Ami Dolenz

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Ami Dolenz
Born
Other namesAmy Dolenz
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2010
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Parents
Relatives George Dolenz
(paternal grandfather)
Janelle Johnson
(paternal grandmother)

Ami Bluebell Dolenz (born January 8, 1969) [1] is an American retired actress.

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Early life

Dolenz was born in Burbank, California, into a show business family. She is the daughter of Micky Dolenz of the 1960s group the Monkees, and British television presenter Samantha Juste. [2] Her paternal grandparents were the film actors George Dolenz and Janelle Johnson. [3]

Career

At age 15, Dolenz won a junior talent contest and decided to become an actress. She dropped out of high school and began appearing in roles on various television series. [3] One of her first acting roles was in the television movie The Children of Times Square, followed by a two-episode stint on Growing Pains . In 1987, she had a small role in the comedy Can't Buy Me Love . Later that year, she landed the role of Melissa McKee in the long-running soap opera General Hospital ; the role garnered critical attention for Dolenz and she earned two nominations (in 1988 and 1989, respectively) for a Young Artist Award. [4]

After leaving General Hospital in 1989, Dolenz landed a co-starring role opposite Tony Danza in She's Out of Control . The following year, she portrayed Sloane Peterson in Ferris Bueller , a television sitcom based on Ferris Bueller's Day Off , which lasted only thirteen episodes and was cancelled in 1991. [5] After its demise, Dolenz starred in Children of the Night and then had the lead role in 1992's Miracle Beach . [6]

Throughout the 1990s, Dolenz continued to appear in films and television, including Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway ; Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings ; Murder, She Wrote ; Wake, Rattle and Roll ; Saved by the Bell: The College Years ; Demolition University; Pacific Blue ; and Teen Angel . In 1998, she voiced a character for the children's show The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs . After a four-year hiatus from acting, Dolenz returned in the independent film Mr. Id, in a co-starring role with Steve Parlavecchio. In 2007, she appeared in the film Even If, which she also produced.

Personal

On August 10, 2002, Dolenz married actor and martial artist Jerry Trimble. [7]

In addition to acting, Dolenz and her husband manage KidPix Productions, a company that stages movie shoots as birthday parties for children. She also performs with the Write Act Repertory Theatre, [8] and owns Bluebell Boutique, an online custom jewelry shop that she previously co-owned and operated with her late mother. [9]

Selected filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Can't Buy Me Love Fran
1989 She's Out of Control Katie Simpson
1990FaithCherylGerman film
1991 Children of the Night Lucy Barrett
1992 Miracle Beach Jeannie Peterson
1992 Rescue Me Ginny Grafton
1993 Stepmonster Wendy
1993 Ticks Dee Dee Davenport Direct-to-video release; alternate title: Infested
1993 Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway PaigeAlternate title: Witchboard: The Return
1993 White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II Cara
1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Jenny BraddockDirect-to-video release
1995 Life 101 Joy
1997Demolition UniversityJenny
1999Shogun CopSacrificed Virgin
2003Mr. IdHeather Dombrowski
2007Even IfKateShort film; also producer
20082012 DoomsdaySusanDirect-to-DVD release
2009New Hope ManorClaudiaAlternate title: House Rules for Bad Girls
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–86 Growing Pains Linda2 episodes
1986 Starman Kelly JordanEpisode: "One for the Road"
1987 Mr. Belvedere ShannonEpisode: "The Ticket"
1987–89 General Hospital Melissa McKee[unknown episodes]
1989 Hardball LaurenEpisode: "The Out of Towner"
1990 Superboy Jessica JamesEpisode: "Superstar"
1990–91 Ferris Bueller Sloan PetersonMain role, 13 episodes
1993 Murder, She Wrote Tracey NobleEpisode: "Bloodlines"
1994 Saved by the Bell: The College Years ChristyEpisode: "Marry Me"
1997 Pacific Blue Darla WallenchikEpisode: "Runaway"
1997 Teen Angel CindyEpisode: "Living Doll"
1998 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Oatz CautereVoice role; episode: "I.H.R.F./Oatz"
2001 Dark Realm Helen/Melissa Cochran2 episodes
2010 Rules of Engagement LoriEpisode: "Reunion"

Award nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRefs
1988Young Artist AwardBest Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated
1989Young Artist AwardBest Young Actress in a Daytime Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated

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References

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  8. KidPix Productions Official site Archived May 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "www.AmiDolenz.com - The Official Website of Actress Ami Dolenz". www.amidolenz.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.