Ashley Jones

Ashley Jones

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Date of birth

September 3, 1976 (1976-09-03)

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Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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Daphne Landry

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Ashley Aubra Jones, born September 3, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American actress best known for her role as Daphne on the HBO original series True Blood. Making her debut on the episode "I Don't Wanna Know" in the series' first season, Ashley was a recurring character throughout the series' second season. She meets an untimely death in the same season, on the episode "Release Me", and was last seen in a flashback in the Season 2 episode "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'".

Ashley's credentials also include her work as "Megan Dennison" on The Young and the Restless and "Dr. Bridget Forrester" on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Biography

Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Houston, Texas. She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA). She graduated from Lamar High School. She is a graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where she earned her BA degree, studying in Malibu and in Florence, Italy.

Ashley was married to writer Noah Nelson 2002- 2009 (son of actor Craig T. Nelson).

Jones rose to fame on the long-running CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing Megan Dennison Viscardi from 1997 to 2000 and returned for a visit in 2001. During her time on the soap, she earned two Daytime Emmy nominations for the role.

She currently plays Dr. Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful and has done so since January 2005. The character was born on screen in the early 1990s, but the adult version of the character was originated by Agnes Bruckner and later played by Jennifer Finnigan and Emily Harrison. Jones also appeared as Daphne Landry on the second season of HBO's True Blood.

Filmography

Film

• Old School (2003) ... Tracy
• A Teacher's Crime (2008) ... Carrie

Television

• The Bold and the Beautiful (December 2004-Present) ...Dr. Bridget Forrester
• The Young and the Restless (1997-2000; 2001) ...Megan Dennison Viscardi
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) ... Ingrid
• She Fought Alone (1995) ... Susan
• Strong Medicine (2000) ... Shelly Lane
• The District (2001) ... Dana Rayburn
• Without a Trace (2004) ... Trista Bowden
• Crossing Jordan (2004) ... Beth Flaherty
• CSI: NY (2007) ... Kennedy Gable
• True Blood (2009) ... Daphne Landry
• FlashForward (2009) ... Camille
• The Mentalist (2009) ... Sandrine Geber
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009) ... Shea Lammet

Accolades

Year	Award	Award ceremony	Film	Notes	Result
2005	Irresistible Combination	Daytime Emmy Awards	The Bold and the Beautiful	shared with Jack Wagner	Nominated
2000	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Daytime Emmy Awards	The Young and the Restless		Nominated
1999	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Daytime Emmy Awards	The Young and the Restless		Nominated

Appearances

Season one appearances
"Strange Love"	"The First Taste"	"Mine"	"Escape from Dragon House"
"Sparks Fly Out"	"Cold Ground"	"Burning House of Love"	"Fourth Man in the Fire"
"Plaisir D'Amour"	"I Don't Wanna Know"	"To Love Is to Bury"	"You'll Be the Death of Me"

Season two appearances
"Nothing but the Blood"	"Keep This Party Going"	"Scratches"	"Shake and Fingerpop"
"Never Let Me Go"	"Hard-Hearted Hannah"	"Release Me"	"Timebomb"
"I Will Rise Up"	"New World in My View"	"Frenzy"	"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"