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Amy Yasbeck
Amy Yasbeck’s screen credits include Elizabeth Stuckey in Pretty Woman and Peggy Brandt in The Mask.
Born September 12, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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Amy Marie Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings from 1994 to 1997, and for having played the mermaid Madison in the television film Splash Too, in 1988 (the role originated by Daryl Hannah in the film Splash). Yasbeck was born in Blue Ash, Ohio, and graduated from The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati. She then attended the University of Detroit Mercy, where she studied theater. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Yasbeck's early acting credits include guest roles on such television shows as Dallas, Spies, Werewolf, J.J. Starbuck, Magnum, P.I., China Beach, and Murphy Brown. She also played Olivia Reed for four months between 1986 and 1987 on the long-running daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. …
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In 1988, Yasbeck starred in the Disney television film Splash, Too. She then went on to appear in a number of films, including House II: The Second Story (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), The Mask (1994), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995).
From 1994 to 1997, Yasbeck starred as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her performance.
In 1999, Yasbeck married actor John Ritter. They had one son together, Noah, who was born in 1998. Ritter died suddenly of an aortic dissection in 2003.
Since Ritter's death, Yasbeck has continued to work in film and television shows as Two and a Half Men, The Middle, and Modern Family.
Yasbeck is also a writer and producer. She wrote the book With Love and Laughter, John Ritter, which was published in 2005. She also produced the documentary John Ritter: A Celebration of His Life, which aired on the Hallmark Channel in 2004.
Yasbeck is a strong advocate for heart health awareness. She is a member of the board of directors of the John Ritter Foundation, which was founded in 2003 to raise money for heart research.
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- 2025Fireflies in the DuskEdith
- 2014Little Women Big Cars 2Meg
- 2012Little Women Big CarsMeg
- 1998Dead HusbandsBetty Lancing
- 1998DenialClaudia
- 1998The Odd Couple IIStewardess
- 1996Sweet DreamsLaura Renault
- 1996Bloodhounds IISharon
- 1996Vampires: Thirst for the TruthSelf
- 1995Dracula: Dead and Loving ItMina Seward
- 1995Home for the HolidaysGinny Johnson Drewer
- 1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsMaid Marian
- 1993'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It ComingSelf
- 1992The Nutt HouseDiane
- 1991Problem Child 2Annie Young
- 1991DillingerElaine
- 1990Problem ChildFlo
- 1990PoochinskiFrannie Reynolds
- 1989Little White LiesVicki
- 1989Trenchcoat in ParadiseNan Thompson
- 1988Splash, TooMadison Bauer
- 1987House II: The Second StoryJana
- The Big GameActor
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