Eileen Davidson
Eileen Marie Davidson (born June 15, 1959) is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's Days of Our Lives and Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.
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| Born | Eileen Marie Davidson June 15, 1959 Artesia, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouses | Vincent Van Patten
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| Children | 1 |
In 2014, Davidson was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Days of Our Lives. She was the second actress to win a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Lead Actress" for the soap; and in 2018, she won the award again for her role on The Young and the Restless.
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, appearing full-time on the program until 2017.