoint

Others were enraged that Colleen’s death was used simply as a plot gear to save Victor.

Rather than causing repercussions for Victor, Patty, or even her first love J.T.

Jack tries to save Colleen

Colleen Carlton taken for surgery