Ashley Jones | |
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Born | Ashley Aubra Jones September 3, 1976[ citation needed ] Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouses | Noah Nelson (m. 2002;div. 2009)Joel Henricks (m. 2016;div. 2019) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Craig T. Nelson (former-father-in-law) |
Ashley Aubra Jones [1] (born September 3, [2] 1976[ citation needed ]) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful . She also portrayed the recurring role as Daphne in the second season of the HBO drama series True Blood .
Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, [2] on September 3, 1976. Shawn Jones, her father, is a minister. [3] The family lived in Tennessee for five years before her father took a job preaching in Texas. [2] [3] Jones has one brother named Zach and one sister named Toni, named after their aunt who saved their mother's life by donating blood. [2] At the age of five, she filmed her first commercial. [2] [3] At the age of nine, Jones starred in several theater productions in the Actors Theatre of Houston including The Women , Ah, Wilderness! , and Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs . [3] At the age of 12, she was in The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold. [3]
Jones rose to fame on the long-running CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless , playing Megan Dennison from 1997 to 2000, and again in 2001. She received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her role on The Young and the Restless . She played Dr. Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful from December 2004 to February 2012 and again in 2013. She has made brief return appearances several times since 2013. [4]
Jones starred as Daphne on the second season of HBO's True Blood in 2009. [5] Jones also has starred in the number of Lifetime movies, like A Teacher's Crime (2008), Dead At 17 (2008), Secrets from Her Past (2011), House (2011), A Sister's Revenge (2013), and The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom (2014) and Saving My Daughter (2021). [6] In late January 2016, Jones was confirmed to be cast as Parker Forsyth on General Hospital . [7] [8]
In 2023, Jones directed the Lifetime movie The Perfect In-Laws which premieres Nov. 30. She starred in an independent film In Flight with co-stars Tiffany Smith and Cristo Fernandez that will be released in 2024. [9] In September 2023, she joined Bold and the Beautiful co-star Katherine Kelly Lang as a model for Impero Couture, a fashion company based in Naples, Italy. Jones and Lang are the stars of the line's 2024 campaign. [10] [11]
Jones was married to actor Noah Nelson, the son of actor Craig T. Nelson, from August 17, 2002, to May 2009. She previously dated former B&B co-star Jack Wagner. [2]
On February 1, 2016, Jones married IT infrastructure manager Joel Henricks in a small courthouse wedding. [12] In March 2016, it was announced that Jones and Henricks were expecting a son together, [13] who was born in May 2016. [14] Henricks already has a son from a previous relationship. [15] In September 2019, Jones filed for divorce from Henricks. [16] They share joint custody of their minor child. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The King's Guard | Princess Gwendolyn | Direct-to-video film |
2001 | Devil's Prey | Susan | Direct-to-video film |
2003 | Old School | Caterer | |
2005 | Extreme Dating | Amanda | |
2012 | Gabe the Cupid Dog | Lana | |
2013 | Angel's Perch | Ginny | |
2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Babs Fremont | |
2017 | 12 Days of Giving | Pamela |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Ingrid | Episode: "Epidemic" |
1993 | The Fire Next Time | Linnie Morgan | Miniseries |
1996 | Our Son, the Matchmaker | Young Winona | Television film |
1997–2001 | The Young and the Restless | Megan Dennison | Contract role |
2000 | Strong Medicine | Shelly Lane | Episode: "Blessed Events" |
2001 | The District | Dana Rayburn | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
2004 | Without a Trace | Trista Bowden | Episode: "Risen" |
2004–2013, 2015–2016, 2018, 2020–2023 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Bridget Forrester | Contract role: December 2004 – November 2010 Recurring role: October 2011 to February 2012 Guest role: May 2013; August 2015; February 2016; August, September, December, 2018; March, November 2020; March 2021; March, April, June 2022; December 2023 |
2007 | CSI: NY | Kennedy Gable | Episode: "Heart of Glass" |
2008 | A Teacher's Crime | Carrie Ryans | Television film |
2008 | Dead at 17 | Becca | Television film |
2009 | True Blood | Daphne Landry | Recurring role (season 2), 8 episodes |
2009 | The Mentalist | Sandrine Gerber | Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood" |
2011 | House | Diane | Episode: "Recession Proof" |
2011 | Secrets from Her Past | Kate Collins / Stephanie Wicks | Television film |
2012 | Outlaw Country | Lianne | Television film |
2012 | Bones | Dr. Kathy / Cherie Redfern | Episode: "The Suit on the Set" |
2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Sheila Reese | Episode: "Pick's & Pakes" |
2012 | 90210 | Amanda Barnard | 3 episodes |
2013 | A Sister's Revenge | Catherine Miller | Television film |
2014 | The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom | Delaine | Television film |
2014 | Criminal Minds | Kate Hoffer | Episode: "Gabby" |
2015 | CSI: Cyber | Arianna Peterson | Episode: "URL, Interrupted" |
2016–2017 | General Hospital | Parker Forsyth | Recurring role |
2017 | Major Crimes | Tammy Bechtel | Episodes: "By Any Means: Part 2", "By Any Means: Part 4" |
2017 | More Than Enough | Sandra | Television film |
2017 | 12 Days of Giving | Pamela | Television film |
2017 | You Killed My Mother | Miriam Preston | Television film |
2019 | Homekilling Queen | Connie Manning | Television film |
2021 | The Rookie | Kelsey Adams | Episode: "Lockdown" |
2021 | The Resident | Diana Anza | Episode: "The Proof Is in The Pudding" |
2021 | Saving My Daughter | Mandy | Television film; also known as Double Kidnapped |
2022 | For All Mankind | Yvonne | Episode: "Polaris" |
2023 | So Help Me Todd | Kathleen Baylis | Episode: "The Devil You Know" |
Year | Association | Category | Title of work | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [18] |
2000 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [19] [20] |
2005 | Daytime Emmy Award | Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Jack Wagner) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [21] |
2024 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Pending | [22] |
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