Linsey Godfrey

Linsey Michelle Godfrey (born July 25, 1988) is an American actress who currently plays Sarah Horton on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives. From 2012 to 2018, she starred as Caroline Spencer on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She is also known for her role in the 2010 television movie, Jack's Family Adventure.

Linsey Godfrey
Born	(1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 Bartow, FL, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Children	1

Early life

Godfrey was born July 25, 1988. She was raised in Stuart, Florida where she lived with her mother, Char Griggs.[1]

Godfrey attended South Fork High School before she moved to Los Angeles to further her acting career. She is an accomplished Angler.[1]

In 2006, Godfrey was visiting her family in Tallahassee when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. She completed treatment in seven months, and returned to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. She designed the survivor ribbon tattooed on the back of her neck.[1]

Career

Godfrey's acting career began as a freshman at South Fork High School, when she unexpectedly replaced an ill student; she was then discovered by a talent manager at a state thespian competition. Godfrey commuted to the Los Angeles-based agency's satellite office in Titusville for a year before being allowed to visit California with her mother and audition there. Her family took out a loan, and her step-father worked three jobs to finance these visits. Eventually, her mother left her in the care of friends and her management team so she could return to work.[1]

Godfrey booked roles on One Tree Hill and Surface before being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma; she estimates cancer set her career back by two years.[1]

Upon returning to Hollywood, Godfrey booked several guest-starring roles, and landed a role on The Bold and the Beautiful as series regular Caroline Spencer.[1] In July 2018, it was announced she joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Sarah Horton.[2]

Personal life

On December 5, 2013, it was announced that Godfrey was expecting her first child with boyfriend, The Young and the Restless actor Robert Adamson.[3] She gave birth to a daughter Aleda Seren Adamson, on June 12, 2014.[4] In August 2014, Godfrey helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.[5] On August 3, 2015, after months of speculation, a representative for The Bold and the Beautiful confirmed that Adamson and Godfrey had ended their engagement, however, they would continue to raise their daughter "in a loving and amicable environment and her needs will always be their common priority".[6]

Since late 2017, Godfrey has been in a relationship with actor Breckin Meyer.[7]

She was injured in an automobile accident on February 2, 2015, after being struck by a moving car while walking on the sidewalk in Los Angeles. While it was initially reported that both of her legs were broken, a rep for the actress said it was only her ankles that were injured and she is expected to make a full recovery.[8]

In May 2019, Godfrey publicly stated that she had an abortion, and that she did not regret her decision to get one.[9]

Godfrey is a celebrity ambassador for the NGO INARA. Founded by Arwa Damon in 2015 the organization provides medical treatment to children injured as a result of war.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The House Bunny	Short Brunette Girl
2010	The Assignment	Eliza
2011	The Vestige	Michelle	Short film
2012	My Funny Valentine	Jayna
2013	The Culling	Amanda
2014	Altergeist	Sarah
2018	Fatal Fashion	Jennifer Higgins

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	One Tree Hill	Barbara	Episode: "Between Order and Randomness"
2006	Surface	Caitlin Blum	Episodes: "1.11", "1.12", "1.13", "1.15"
	NCIS	Stephanie Phillips	Episode: "Bait"
2007	Cold Case	Samantha 'Sam' Randall (1965)	Episode: "Boy Crazy"
2010	Jack's Family Adventure	Charlotte Vickery	TV movie
	The Suite Life on Deck	Willa Fink	Episode: "My Sister's Keeper"
2011	CSI: Miami	Blair Hawkins	Episode: "Stoned Cold"
	Wizards of Waverly Place	Lucy	Episode: "Ghost Roommate"
2012	The Bold and the Beautiful	Caroline Spencer	Contract role: March 28, 2012 – October 31, 2016 Recurring role: December 19, 2016 – March 19, 2018 [11]
2014	The Young and the Restless	Caroline Spencer	Special Guest Star
2018	He's Watching	Angela	TV movie
	Days of Our Lives	Sarah Horton	Contract role: October 26, 2018 – present

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2014	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[12]
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[13]
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[14]
2017	Soap Awards France	Couple of the Year — "Caroline and Ridge" (shared with Thorsten Kaye)	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[15]
2019	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Days of Our Lives	Nominated	[16]

References

1. Beagan, Ginny (July 1, 2012). "Soap opera actress from Stuart is cancer survivor". TCPalm. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
2. Soaps SheKnows (July 25, 2018). "Linsey Godfrey Joins Days of Our Lives as Sarah Horton". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
3. SOD (December 5, 2013). "Y&R, B&B Stars Expecting A Baby!". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
4. SON (June 23, 2014). "'B&B's' Linsey Godfrey and 'Y&R's' Robert Adamson Welcome Baby Girl". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
6. SOD (August 3, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! REAL-LIFE DUO SPLITS". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media, Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
7. "ICYMI: Linsey Godfrey Interview". Soap Opera Digest. December 18, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
8. "'Bold And The Beautiful' Star Linsey Godfrey Hit By A Car GGG". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
9. https://daytimeconfidential.com/2019/05/21/days-linsey-godfrey-talks-abortion-ban-on-et
10. "Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat and Days of Our Lives star Linsey Godfrey shine spotlight on war wounded refugee children". INARA. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
11. Goldberg, Michael (December 22, 2016). "Linsey Godfrey Taken Off Contract And Bumped To Recurring By B&B?". Serial Scoop. United States: Blogger (Google). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
12. "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
13. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
14. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
15. "Soap Awards France 2017 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Ambroise Michel, Terre de passions, Eric Braeden... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
16. "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

External links

• Linsey Godfrey on IMDb
• Linsey Godfrey on Twitter