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Peggy Brandt

The Mask (1994)
as Peggy Brandt

Elizabeth Stuckey

Pretty Woman (1990)
as Elizabeth Stuckey

Marian

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
as Marian

Casey Chapel Davenport

Wings (1994-1997)
as Casey Chapel Davenport

Short Info

Date Of BirthSeptember 12, 1962
SpouseJohn Ritter
MarkLong red hair
FactHer father was of Lebanese descent and her mother was of Irish ancestry.


Amy Yasbeck is an American actress. She was born on September 12, 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Her parents are John Yasbeck, a doctor, and Dorothy Yasbeck, a homemaker. She has two brothers and one sister. She attended St. Ursula Academy and then the University of Cincinnati, where she studied drama. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Yasbeck’s first major role was in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap. She also appeared in the films The Mask (1994), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and House II: The Second Story (1987). From 1997 to 1999, she starred as Casey McCall on the ABC comedy series Sports Night. From 2003 to 2004, she starred as Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series The Sopranos.

Yasbeck’s husband is John Ritter. They met while filming the television series Hooperman in 1987. They were married in 1999. Ritter died in 2003 from a heart attack. Yasbeck has since been in a relationship with actor Rick Moranis. They have one child together, born in 2005.

Yasbeck has a net worth of $5 million.

General Info

Full NameAmy Yasbeck
Date Of BirthSeptember 12, 1962
Height1.7 m
ProfessionActor
EducationUniversity of Detroit Mercy
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseJohn Ritter
ChildrenStella Ritter
ParentsDorothy Murphy, John Yasbeck

Accomplishments

MoviesProblem Child, The Mask, Problem Child 2, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Pretty Woman, Splash, Too, House II: The Second Story, The Nutt House, Home for the Holidays, Denial, The Odd Couple II, Dead Husbands, Sweet Dreams, Trenchcoat in Paradise, House Blend, Poochinski, Dil...
TV ShowsLife on a Stick, Alright Already, Wings, Generations

Social profile links

IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0001865

Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Long red hair

Quotes

#Quote
1I've started the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. The big focus is helping people get the correct diagnoses.
2I certainly wouldn't want to be the man who was compared to John Ritter through my eyes.
3I have a whole collection of angels and cherubs and dragonfly jewelry. Whenever somebody gives me a gift, it has wings.
4On her part in the sitcom Wings (1990): I cried like Miss America when I got the part.
5I have a, you know, a John Ritter-shaped hole in my heart. Nobody can replace that.
6"After you play husband and wife on camera multiple times, it becomes easy to be husband and wife off camera as well." -About her relationship and marriage to the late John Ritter.

Facts

#Fact
1Friends with Steven Weber.
2Release of her book, "With Love and Laughter, John Ritter". [September 2010]
3Daughter Stella Ritter was born one day before her 36th birthday.
4Studied theater at the University of Detroit.
5Married John Ritter at the Murphy Theater, Wilmington, Ohio, the same theater used for the movie-watching scene (and external scene outside the theater) in the movie, Lost in Yonkers (1993). On the date of their marriage, the marquee outside the Murphy Theater said simply, "Congratulations John and Amy".
6Amy and John Ritter were seen as a married couple having a baby on the 1991 The Cosby Show (1984) episode, The Cosby Show: Total Control (1991).
7Stepmother of Jason Ritter (born on February 17, 1980), Carly Ritter (born on March 1, 1982), Tyler Ritter (born in 1984).
8The month of September is related to all the members of her family. Amy was born on the 12. Her husband was born on the 17th and died on the 11th. Her daughter was born on the 11th. Amy was married on the 18th.
9Her late husband, John Ritter, died on their daughter Stella Ritter's fifth birthday, and a day before Amy's 41st birthday.
10She moved to New York after losing both of her parents - her father from a heart attack and her mom from emphysema.
11She spent her elementary, middle and high school years at two different Catholic schools: Summit Country Day School and Ursuline Academy.
12She first met John Ritter at director Dennis Dugan's house during a read-through of Problem Child (1990) in 1989. She said he forced her to eat a bagel and cream cheese because he thought she was too thin. He also thought she was too young to play his wife.
13Her father was of Lebanese descent and her mother was of Irish ancestry.
14Starred with her husband, John Ritter, in The Cosby Show (1984) episode, The Cosby Show: Total Control (1991), 8 years prior to their marriage.
15As a child, Yasbeck was featured on the cover of the Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven. She was recently presented with a new Easy Bake Oven on the show I've Got a Secret (2000) for which she is a regular panel member.
16Daughter, with John Ritter, Stella Ritter, was born. [September 1998]

Pictures

Mel Brooks, Amy Yasbeck, Carl Reiner
Amy Yasbeck, Donovan Scott, Rita Taggart, Todd Waring, Noble Willingham
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John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Oliver
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Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pretty Little Liars2016TV SeriesClaudia
Workaholics2015TV SeriesAnnette
Modern Family2013TV SeriesLorraine
Bones2013TV SeriesDiana Malkin
The 4 to 9ers2012TV MovieSylvia
Little Women, Big Cars 22012TV SeriesMeg
Little Women, Big Cars2012Meg
Royal Reunion2011Short
Hot in Cleveland2010TV SeriesHailey Nash
Worst Week2009TV SeriesToni
Shorty McShorts' Shorts2007TV SeriesDanielle
That's So Raven2006TV SeriesJoni Daniels
Life on a Stick2005TV SeriesMichelle Lackerson
Untitled Phil Hendrie Project2004TV Movie voice
Just Shoot Me!2003TV SeriesSkyler
House Blend2002TV MovieSally Harper
It's Like, You Know...1999TV SeriesKaren
Dead Husbands1998TV MovieBetty Lancing
Denial1998/IIClaudia
Alright Already1997-1998TV SeriesRenee
The Odd Couple II1998Stewardess
Up Above the World1997
Wings1994-1997TV SeriesCasey Chapel Davenport
Sweet Dreams1996TV MovieLaura Renault
Bloodhounds II1996TV MovieSharon
Dracula: Dead and Loving It1995Mina
Home for the Holidays1995Ginny Johnson Drewer
Platypus Man1995TV SeriesWendy
The Mask1994Peggy Brandt
Dave's World1994TV SeriesJulie
Diagnosis Murder1994TV SeriesKaren Davis
Robin Hood: Men in Tights1993Marian
Street Justice1993TV SeriesNancy
Matlock1990-1993TV SeriesCheryl Atkinson / Model Lauren Chadwick
The Nutt House1992Diane Nutt
Quantum Leap1992TV SeriesFrankie Washarskie
Designing Women1992TV SeriesTiffany
Get a Life1992TV SeriesEvelyn
Problem Child 21991Annie Young
The Cosby Show1991TV SeriesAlicia Evans
Dillinger1991TV MovieElaine
Murder, She Wrote1991TV SeriesConnie Canzinaro
Problem Child1990Flo
Poochinski1990TV ShortFrannie Reynolds
Midnight Caller1990TV SeriesMary Lou Harper
Pretty Woman1990Elizabeth Stuckey
Little White Lies1989TV MovieVicki
Dragnet1989TV SeriesAllison Warner
Trenchcoat in Paradise1989TV MovieNan Thompson
Generations1989TV SeriesCarla (1989)
Murphy Brown1989TV SeriesYoung Lady in Bar
Magnum, P.I.1987-1988TV SeriesDiana / Diane
Splash, Too1988TV MovieMadison Bauer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1988TV SeriesMadison
China Beach1988TV SeriesAirplane Stewardess
J.J. Starbuck1987TV SeriesDoreen
Werewolf1987TV SeriesDeidra
House II: The Second Story1987Lana
Spies1987TV SeriesMargo
Days of Our Lives1987TV SeriesOlivia Reed
Dallas1987TV SeriesMary Elizabeth
Rockhopper1985TV MovieSonia Petrova

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Good Day L.A.2013-2014TV SeriesHerself
Hollywood Today2013TV SeriesHerself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks2013TV MovieHerself - In Attendance (uncredited)
Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin2012TV SeriesHerself
The Talk2010TV SeriesHerself
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?2010TV SeriesHerself - Contestant
Rachael Ray2010TV SeriesHerself
The View2005-2010TV SeriesHerself
Entertainment Tonight2008-2010TV SeriesHerself
Larry King Live2008TV SeriesHerself
Access Hollywood2008TV SeriesHerself
Today2008TV SeriesHerself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005-2007TV SeriesHerself
E! True Hollywood Story2005TV Series documentaryHerself
Good Day Live2004-2005TV SeriesHerself
Only in LA2005TV SeriesHerself
American Idol2004TV SeriesHerself - Audience Member
The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards2003TV SpecialHerself
20/202003TV Series documentaryHerself
Hollywood Squares2002-2003TV SeriesHerself
Biography2002TV Series documentaryHerself
I've Got a Secret2000TV SeriesHerself
The Single Guy1997TV SeriesHerself
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen1996TV Series documentaryQuote Reader
Lauren Hutton and...1995TV SeriesHerself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1995TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1990TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
5 Second Movies2008TV SeriesPeggy Brandt
Matlock1993TV SeriesModel Lauren Chadwick

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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