Best known for her appearances in Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, Eileen Davidson is an actress, author, and television personality from Los Angeles. She was a regular in seasons 5-7 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards.
After starting her career as a model in commercials and print work, Davidson debuted as Ashley Abbott in The Young and the Restless in 1984. She quickly grew into a lead role and soon made appearances in The House on Sorority Row, Easy Wheels, Broken Badges, and Santa Barbara. In 1993, she made her first appearance in Days of Our Lives as Kristen Blake, later playing both Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks in the legendary soap opera. Throughout her decorated career, Davidson has appeared in over 600 episodes of Days of Our Lives, 1,700 episodes of The Young and the Restless, and 137 appearances in its sister soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. Davidson is recognized often at the Daytime Emmy Awards, earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1998. She received the nomination again in 2003 before winning the award in both 2014 and 2018.
Davidson was a series regular in the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from seasons 5-7. She has recently made appearances in several films including The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time and 7 Days to Vegas. A legendary actress and a staple of daytime television, Eileen Davidson is a unique talent with a one-of-a-kind career.