American actress, author and television personality
Eileen Davidson
Davidson in 2014
Born
Eileen Marie Davidson
(1959-06-15) June 15, 1959 (age 64)
Artesia, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actress
author
television personality
model
Years active
1982–present
Spouses
Christopher Mayer
(m. 1985; div. 1986)
Jon Lindstrom
(m. 1997; div. 2000)
Vincent Van Patten
(m. 2003)
Children
1
Eileen Marie Davidson[1] (born June 15, 1959)[2][3] is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's Days of Our Lives and Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.
In 2014, Davidson was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Days of Our Lives. She was the second actress to win a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Lead Actress" for the soap;[4] and in 2018, she won the award again for her role on The Young and the Restless.[5]
Davidson also starred in the film The House on Sorority Row (1983), had a leading role in the short-lived CBS crime series Broken Badges (1990–91), and wrote a number of mystery novels in the 2000s. In 2014, Davidson joined the cast of Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, appearing full-time on the program until 2017.
^"In The Middle". Soap Opera Digest. September 19, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
^Peterson, Bettelou (Knight-Ridder). "Here's the Lowdown on Eileen Davidson". The Ledger Enquirer TV Book. June 12, 1988. p. 60. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^Barrand, Roderick (March 30, 1988). "After 6 Years, Y&R's Ashley set to 'go for the gold'". The Post-Crescent. p. 37. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^What time do the Daytime Emmy Awards start? (April 25, 2014). "Eileen Davidson poised to end 39-year drought for 'Days of Our Lives' at Daytime Emmys". Goldderby.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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