Brenda Epperson (born September 9, 1965) is an American actress and singer. Epperson is best known for being the second actress to portray the character of Ashley Abbott on the

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daytime drama ''

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''.

Biography

Her father, Don Epperson, was both a country singer and a co-star of ''

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'' with

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. After his sudden death in 1973, Brenda's mother was left to raise two daughters. Brenda released her published book ''Rise Up!'' in 2021. When

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decided to quit ''

'' in 1988, Epperson was chosen to replace Davidson because they looked so similar to one another. At the time, Epperson was working as a waitress with a caterer. After leaving ''Y&R'', Epperson then went on sign with Sony Tri-Star Music, was chosen as the opening act for

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, and toured Europe. Before May 2021 Epperson was filming the 5th season of the BET+ series '' The Rich and the Ruthless'' where she played the character Edith Norman. Epperson is also the host of the podcast ''Morning Cup of Faith'', Epperson is a host on the UStream series, ''Actors-E Chat'', where she interviews other celebrities. In October 2013, she began coordinating the Ascend Conference for women. She is married to Terry Moore, a real estate mogul and developer, and has had two more daughters with him for a total of three girls. In March 2013, she released a 3-song EP titled, ''Take Time'', on her own label. That same year, Epperson joined the board of directors at Idle Tuesdays Recording Studio, a non-profit record label founded by Emily Hibard and based in Los Angeles. Epperson is the founding co-director of a women's conference, with the website AscendWomen.org.

Filmography

* ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' (1987) (Taxi Bar Guest) * ''

'' – Ashley Abbott (#2) (5 December 1988 to 21 December 1995) * '' Amore!'' (1993) * ''The Misery Brothers'' (1995) * ''Storybook'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1997) (guest star) * ''Bug Buster'' (1998) * ''Follow Your Heart'' (1999) * '' Passions'' – Crystal Harris (2000) (recurring role) * ''Vegas, City of Dreams'' (2001) * '' Spy TV'' (2001) (reality show) (guest star) * ''Windfall'' (2003) (TV movie) * ''The Blue Light'' (2004) (TV movie) * ''Day Of Miracles'' (direct-to-video documentary) (2005) * '' Instant Recall'' (2010) (game show) (guest star) * '' Promises Written in Water'' (2010) * ''Trash or Treasure Sizzle Reel'' (2013) (reality show) (co-host) * '' Celebrity Ghost Stories'' (2013) (herself) * '' The Rich and the Ruthless'' (2017–) (TV series)(BET+)

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* * 1965 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American soap opera actresses American women singers Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles {{US-singer-stub