eileen davidson played ashley in the young and the restless.
eileen davidson played ashley in the young and the restless.
who played ashley in the young and the restless?
eileen davidson
after a year-long vacation from acting, she returned to her role on "the young and the restless" in march 1999. after a successful return as ashley abbott, which included davidson's second daytime emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress, davidson was fired from the show. in december 2006, davidson told "tv guide" that she was fired from "the young and the restless" due to lack of storyline. her last airdate as ashley was january 11, 2007. according to co-star melody thomas scott, the firing was protested behind the scenes of "the young and the restless" and was seen as unfair. scott said: "that was so heartbreaking. we're still upset about that. that was a blow. terrible. eileen davidson was such a part of the core of the show and such a brilliant actress; beautiful and always prepared. it was crazy. i'm not the only one who feels that way." in a surprise move a few months later, davidson signed a three-year contract with "the young and the restless"'s sister soap "the bold and the beautiful" to once again play her "the young and the restless" character ashley abbott at the request of "the bold and the beautiful" executive producer bradley bell. she first aired on march 9, 2007. ken corday called davidson about a week before she was fired from "the young and the restless" to get permission to use a picture of her on "days of our lives". the picture, which featured davidson as susan, was shown in december 2006.
eileen davidson
ashley has been involved in a number of different romantic relationships over her duration on the series. her relationship with brad carlton (don diamont) came as a shock, due to brad being beneath her socially. epperson, who played ashley at the time, was uncertain of ashley and brad's decision to get married.
ashley abbott