Background
Her father, Don Epperson, was both a country singer and a co-star of Big Jake with John Wayne.
Her father, Don Epperson, was both a country singer and a co-star of Big Jake with John Wayne.
Epperson is best known for being the second actress to portray the character of Ashley Abbott on the Columbia Broadcasting System daytime drama The Young and the Restless. After his sudden death in 1973, Brenda"s mother, was left to raise two daughters. When Eileen Davidson decided to quit The Young and the Restless 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.
Epperson is a host on the UStream show, Actors-East Chat, where she interviews other celebrities. In October 2013, she began coordinating the Ascend Conference for women.
In March 2013, she released a 3 song European Parliament titled, "Take Time," on her own label which is available worldwide on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and CDBaby. 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 Los Angeles