Casting
Davidson's first run in the role was from June 1982 to December 1988, when she left the soap and the role was immediately recast with Brenda Epperson. After she left the role in 1995, it was assumed by Shari Shattuck from March 1996 to February 22, 1999. Davidson then reclaimed the role on March 19, 1999. Davidson was absent from the soap during the summer of 2003 when she left on maternity leave.
In 2006, it was announced that Davidson would exit the soap, with her second run ending on January 11, 2007. She was asked to join the show's "sister" soap, The Bold and the Beautiful, as the same character. She first aired in that series on March 9, 2007. During her run on The Bold and the Beautiful, the actress made various guest appearances on The Young and the Restless. In 2008, reports speculated that Davidson would be returning to The Young and the Restless full-time, with her last appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful on July 4. She returned onscreen to Y&R on September 25, 2008, also making a brief return to B&B on November 25.
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 soap. Thus it was announced that Davidson would reprise her role as Kristen Blake on the NBC soap. Davidson made her onscreen exit on August 3, 2012. Speaking about her upcoming return to Days and departure from the show with TV Guide, Davidson stated: "What happened to me at Y&R was shocking — I've been in this business a very long time and have never seen anything like it — but it's not like I haven't been fired before." She also went on to say that "I was led to believe that I was fired, though it was a bad news-good news thing — the bad news is Y&R is firing you, the good news is Days wants you."
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