Amelia Marshall | |
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Born | Albany, Georgia, U.S. | April 2, 1958
Alma mater | The University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
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Children | 1 |
Amelia Marshall (born April 2, 1958) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Gilly Grant Speakes on Guiding Light (1989-1996), Belinda Keefer on All My Children, (1996-1999), and Liz Sanbourne on Passions (2001-2007).
Marshall was born in Albany, Georgia and lived in Atlanta, Georgia and Amityville, New York before her family settled in Houston, Texas. Her mother was a teacher and her father was an insurance man. She is the middle of three children, with an older sister and a younger brother. She was named for her great aunt. [2]
She attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and also The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. She studied with the Houston Ballet and was a member of the Houston Jazz Ballet Company. [2] [1]
A talented dancer and singer, Marshall's early credits include roles on Broadway in Porgy and Bess (1983), Harrigan 'n Hart (1985), and Big Deal (1986). [3] She appeared as a dancer in Robert Klein on Broadway, a 1986 special. She performed at the Kennedy Center in Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie, and at the Houston Grand Opera in Scott Joplin's Treemonisha . She also performed in national tours of Cats and West Side Story . [1]
Marshall played the role of Miranda on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live in 1988. [1]
She was cast as Gillian "Gilly" Grant Speakes on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, playing the role from 1989 until 1996. Marshall worked as a day player on Guiding Light for more than a year before she was put on contract. [2] She was the second African American actor to receive a contract role on Guiding Light (her co-star, Vince Williams, was the first). [4]
She was cast on All My Children as Belinda Keefer in September 1996, replacing Kim Hawthorne. She was released from the show in July 1999. Fans were outraged by her dismissal. [5]
In 1997, she starred Off-Broadway, playing Diane Gardner in Minor Demons at the Century Center for the Performing Arts. [6]
On September 27, 2001, Marshall made her first appearance on Passions in the role of the villainess Liz Sanbourne, sister of Dr. Eve Russell. [7] Marshall was on contract for four and a half years, until she was dismissed from the soap in July 2007 as a result of budget cuts.
In 2001 and 2002, she appeared in the films Stuart Little 2 and According to Spencer. On television, she guest-starred on Lizzie McGuire and The District. [8]
She married Daryl Waters on November 28, 1992 at St. Paul's Chapel on the campus of Columbia University. [9] They dated for five years prior to getting married. [2] They divorced in 1995. [8]
Marshall married Kent Schaffer in 1997 and they divorced in 2001. [8] They have a son, who was born in January 1998. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | According to Spencer | Gloria | |
2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Will's Mom | |
2015 | Babysitter | Vice Principal |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | One Life to Live | Miranda | |
1989-1996 | Guiding Light | Gilly Grant Speakes | Contract role |
1996-1999 | All My Children | Belinda Keefer | Contract role |
2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Mrs. Miller | Episode: "Between a Rock and a Bra Place" |
The District | Dr. Janis Jeffers | Episode: "Fools Russian: Part 1" | |
Strong Medicine | Olivia Butler | Episode: "Zol Zein Gezint" | |
2001-2007 | Passions | Liz Sanbourne | Contract role |
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