Ashley Jones

Ashley Aubra Jones (born September 3, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Dr. Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also had a recurring role as Daphne on the HBO drama series True Blood in 2009.

Ashley Jones
Born
Ashley Aubra Jones

(1976-09-03) September 3, 1976
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)
Noah Nelson
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(m. 2002; div. 2009)​

Joel Henricks
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(m. 2016)​
Children1

Early life

Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 3, 1976. Shawn Jones, her father, is a minister.[1] The family lived in Tennessee for five years before her father took a job preaching in Texas.[1] Jones has one brother named Zach and one sister named Jordan.[2] At the age of five, she filmed her first commercial.[1] At the age of nine, Jones starred in several theatre productions in the Actors Theatre of Houston including The Women, Ah, Wilderness!, and Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs.[1] At the age of 12, she was in The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold.[1]

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.[3]

Jones starred as Daphne on the second season of HBO's True Blood in 2009.[4] 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).[5] In late January 2016, Jones was confirmed to be cast as Parker Forsyth on General Hospital.[6][7]

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]

In November 2015, Jones' engagement to IT infrastructure manager, Joel Henricks was announced.[8] On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Jones and Henricks were married in a small courthouse wedding.[9] In March 2016, it was announced that Jones and Henricks were expecting a son together.[10] In May 2019, Jones and Henricks welcomed their son.[11] Henricks already has a son, Huck, from a previous relationship.[12] The actress was arrested on August 22, 2019 on a felony domestic violence charge, a LAPD media relations officer confirmed to PEOPLE. She was released one day later on $50,000 bond.[13] In September 2019, Jones filed for divorce from Henricks and was granted a temporary restraining order against him.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Our Son, the Matchmaker Young Winona TV Movie
2000 The King's Guard Princess Gwendolyn
2001 Devil's Prey Susan Thriller
2003 Old School Caterer Comedy
2005 Extreme Dating Amanda
2008 His Good Will Dorothy Short film
2008 A Teacher's Crime Carrie Ryans TV Movie
2008 Dead at 17 Becca TV Movie
2011 Secrets from Her Past Kate Collins / Stephanie Wicks TV Movie
2012 Outlaw Country Lianne TV Movie
2012 Gabe the Cupid Dog Lana
2013 Angel's Perch Ginny
2013 A Sister's Revenge Catherine Miller TV Movie
2014 The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom Delaine TV Movie
2015 The Wedding Ringer Babs Fremont Comedy
2017 More Than Enough Sandra TV Movie
2017 12 Days of Giving Pamela TV Movie
2017 You Killed My Mother Miriam Preston TV Movie
2019 Homekilling Queen Connie Manning TV Movie
2019 We Die Alone Elaine Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Ingrid "Epidemic"
1993 The Fire Next Time Linnie Morgan 2 Episodes
1997 The Young and the Restless Megan Dennison Series Regular; 1997-2000
2000 Strong Medicine Shelly Lane "Blessed Events"
2001 The District Dana Rayburn "Lost and Found"
2004 Without a Trace Trista Bowden "Risen"
2004–13, 2015–16, 2018, 2020 The Bold and the Beautiful Bridget Forrester Series Regular; December 2004 – November 2010

Recurring; October 2011 to February 2012 Guest; May 2013, August 2015,
February 2016, August, September and December 2018
March 2020

2009 True Blood Daphne Landry 8 Episodes
2009 The Mentalist Sandrine Gerber Episode 6; Season 2; 2009
2012 Bones Dr. Kathy / Cherie Redfern "The Suit on the Set"
2012 90210 Amanda Barnard 3 Episodes
2014 Criminal Minds Kate Hoffer Episode 16; Season 9; "Gabby"
2015 CSI: Cyber Arianna Peterson "URL, Interrupted"
2016 General Hospital Parker Forsyth 20 Episodes
2017 Major Crimes Tammy Bechtel 2 Episodes

Awards and nominations
Acting awards and nominations
Year Association Category Title of work Result Ref.
1999 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [15]
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [16][17]
2005 Daytime Emmy Award Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Jack Wagner) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [18]

References
  1. Heifner, Jack. "Ashley Jones Biography". Cast Productions. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. "Ashley Jones Bio". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media Inc. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. Bobbin, Jay (April 9, 2013). "'The Bold and the Beautiful': Ashley Jones ready to come back for 'fun stuff' - Zap2it | News & Features". Zap2it. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. "Ashley Jones: 'I'm fine with butt shots' - True Blood News - Cult". Digital Spy. April 1, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  5. Jillian Bowe (May 29, 2014). "Former Bold and the Beautiful Star Ashley Jones To Appear in Lifetime's The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. Eades, Chris (January 29, 2016). "Ashley Jones Joins General Hospital in Shocking New Role!". ABC Soaps in Depth. United States. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. "Ashley Jones on GH Gig: "I've Been Scared To Tell Anyone!"". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media, Inc. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. "Here Comes the Bride". CBS Soaps in Depth. November 30, 2015 pg. 5
  9. "Ashley Jones Marries". CBS Soaps in Depth. United States: Bauer Publications. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. Leon, Anya; Michaud, Sarah (March 11, 2016). "Ashley Jones Pregnant. Expecting First Child". People. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  11. Juneau, Jen (May 31, 2016). "Ashley Jones Welcomes Son Hayden Joel". People. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  12. "Ashley Jones Expecting".. Soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  13. "Ashley Jones' Husband Denies Abuse Allegations, Claims Soap Star Is a 'Master of Manipulation'". people.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  14. "Ashley Jones Files For Divorce. Gets Temporary Restraining Order Against Husband". TMZ.com. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  15. "Daytime Emmy Nominees List 1". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Business Media. March 11, 1999. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  16. Havens, Candace (May 12, 2000). "Lead actress Emmy race too close to call". The Union Democrat. Sonora: Western Communications. p. 55. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  17. "The Twenty-Seventh Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Soap Central and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. New York. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  18. "Viewer's Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination". CBS. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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