Amy Yasbeck
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. 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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Full Filmography
All Credits (51)
Adventure Time: Side Quests
as Lady Penelope Bugsworth (voice)
Fireflies in the Dusk
as Edith
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant
Little Women Big Cars 2
as Meg
Little Women Big Cars
as Meg
Workaholics
as Annette
The Talk
as Self
Hot in Cleveland
as Hailey Nash
Pretty Little Liars
as Claudia
Modern Family
as Lorraine
Bones
as Diana Malkin
Life on a Stick
as Michelle Lackerson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
That's So Raven
as Joni Daniels
Dead Husbands
as Betty Lancing
Denial
as Claudia
The Odd Couple II
as Stewardess
The View
as Self
Just Shoot Me!
as Skyler
Sweet Dreams
as Laura Renault
E! True Hollywood Story
as Unknown
Bloodhounds II
as Sharon
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Mina Seward
Home for the Holidays
as Ginny Johnson Drewer
The Single Guy
as Amy Yasbeck (uncredited)
Platypus Man
as Wendy
Diagnosis: Murder
as Karen Davis
Dave's World
as Julie
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Maid Marian
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
The Nutt House
as Diane
Problem Child 2
as Annie Young
Dillinger
as Elaine
Get a Life
as Evelyn
Problem Child
as Flo
Poochinski
as Frannie Reynolds
Wings
as Casey Davenport
Pretty Woman
as Elizabeth Stuckey
Little White Lies
as Vicki
Trenchcoat in Paradise
as Nan Thompson
Quantum Leap
as Frankie Washarskie
Splash, Too
as Madison Bauer
China Beach
as Unknown
J.J. Starbuck
as Unknown
House II: The Second Story
as Jana
Matlock
as Model Lauren Chadwick
Matlock
as Cheryl Atkinson
Murder, She Wrote
as Connie Canzinaro
The Cosby Show
as Alicia Evans
Magnum, P.I.
as Diana