Ayda Field
Ayda Field | |
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 Field in 2015 | |
| Born | Ayda Sabahat Evecan Williams May 17, 1979[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Ayda Williams |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Ayda Field Williams (born Ayda Sabahat Evecan Williams', May 17, 1979) is an American actress. She has appeared as a panellist on the British television chat show Loose Women, as well as being a judge on the British version of The X Factor, alongside her husband, singer Robbie Williams. Her acting roles include Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives.
Early life
Field was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Turkish father, Haldun Evecan,[2] and an American mother, film producer Gwen Field.[3] Her father is Muslim and her mother is Jewish.[4]
She attended Harvard-Westlake School, from which she graduated in 1997.[5]
Television career
Field first became known on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, but has subsequently specialised in comedy roles. She was a regular on Blue Collar TV, guest starred in the sitcom Eve and appeared as Jeannie Whatley on NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. On the Fox sitcom Back to You, she played Montana Diaz Herrera (aka Sally Lerner), News 9's weather woman. She also appeared in ten episodes of Season One.
Field joined the cast of a sitcom pilot titled Making It Legal (playing a lawyer named "Elise") but ABC did not pick up the pilot.[6] In June 2008, she was cast in the female lead on ABC's untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick comedy pilot, replacing Sarah Lafleur.
Field made her UK TV debut in the final series of Fresh Meat in 2016. In that year, she appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid. Also in 2016, Field joined ITV's Loose Women as a guest panellist.
In 2018, she joined The X Factor UK judging panel alongside her husband Robbie Williams, show creator Simon Cowell and One Direction's Louis Tomlinson where she replaced Sharon Osbourne.[7]
Personal life
Field married English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams at his home in Mulholland Estates, Beverly Hills on August 7, 2010.[8][9][10] They have four children.[11][12][13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Young Blades | Daughter | |
| 2002 | Romeo Fire | Slutka | Television film |
| 2003 | Platonically Incorrect | Television film | |
| 2007 | Making It Legal | Elise | Television film |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Mountain Nurse | |
| Fourplay | Audrey | Television film | |
| 2009 | Play Dead | Marissa | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | The Short Cut | Ayda Field | Short film |
| 2013 | Austenland | Molly |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | City Girls | Girl #2 | Episode: "Party of Three" |
| 2000 | Arliss | Episode: "You Can Pick Your Friends" | |
| 2000–01 | Days of Our Lives | Angela Moroni | 65 episodes |
| 2001 | Men, Women & Dogs | Kim | Episode: "A Bone of Contention" |
| 2004–06 | Blue Collar TV | Various Characters | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Eve | Carla | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Barbara | Episode: "Partners 'n' Crime" |
| 2006–07 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Jeannie Whatley | 15 episodes |
| 2007–08 | Back to You | Montana Diaz Herrera | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Sapphire | Episode: "How To..." |
| 2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Constance | Episode: "And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough" |
| 2014 | The Exes | Vanessa | Episode: "Nun Like It Hot" |
| 2016 | Fresh Meat | Rosa | 5 episodes |
| Power Monkeys | Bea | 6 episodes | |
| Paranoid | Sheri | 3 episodes | |
| 2016–2019, 2024–present | Loose Women | Herself | 48 episodes |
| 2018 | The X Factor UK | Judge | series fifteen; 22 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Robbie Williams - "Bodies" | Love interest |
References
- ^ "Ayda will be "good for Robbie"". August 9, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ ""Robbie Williams - Ayda Field's Tearful Phone Reunion With Dad"". August 10, 2010., contactmusic.com, Retrieved on 2010-08-10.
- ^ Corrodus, Corrine (July 18, 2018). "Who is Ayda Field, the newest judge on this year's X Factor?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Jewish bridesmaid will be part of the royal wedding party on Friday". The JC. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Pictures from Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field's past, including her taking part in a hula-hoop contest at school". Mirror Online. August 19, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "UNTITLED SACHS & JUDAH PROJECT (ABC)". Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Robbie Williams, Ayda Field, Louis Tomlinson: All change for X Factor 2018". BBC News. BBC. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Robbie Williams to wed in a secret ceremony". AllVoices. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ McIntyre, Samantha (August 7, 2010). "Pop Star Robbie Williams Weds". Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "" Robbie: "I Take That woman to be my wife" "". Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2010., http://christinelovendahl.blogg.no/1281434588_i_take_that_woman_to_.html Archived April 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2017-01-04.
- ^ "Robbie Williams live blogs the birth of his second child in graphic detail - People - News - The Independent". Independent.co.uk. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby - BBC News". March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field delight fans with surprise baby news". February 14, 2020.
External links
- Ayda Field on Instagram
- Ayda Field at IMDb
