63
Years
25
Movies
28
TV Shows
6.8
Rating
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).
63
Years Old
25
Movies
28
TV Shows
6.8
Avg Rating
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).
1997
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 12, 1962
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
The Mask
1994
Pretty Woman
1990
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Problem Child
1990
House II: The Second Story
1987
The Odd Couple II
1998
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
Dead Husbands
1998
Home for the Holidays
1995
The Nutt House
1992
Problem Child 2
1991
Sweet Dreams
1996
Little White Lies
1989
Dillinger
1991
Poochinski
1990
Denial
1998
Bloodhounds II
1996
Splash, Too
1988
+ 5 more movies
Bones
2005
Modern Family
2009
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Pretty Little Liars
2010
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Quantum Leap
1989
The Cosby Show
1984
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Wings
1990
Matlock
1986
Matlock
1986
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Workaholics
2011
That's So Raven
2003
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
The Single Guy
1995
+ 8 more TV shows