American actress
Amy Elizabeth Stoch is an American actress and academic, also known as Amy Stock and Amy Stock-Poynton .
Life and career
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 .
Academia
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]
Filmography
References
^ Merli, Melissa. "Studio Visit: Amy Stoch" , The News-Gazette , February 10, 2013.
^ "Actress takes aim at doctorate" .
^ Russell, Maureen (1995). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera . McFarland. ISBN 0786486511 .
^ Lee, Bruce Morris (1996). Primetime network serials: episode guides, casts, and credits for 37 continuing television dramas, 1964 through 1991 . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0786401648 .
^ "Amy Stock-Poynton" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 27 August 2015 .
^ Maslin, Janet . Movie Review: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) , The New York Times , July 19, 1991.
^ McNary, Dave (2019-06-27). " 'Bill & Ted' Sequel Adds New and Returning Cast Members (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
^ Yoggy, Gary A., ed. (1998). Back in the saddle: essays on Western film and television actors . Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 078640566X .
^ Faculty/Staff: Amy E. Stoch, PhD Archived February 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Parkland.edu; accessed August 26, 2015.
^ Wood, Paul. Actress takes aim at doctorate , The News-Gazette , April 28, 2008.
^ "Amy Stock Poynton: Filmography" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
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