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 Ashley Abbott is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', two American soap operas on the CBS network. She has been most notably portrayed by Eileen Davidson, who originated the role on June 11 ...

on the

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daytime drama ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

''.

Biography

Her father,

Don Epperson Don Epperson (born January 1938 - died 1973 in Arizona) was an American singer and actor. His daughter, Brenda Epperson is most well known for portraying Ashley Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbre ...

, 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

Eileen Davidson Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' and Ashley Abbott on CBS's ''Th ...

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

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

, and toured Europe. Before May 2021 Epperson was filming the 5th season of the BET+ series ''

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'' 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 ''The Yo ...

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

'' –

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

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three chi ...

'' (1997) (guest star) *''Bug Buster'' (1998) *''Follow Your Heart'' (1999) *''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and pro ...

'' – Crystal Harris (2000) (recurring role) *''Vegas, City of Dreams'' (2001) *''

Spy TV ''Spy TV'' is an American hidden camera reality television series hosted by Michael Ian Black and Ali Landry. The show was broadcast on NBC in which pranks A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causi ...

'' (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 ''Instant Recall'' is an American hidden camera game show hosted by Wink Martindale. It premiered on Game Show Network (GSN) on March 4, 2010, with a new episode airing each Thursday for eight weeks, concluding on April 23. The show features cont ...

'' (2010) (game show) (guest star) *''

Promises Written in Water ''Promises Written in Water'' is a 2010 drama film written, directed, edited, and produced by Vincent Gallo. The cast includes Vincent Gallo, Delfine Bafort, Sage Stallone, Lisa Love and Hope Tomaselli. Release The film premiered at the Venice F ...

'' (2010) *''Trash or Treasure Sizzle Reel'' (2013) (reality show) (co-host) *''

Celebrity Ghost Stories ''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' is an American paranormal reality television series that debuted on October 3, 2009, with the pilot airing on September 26, 2009. Its first four seasons aired on The Biography Channel with the fifth airing on Lifetime Mo ...

'' (2013) (herself) *''

'' (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