Amy Yasbeck
23 movies · 24 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 12, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Amy Marie Yasbeck · エイミー・ヤスベック · امی یاسبک
Biography
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.
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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.
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.
Known for
Amy Yasbeck: movies and TV shows
Acting (47)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2025 Fireflies in the Dusk
as Edith
- 2014 Little Women Big Cars 2
as Meg
- 2012 Little Women Big Cars
as Meg
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2005
- 2005
- 2003
- 1998 Dead Husbands
as Betty Lancing
- 1998 Denial
as Claudia
- 1998 The Odd Couple II
as Stewardess
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996 Sweet Dreams
as Laura Renault
- 1996
- 1996 Bloodhounds II
as Sharon
- 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Mina Seward
- 1995 Home for the Holidays
as Ginny Johnson Drewer
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 The Mask
as Peggy Brandt
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Maid Marian
- 1992 The Nutt House
as Diane
- 1991 Problem Child 2
as Annie Young
- 1991 Dillinger
as Elaine
- 1990
- 1990 Problem Child
as Flo
- 1990 Poochinski
as Frannie Reynolds
- 1990
- 1990 Pretty Woman
as Elizabeth Stuckey
- 1989 Little White Lies
as Vicki
- 1989 Trenchcoat in Paradise
as Nan Thompson
- 1989
- 1988 Splash, Too
as Madison Bauer
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987 House II: The Second Story
as Jana
- 1986
- 1984
- 1984
- 1980
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud
1 episode
- 2010 The Talk
2 episodes
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1996
- 1993