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==Comings and goings==
==Comings and goings==
The role of Ashley Abbott was played by three different actresses. [[Actress]] [[Eileen Davidson]] originated the role in 1982 and departed in 1988 when the role was recast with [[Brenda Epperson|Brenda Epperson Doumani]], who played the role until 1996. [[Shari Shattuck]] played the role from 1996 to February 22, 1999.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 1999-02-22">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/1999/990222.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Feb 22, 99) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> The original actress, Davidson, returned to the role on March 19, 1999<ref name="Soapcentral.com 1999-03-19">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/1999/990222.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Mar 19, 99) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>. Davidson was absent from the show during the summer of 2003 when she left on maternity leave.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2003-04-06">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2003/0407-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Apr 06, 03) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen on maternity leave</ref>
The role of Ashley Abbott was played by three different actresses. [[Actress]] [[Eileen Davidson]] originated the role in 1982 and departed in 1988 when the role was recast with [[Brenda Epperson|Brenda Epperson Doumani]], who played the role until 1996. [[Shari Shattuck]] played the role from 1996 to February 22, 1999.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 1999-02-22">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/1999/990222.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Feb 22, 99) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> The original actress, Davidson, returned to the role on March 19, 1999.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 1999-03-19">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/1999/990222.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Mar 19, 99) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> Davidson was absent from the show during the summer of 2003 when she left on maternity leave.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2003-04-06">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2003/0407-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Apr 06, 03) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen on maternity leave</ref>


Davidson's second run as Ashley ended on January 11, 2007<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-01-11">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/070108.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jan 11, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> when she was fired from the show.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2006-11-16">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2006/1120-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Nov 16, 06) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen Davidson fired</ref> She was asked to join the show's "sister" soap, ''[[Bold and the Beautiful]]'', as the same character. She first aired in that series on March 9, 2007.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-02-07">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/news/2007/0205-davidson.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' news (Feb 07, 07) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen jumps to B&B</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-03-09">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2007/070305.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Mar 09, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> During her run on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', the actress made various guest appearances on ''The Young and the Restless'': December 28, 2007 to January 3, 2008<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-12-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/071224.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Dec 28, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-01-02-03">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/071231.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jan 02 and 03, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>, February 27 and 28, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-02-27-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080225.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Feb 27 and 28, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> March 25 and 26, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-03-25-26">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080324.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Mar 25 and 26, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> June 19, 20 and 23, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-06-19-20">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080616.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jun 19 and 20, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-06-23">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080623.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jun 23, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>
Davidson's second run as Ashley ended on January 11, 2007<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-01-11">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/070108.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jan 11, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> when she was fired from the show.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2006-11-16">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2006/1120-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Nov 16, 06) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen Davidson fired</ref> She was asked to join the show's "sister" soap, ''[[Bold and the Beautiful]]'', as the same character. She first aired in that series on March 9, 2007.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-02-07">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/news/2007/0205-davidson.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' news (Feb 07, 07) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen jumps to B&B</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-03-09">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2007/070305.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Mar 09, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> During her run on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', the actress made various guest appearances on ''The Young and the Restless'': December 28, 2007 to January 3, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2007-12-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/071224.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Dec 28, 07) - Soapcentral.com]</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-01-02-03">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2007/071231.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jan 02 and 03, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> February 27 and 28, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-02-27-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080225.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Feb 27 and 28, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> March 25 and 26, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-03-25-26">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080324.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Mar 25 and 26, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> June 19, 20 and 23, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-06-19-20">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080616.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jun 19 and 20, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref><ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-06-23">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080623.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Jun 23, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>


In August 2008, it was reported that Davidson would be returning to ''The Young and the Restless'' full time.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-08-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2008/0901-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Aug 28, 08) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen Davidson rejoins Y&R</ref> She last aired on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' on July 4, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-07-04">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2008/080630.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Jul 04, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> but also put in one final appearance on November 25, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-11-25">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2008/081124.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Nov 25, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> Davidson's first date back at ''The Young and the Restless'' was September 26, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-09-26">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080922.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Sep 26, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>
In August 2008, it was reported that Davidson would be returning to ''The Young and the Restless'' full time.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-08-28">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2008/0901-davidson.php ''The Young and the Restless'' news (Aug 28, 08) - Soapcentral.com], Eileen Davidson rejoins Y&R</ref> She last aired on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' on July 4, 2008,<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-07-04">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2008/080630.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Jul 04, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> but also put in one final appearance on November 25, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-11-25">[http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/recaps/2008/081124.php ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' recap (Nov 25, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref> Davidson's first date back at ''The Young and the Restless'' was September 26, 2008.<ref name="Soapcentral.com 2008-09-26">[http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2008/080922.php ''The Young and the Restless'' recap (Sep 26, 08) - Soapcentral.com]</ref>

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Ashley Abbott
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
character
File:Yr cast edavdison.jpg
Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott
Portrayed byBrenda Epperson Doumani
(1988-1996)
Shari Shattuck
(1996-1999)
Eileen Davidson
(on The Young and the Restless 1982-1988, 1999-2007, 2007, 2008, 2008-present)
(on The Bold and the Beautiful 2007-2008)
First appearance1982 (on The Young and the Restless)
March 9, 2007 (on The Bold and the Beautiful)
Last appearanceNovember 25, 2008 (on The Bold and the Beautiful)
Created byWilliam J. Bell
In-universe information
OccupationExecutive, Shareholder, and Board Member at Jabot Cosmetics
ParentsBrent Davis
(father; deceased)
Dina Mergeron
(mother)
John Abbott, Sr.
(legal father; deceased)
SiblingsJack Abbott
(maternal half-brother)
Traci Abbott Connolly
(maternal half-sister)
Billy Abbott
(legal paternal half-brother)
SpouseSteven Lassiter
(dissolved) [1988]
Victor Newman, Sr.
(divorced) [1990 - 1993]
Blade Bladeson
(dissolved) [1994 - 1995]
Cole Howard
(divorced) [1998 - 2000]
Brad Carlton
(divorced; deceased) [2000 - 2006]
ChildrenAbby Carlton
(daughter, with Victor; adopted by Brad)
Robert Carlton
(son, with Brad; stillborn)
Nieces and nephewsKeemo Volien Abbott
(nephew, via Jack)
Colleen Carlton
(niece, via Traci)
Kyle Jenkins Abbott
(nephew, via Jack)
Cordelia Ashby
(legal niece, via Billy)
Other relativesKatherine Chancellor
(godmother)
Steve Connolly
(brother-in-law)
Sharon Abbott
(sister-in-law)

Ashley Suzanne Abbott (formerly Lassiter, Newman, Bladeson, Howard, and Carlton) is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had been playing the character for over 16 years. The character also appeared as a regular on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Comings and goings

The role of Ashley Abbott was played by three different actresses. Actress Eileen Davidson originated the role in 1982 and departed in 1988 when the role was recast with Brenda Epperson Doumani, who played the role until 1996. Shari Shattuck played the role from 1996 to February 22, 1999.[1] The original actress, Davidson, returned to the role on March 19, 1999.[2] Davidson was absent from the show during the summer of 2003 when she left on maternity leave.[3]

Davidson's second run as Ashley ended on January 11, 2007[4] when she was fired from the show.[5] She was asked to join the show's "sister" soap, Bold and the Beautiful, as the same character. She first aired in that series on March 9, 2007.[6][7] During her run on The Bold and the Beautiful, the actress made various guest appearances on The Young and the Restless: December 28, 2007 to January 3, 2008,[8][9] February 27 and 28, 2008,[10] March 25 and 26, 2008,[11] June 19, 20 and 23, 2008.[12][13]

In August 2008, it was reported that Davidson would be returning to The Young and the Restless full time.[14] She last aired on The Bold and the Beautiful on July 4, 2008,[15] but also put in one final appearance on November 25, 2008.[16] Davidson's first date back at The Young and the Restless was September 26, 2008.[17]

Character's background

The Young and the Restless (1982-2007, 2008-present)

Fresh out of college in 1982, Ashley Abbott returns to Genoa City. One of three Abbott children abandoned by their mother, the "beauty" of the family, Ashley was the apple of her father's eye. Taking her spot in the family business, Ashley becomes a chemist at Jabot Cosmetics under the name Susan Ashley as a way to distract from the fact that she was an Abbott. After she earns the respect within the company, Ashley goes on to use her real name and is appointed president of Jabot.

Ashley gets the shock of her life when Brent Davis reveals on his death bed that he is her biological father. Devastated by the news, Ashley has an emotional breakdown, but is rescued and taken in by Victor and Nikki Newman. Although only a handful of people - her mother Dina, Jack, Jill, Katherine and Victor - know the truth, Ashley vows to keep her paternity a secret for fear of breaking John's heart.

Her time with Victor is be the beginning of their love story and of Ashley's feud with Nikki. For years the three find themselves in love, out of love, and threatened by each other. After her stay at the ranch, Nikki and Victor divorce over Nikki's affair with Jack and Ashley and Victor fell in love. However, shortly after Ashley becomes pregnant, Victor and Nikki reconcile, leading Ashley to have an abortion. Not mentally stable, Ashley ends up in a mental institution and later returns to Genoa City with her father.

During her hospitalization, Ashley meets her future husband, Stephen. However, their marriage ends soon after Stephen is stalked and murdered by a past mental patient. Her next tangle with love is with her sister's ex-husband Brad Carlton. Not wanting to hurt her sister, Ashley escapes to her cottage in the woods. Dealing with the pain of Nikki's marriage to Jack, Victor comes to Ashley and the two marry. However, as always, Victor's tie with Nikki was too strong and he and Ashley soon divorce. Ashley would then goes on to have two more unsuccessful marriages: with Jabot photographer Blade Bladeson and novelist Cole Howard.

Fed up with love, Ashley takes off for Paris and returns to Genoa City pregnant. Determined to keep the baby's father a secret, Ashley accepts Brad's marriage proposal and his undying love for her and her unborn child. Ironically, and to Brad's dismay, Ashley reveals during her fight with breast cancer that Victor is the father of her daughter Abby. Not only is Brad shocked, so is Victor after finding out that Ashley stole his sperm and was artificially inseminated. Although Brad and Ashley try to salvage their marriage by having a child of their own, Ashley miscarries due to a car accident and the two divorce shortly after.

Her next battle would come when her father meets and falls in love with Gloria Fisher. With Jabot on the edge of bankruptcy, her personal life a mess, Ashley starts dating Paul Williams and soon finds herself being charmed by Tom Callahan. Little does Ashley know, Tom is actually "Terrible" Tom Fisher, who had been married to Gloria and abused her and her two sons, Michael and Kevin. After a series of blackmail attempts, the lies are exposed and it is revealed that Tom was Gloria's husband. Fearing for his family's life, John Abbott shot and killed Tom, and Ashley takes the blame for the crime. It is not long before John recovers from the shock and admits to the crime. He is sentenced to seven years in prison.

While dealing with the anguish of her father in prison, Ashley is faced with controversy after Gloria contaminates her new line of beauty cream. Even though Gloria is never found out, the damage she does to Jabot is immense. With Katherine now the company's new owner, the company is able to survive. Ashley's biggest devastation comes with the death of her father shortly before he was to be pardoned and released from prison. Blaming Gloria as the reason for her father going to prison in the first place, Ashley and Jack try to strip her of the Abbott name after finding out that she and their father were never legally married. In the end, although Gloria has been shut out of John's will, due to Jack's manipulation, a judge allows her to keep the Abbott name.

Although Jack secretly regains control of Jabot through his other company House of Kim, Ashley finds herself unable to deal with the lie. She left Genoa City to put some distance between her and her brother's shady business practices. After short visits, which also included an appearance at Victor's wedding with Sabrina Costelana, Ashley meets up with her siblings Jack, Traci and Billy in New York, where Jack reveals the plan to win back Jabot, the company that once was founded by their late father.

While in London, Ashley receives a call from her long time rival Nikki, asking for her help. Victor is missing in Paris and Nikki hopes Ashley can reach him while no one else can. Ashley travels to Paris in search of him. She brings him back from the brink and the two reunite romantically. The funeral of Katherine Chancellor brings them back to Genoa City where Victor is arrested for the murder of the man responsible for his wife, Sabrina's, death. Committed to being with Victor and wanting to be closer to her family, Ashley calls Eric to bid he and his family farewell. She resigns from Forrester Creations while thanking him for the opportunity he had given her.

Along with her siblings Ashley was able to gain control of Jabot Cosmetics and took the position of CEO while Billy Abbott became a head executive. Ashley has to deal with the crisis of Gloria being revealed as the one who contaminated a Jabot product which resulted in the death of a customer two and a half years prior. She also has to deal with her brother Jack being responsible for framing Victor for murder.

Victor is cleared of all murder charges and reunites with Ashley.

The Bold and the Beautiful (2007-2008)

Ashley ended up in France on business, where she soon met up with Rick Forrester (Kyle Lowder), who was looking to launch a line of fragrances for Forrester Creations. A short time later, she ended up in Los Angeles, where she accepted a position working for Forrester Originals to design a fragrance to go with their new line of boutiques. She and Rick Forrester agreed to keep the romance they had in Paris in the past, as he was moving on with a new love interest, the much younger Phoebe (MacKenzie Mauzy).

Ashley began a relationship with Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) and they soon became engaged. However, Ridge's attentiveness to his true love Brooke in the aftermath of her rape created tensions in Ashley's relationship with Ridge. While Ashley was in Paris on business, Ridge and Brooke reconnected, and Ridge broke off his engagement to Ashley upon her return to L.A.

Brooke's brother Storm (William deVry) takes an interest in Ashley, but Ridge is worried about Ashley's safety because Storm has previously shot Stephanie (Susan Flannery). Ridge tells Ashley about the shooting, and it causes Ashley to drift away from Storm, who then tries to explain to her that he was not dangerous, even though Storm brings a gun to her apartment. The gun incident turns into a tragedy when Storm's sister Katie (Heather Tom) thinks her brother intends to harm Ashley and rushes in to get the gun away from Storm. Katie is accidentally shot and near death, in need of a heart transplant. Storm then shoots himself in the head, leaving a note that he wants his heart to save Katie's life. Ashley is shaken up about yet another failed romantic relationship.

When Felicia Forrester (Lesli Kay) told her that Forrester Creations would be putting their new fragrance line on hiatus, Ashley's role in the company began to diminish. Ashley moved with Abby to Europe where she worked at Forrester International in the pursuit of new endeavors. Ashley made one final appearance when she phoned Eric, announcing her intentions to resign from Forrester Creations and return to Genoa City, and thanked him for hiring her.

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