Ashley Aubra Jones is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also portrayed the recurring role as Daphne in the second season of the HBO drama series True Blood. From 2016 to 2017, Jones played the recurring role of Parker Forsyth on General Hospital.
Early life Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Shawn Jones, her father, is a minister. The family lived in Tennessee for five years before her father took a job preaching in Texas. Jones has one brother named Zach and one sister named Toni, named after their aunt who saved their mother's life by donating blood. At the age of five, she filmed her first commercial. At the age of nine, Jones starred in several theater productions in the Actors Theatre of Houston including The Women, Ah, Wilderness!, and Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. At the age of 12, she was in The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold.
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. She has made brief return appearances several times since 2013, including numerous times in 2025. In 2024, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her role as Bridget, her second nomination for the role and fourth overall in her career.
Jones starred as Daphne on the second season of HBO's True Blood in 2009. 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) and Saving My Daughter (2021). In late January 2016, Jones was confirmed to be cast as Parker Forsyth on General Hospital.
In 2023, Jones directed the Lifetime movie The Perfect In-Laws, which premiered that November. She starred in an independent film In Flight with co-stars Tiffany Smith and Cristo Fernandez that was released Nov. 8, 2024. In September 2023, she joined Bold and the Beautiful co-star Katherine Kelly Lang as a model for Impero Couture, a fashion company based in Naples, Italy. Jones and Lang are the stars of the line's 2024 campaign. In July 2024, Jones and Lang also became the main models for Caprese, an Italian swimwear company.
Jones was executive producer and star of a Lifetime movie The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story, which premiered in September 2025. The movie tells the story of a teenage model in Los Angeles who survived an encounter with a serial killer in the 1980s. Jones led the project from scratch and starred on screen as Thompson's mother.
In April 2026, Jones revealed she will have a recurring role on the CBS soap Beyond the Gates as an unnamed character. That character was revealed to be Heather, the sister of Joey Armstrong.
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.
On February 1, 2016, Jones married IT infrastructure manager Joel Henricks in a small courthouse wedding. In March 2016, it was announced that Jones and Henricks were expecting a son together, who was born in May 2016. Henricks already has a son from a previous relationship.. Soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016. On September 6, 2019, Jones filed for divorce from Henricks. They share joint custody of their minor child.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 The King's Guard Princess Gwendolyn Direct-to-video film 2001 Devil's Prey Susan Direct-to-video film 2003 Old School Caterer 2005 Extreme Dating Amanda 2012Gabe the Cupid Dog Lana 2013 Angel's Perch Ginny 2015 The Wedding Ringer Babs Fremont 2017 12 Days of Giving Pamela 2024 In Flight Ellen 2025 Blue Eyed Girl Abby
Television Year Title Role Notes1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanIngridEpisode: "Epidemic" 1993The Fire Next TimeLinnie MorganMiniseries 1995 She Fought AloneSusanTelevision film 1996 Our Son, the MatchmakerYoung WinonaTelevision film 1997–2001The Young and the RestlessMegan DennisonRegular role 2000Strong MedicineShelly LaneEpisode: "Blessed Events" 2001The DistrictDana RayburnEpisode: "Lost and Found" 2004Without a TraceTrista BowdenEpisode: "Risen" 2004–2013, 2015–2016, 2018, 2020–2025The Bold and the BeautifulBridget ForresterContract role: December 2004 – November 2010Recurring role: October 2011 to February 2012Guest role: May 2013; August 2015; February 2016; August, September, December, 2018; March, November 2020; March 2021; March, April, June 2022; December 2023; September, December 2024; April, July, August, October 2025 2007 CSI: NY Kennedy Gable Episode: "Heart of Glass" 2008 A Teacher's Crime Carrie Ryans Television film 2008 Dead at 17 Becca Television film 2009 True Blood Daphne Landry Recurring role (season 2), 8 episodes 2009 The Mentalist Sandrine Gerber Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood" 2011 House Diane Episode: "Recession Proof" 2011Secrets from Her Past Television film 2012Outlaw Country Lianne Television film 2012BonesDr. Kathy / Cherie RedfernEpisode: "The Suit on the Set" 2012Drop Dead DivaSheila ReeseEpisode: "Pick's & Pakes" 201290210Amanda Barnard3 episodes 2013 A Sister's Revenge Catherine Miller Television film 2014 Delaine Television film 2014 Criminal Minds Kate Hoffer Episode: "Gabby" 2015CSI: CyberArianna PetersonEpisode: "URL, Interrupted" 2016–2017General HospitalParker ForsythRecurring role 2017Major CrimesTammy BechtelEpisodes: "By Any Means: Part 2", "By Any Means: Part 4" 2017More Than EnoughSandraTelevision film 201712 Days of GivingPamelaTelevision film 2017You Killed My MotherMiriam PrestonTelevision film 2019Homekilling QueenConnie ManningTelevision film 2021 The Rookie Kelsey Adams Episode: "Lockdown" 2021The Resident Diana Anza Episode: "The Proof Is in The Pudding" 2021 Saving My Daughter Mandy Television film; also known as Double Kidnapped 2022For All MankindYvonneEpisode: "Polaris" 2023 So Help Me ToddKathleen BaylisEpisode: "The Devil You Know"2025The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson StoryHelen ThompsonTelevision film 2026Beyond the Gates Heather Armstrong
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Title of work Result 1999Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless 2000Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless 2005Daytime Emmy Award Most Irresistible Combination The Bold and the Beautiful 2024Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful
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