Ayda Field (born Ayda Sabahat Evecan, May 17, 1979) is an American actress. She has appeared as a panellist on British television show Loose Women as well as a judge on the British The X Factor, alongside her husband, singer Robbie Williams. Her acting roles include Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives.
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 Field in 2015 | |
| Born | Ayda Sabahat Evecan May 17, 1979[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Ayda Williams |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
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 | 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 |