Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson
Actress: The Young & the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives
Eileen Davidson is a film and television actress who originated the role of Jabot Cosmetics executive Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless in 1982. She departed the show in 1989 and returned in 1999. From 2007-2008, she starred as the same character on the daytime drama series The Bold and the Beautiful. In October, 2008 she re-joined the Y&R cast.
For her work as Ashley Abbot, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2003. She was also nominated for a Soap Opera Award for Favorite Return in 1999.
In 1998, she made daytime television history for portraying five characters at one time on Days of Our Lives and was honored with a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performances.
Eileen previously portrayed Kelly Capwell on the daytime drama Santa Barbara. She also starred in the primetime television series Broken Badges and the telefilm Sharing Richard with Ed Marinaro.
Her feature film credits include starring roles in Eternity with Jon Voight and Armande Assante and Easy Wheels with Paul LeMat. She also starred in The House on Sorority Row.
Eileen wrote her first novel, Death In Daytime, with co-author Robert J. Randisi (released in October 2008). It is a fictional murder mystery. Her second novel, Dial Emmy for Murder will be released on June 2, 2009.
A Southern California native, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Vincent Van Patten; her son, Jesse; and two stepsons, Duke and Vinny.
When Eileen is not working, she surfs, snow skies and scuba dives. She also plays piano, paints and enjoys writing.