As the daughter of two actors, there was no question as to the path that Julia Pace Mitchell was to follow. The Young and The Restless actress is one of the few Black actresses representing for the sistahs on the soap opera circuit. She talks to 24Wired.TV about CBS taking a chance on her, colorism in Hollywood and the empowerment of Black actors. Quite an inspiring artist if you ask us. Check it out.

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Julia Pace-Mitchell, daughter of actors Judy Pace and Don Mitchell, is the newest face on “The Young & the Restless” and what a beautiful brown face it is. Playing the shrewd Sofia Dupre, Pace-Mitchell told AOL Black Voices that she was surprised to even get an audition, much less land the role.

“Honestly, I was just as surprised when I got the audition because a lot of times, for my type, you don’t even get the opportunity to audition for soaps,” said Pace-Mitchell.

Check out the AOL Black Voices article to read more about this season on Y&R and also to see a slideshow of black actors who got their start in soaps! Taye Diggs is that you?