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Kristen DiMera (formerly Blake) is a fictional character from the American NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', portrayed by Eileen Davidson. Davidson joined the cast of ''Days of Our Lives'' in 1993, and departed in 1998 after a five-year stint. After a 14-year absence, Davidson returned to the role of Kristen in the fall of 2012. Kristen and her brother Peter were raised but not legally adopted by super villain Stefano DiMera at a very young age following the deaths of their parents; however, their mother Rachel was later revealed to be alive. Davidson's performance has been met with critical acclaim, having earned herself Daytime Emmy Awards and Soap Opera Digest Awards wins and nominations. Davidson departed the series again in 2013, returning on July 28, 2014, for a twelve-week stint which concluded on November 6, 2014. In November 2014, it was reported that Davidson was filming again with the soap. Kristen returned once again for another stint that ran from April 14, 2015, to April 30, 2015. == Casting == The role of Kristen DiMera is played by soap actress Eileen Davidson. Kristen was introduced on May 17, 1993. During Davidson's run on the soap, she also portrayed four other characters; Susan Banks (1996–98), Sister Mary Moira Banks (1997–98), Thomas Banks (1997) and Penelope Kent (1998). Davidson departed the role of Kristen on April 24, 1998. Davidson's five roles earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1998. After five years on ''Days'', Davidson was re-introduced as Ashley Abbott in 1999 on ''The Young and the Restless'', a role she originated from 1982-1988. She took over the role from Shari Shattuck who portrayed the character from 1996-1999. After Davidson's 2006 release from ''The Young and the Restless'', rumors began to circulate that she would return to ''Days of Our Lives''. This speculation was later debunked when it was announced that her ''Y&R'' alter-ego would crossover to its sister series ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. In May 2012, Davidson informed followers on her Twitter page that she had been let go from ''The Young and the Restless''. Davidson further confirmed she did not know why she was let go, but was seeing the positive light from it. It was then announced by Nelson Branco that Sony Pictures Entertainment wanted Davidson on both ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''Days of Our Lives'', but that ''Y&R'' would not share the actress, leading to Sony terminating her contract with the show, believing that ''DAYS'' needed the actress more than the prior series. Thus it was announced that Davidson would reprise her dual roles of Kristen Blake and Susan Banks on the NBC Daytime soap. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' later confirmed that Davidson had signed on to return to ''Days of Our Lives'' in the role of Kristen, and possibly some of her other Salem alter-egos down the line.〔 In a statement she said, "I'm thrilled to embark on this new adventure at Days and excited to revisit Kristen and who knows who else! Not to mention my old friends in the cast and crew." Davidson made her on-screen return on October 11, 2012.〔〔 In an interview with Megan Masters of ''TVLine'', Davidson discussed what brings her and her Salem alter-ego back to town. She revealed: "I've said in so many scenes, which I've loved, she's years of intense therapy; a lot of therapy. And she wants to come back now and show the world how she's changed. And how she's grown. And there's also, ah, some business matters in Salem that she needs to attend to." In July 2013, ''Soap Opera Digest'' reported that Davidson had decided to exit the series. In a post on her official Facebook page, Davidson said: "Hello! I just wanted to confirm that I have indeed left DOOL. My last day was July 16 but I will be airing until November. I'm taking some time off to enjoy my family however I am not retiring. Not really sure what's next for me work wise. But I am looking forward to figuring it out! Thanks to all of you for your support and love. I've had an incredible time on DOOL this year....." Davidson exited the role on-screen on November 13, 2013. In late November, it was confirmed that Davidson would return for an episode scheduled to air on December 3, 2013. On January 28, 2014, Michael Logan of ''TV Guide'' announced that Davidson would return to ''Days'' with filming beginning in March, with an on-screen return sometime during the summer. Davidson will return for what is described as a "powerful Kristen DiMera story arc". ''Days'' co-executive producer Greg Meng added: "The writers have some great things cooking for Kristen and we can’t wait for the fans to see what this will mean for Salem. Must-watch TV at its best!"〔 In June 2014, Davidson announced she signed a two-year contract with ''The Young and the Restless'', but that her contract would allow her to continue making appearances as Kristen. Davidson made her on-screen return on July 28, 2014 and concluded her twelve-week stint on November 6, 2014. On November 17, 2014, ''Access Hollywood'' broke news that Davidson was on-set of the soap, and reprised the role of Kristen for ten episodes starting from April 14 to 30, 2015.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kristen DiMera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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