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Eileen Davidson

Acting Born Jun 15, 1959 Artesia, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

Eileen Marie Davidson (born June 15, 1959) is an American actress, author and former model, best known for her performances in television soap operas.

Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera on NBC's Days of Our Lives, Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2014, for her role in Days of Our Lives, Davidson was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; the second actress to win a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Lead Actress" for the soap. 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 with record salary of $750,000 per season.

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Known for

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

as Self

The Young and the Restless

as Ashley Abbott
Film

A Few Good Men

as Kristen Dimera

Santa Barbara

as Kelly Capwell

The Phoenix

as Ellie

Full filmography

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010) as Self
  • The Young and the Restless (1973) as Ashley Abbott
  • Days of Our Lives (1965) as Kristen Dimera
  • Dog Whisperer (2004) as Self - Owner of Charlotte
  • Santa Barbara (1984) as Kelly Capwell
  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) as Marie Antoinette
  • Broken Badges (1990) as J.J. 'Bullet' Tingreedes
  • Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021) as Kristen DiMera
  • Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021) as Thomas Banks
  • 7 Days to Vegas (2019) as KC
  • The Phoenix (1982) as Ellie
  • The House on Sorority Row (1982) as Vicki
  • Goin' All the Way! (1981) as BJ
  • Holiday in the Vineyards (2023) as Margo Baldwyn
  • Eternity (1990) as Dahlia / Valerie
  • Hell and Mr Fudge (2012) as Mrs. Fudge
  • The Story of Soaps (2020) as Self
  • Easy Wheels (1989) as She Wolf
  • Stranger at the Pentagon (2013) as Deena Thor
  • The Guest House (2017) as Dr. Hopkins
  • Middleton Christmas (2020) as Alana D'Angelo
  • Sharing Richard (1988)
  • Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (2021) as Kristen DiMera