Ashley Jones

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Ashley Jones
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Jones in 2007
Born
Ashley Aubra Jones

(1976-09-03) September 3, 1976 (age 47)[ citation needed ]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouses
Noah Nelson
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(m. 2002;div. 2009)​
Joel Henricks
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(m. 2016;div. 2019)​
Children1
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 . From 2016 to 2017, Jones played the recurring role of Parker Forsyth on General Hospital

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The King's GuardPrincess GwendolynDirect-to-video film
2001Devil's PreySusanDirect-to-video film
2003 Old School Caterer
2005Extreme DatingAmanda
2012Gabe the Cupid DogLana
2013Angel's PerchGinny
2015 The Wedding Ringer Babs Fremont
2017 12 Days of Giving Pamela

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman IngridEpisode: "Epidemic"
1993 The Fire Next Time Linnie MorganMiniseries
1996 Our Son, the Matchmaker Young WinonaTelevision film
1997–2001 The Young and the Restless Megan Dennison Regular role
2000 Strong Medicine Shelly LaneEpisode: "Blessed Events"
2001 The District Dana RayburnEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2004 Without a Trace Trista BowdenEpisode: "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 GableEpisode: "Heart of Glass"
2008 A Teacher's Crime Carrie RyansTelevision film
2008Dead at 17BeccaTelevision film
2009 True Blood Daphne LandryRecurring role (season 2), 8 episodes
2009 The Mentalist Sandrine GerberEpisode: "Black Gold and Red Blood"
2011 House DianeEpisode: "Recession Proof"
2011Secrets from Her PastKate Collins / Stephanie WicksTelevision film
2012Outlaw CountryLianneTelevision film
2012 Bones Dr. Kathy / Cherie RedfernEpisode: "The Suit on the Set"
2012 Drop Dead Diva Sheila ReeseEpisode: "Pick's & Pakes"
2012 90210 Amanda Barnard3 episodes
2013A Sister's RevengeCatherine MillerTelevision film
2014The Secret Sex Life of a Single MomDelaineTelevision film
2014 Criminal Minds Kate HofferEpisode: "Gabby"
2015 CSI: Cyber Arianna PetersonEpisode: "URL, Interrupted"
2016–2017 General Hospital Parker Forsyth Recurring role
2017 Major Crimes Tammy BechtelEpisodes: "By Any Means: Part 2", "By Any Means: Part 4"
2017More Than EnoughSandraTelevision film
201712 Days of GivingPamelaTelevision film
2017You Killed My MotherMiriam PrestonTelevision film
2019Homekilling QueenConnie ManningTelevision film
2021 The Rookie Kelsey AdamsEpisode: "Lockdown"
2021 The Resident Diana AnzaEpisode: "The Proof Is in The Pudding"
2021Saving My DaughterMandyTelevision film; also known as Double Kidnapped
2022 For All Mankind YvonneEpisode: "Polaris"
2023 So Help Me Todd Kathleen BaylisEpisode: "The Devil You Know"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryTitle of workResultRef.
1999 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [18]
2000Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated [19] [20]
2005Daytime Emmy Award Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Jack Wagner) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [21]
2024Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series The Bold and the BeautifulNominated [22]

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