Amy Stoch | |
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Born | Amy Elizabeth Stoch Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Amy Stock Amy Stock-Poynton |
Alma mater | Ashland University California State University, Northridge University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986- |
Spouse | Robert Poynton (m. 1987;div. 2004) |
Children | 1 |
Amy Elizabeth Stoch is an American actress and academic, also known as Amy Stock and Amy Stock-Poynton.
Stoch was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and wanted to be an actress from a young age. She had her break when she reached the semifinals in the spokesmodel category on the television show Star Search , and one of the show's judges, Sue Cameron, offered to represent her. [1]
In 1986, she played Britta Englund, a former KGB agent who was involved in a love triangle with Patch Johnson and Bo Brady, on Days of Our Lives . There, she met actor Robert Poynton, who played John Black. They married in 1987 and had a son, Robert Andrew Poynton V [2] but divorced in 2004. [3]
In 1987, she played a recurring role in a major story arc on Dallas as Lisa Alden, the biological aunt of Christopher Ewing. [4] She played Missy, the sexy stepmother of Bill and later Ted, in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure , [5] and its sequels Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey [6] and Bill & Ted Face the Music . [7] Stoch also appeared in four television movies of the Gunsmoke series, as Marshal Matt Dillon's daughter Beth, [8] and made guest appearances on Matlock , The Fall Guy , Hardcastle and McCormick , Dynasty , Knots Landing , and High Incident , among others. She also played Fawn Hall in the miniseries, Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North .
Stoch holds a bachelor of arts in theatre from Ashland University, and a master's from California State University, Northridge. [9]
In 2012, she completed a PhD in theatre History, theory, and criticism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [10]
Year | Title | Type | Character |
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1986 | Soul Man | Film | as Girl in Bed |
1987 | Summer School | Film | as Kim |
1987-88 | Dallas | TV series | as Lisa Alden (16 episodes) |
1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Film | as Missy |
1989 | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | TV movie | as Fawn Hall |
1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | TV movie | as Beth Yarnder |
1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Film | as Missy |
1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | TV movie | as Beth Dillon |
1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | TV movie | as Beth Reardon |
1993 | Kiss of a Killer | TV movie | as Young Mrs. Wilson |
1994 | Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice | TV movie | as Beth Reardon |
1996 | The Little Death | Film | as Meredith Hannon |
1996 | High Incident | TV series | |
1994 | Beanstalk | Film | as Rebecca Taylor (Jack's mom) |
1996 | Murder, She Wrote | TV series | as Amy Ortega in episode "Death Goes Double Platinum" |
1998 | The Lake | TV movie | as Saleswoman |
2001 | The Perfect Nanny | TV movie | as Beth O'Reilly |
2010 | The Strip | Film | as Mrs. Davis |
2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Film | as Missy |
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