Ashley Jones (born September 3, 1976) is an American television soap opera actress from Memphis, Tennessee. She 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. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, of which it is the county seat. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin (named after a vacation spot that series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell visited annually). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...
Jones worked steadily since her last daytime role as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless for which she was nominated for two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards as "Outstanding Younger Actress." She completed four films, including the comedy Old School with Luke Wilson and Will Farrell.
Jones also found time to go back to the stage in the 2003 comedy "Writer's Block." While portraying Megan on YandR, Jones earned her BA degree at Pepperdine University, studying both here in Malibu, and in Florence, Italy.
AshleyJones was flying all over the field in the 5-1 win over Jundiai, twice putting the ball in the back of the net while also setting up her teammates for numerous scoring chances.
Jones then scored for a 2-0 lead in the 55th minute, set up by Sarah Halpenny's rightside corner kick (the ball kicked past Tjedder and Jones sent a 10-yard crossing shot into the left side of the net)...
"AshleyJones brings with her a high level of play and players like that sometimes do not make the national team, they get overlooked for a while but they always find their spot in given time.