Amelia Marshall
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Amelia Marshall is an American
soap opera
actress.
from 1989 until 1997, 2006, & 2009. Marshall's character proved so popular that she rose from an Under-Five
to a full contract in less than six months.
As soon as she left Guiding Light, she was offered the role of Belinda Keefer on All My Children
, where she stayed until 1999. On October 3, 2001 Marshall debuted on Passions
in the role of villainess Liz Sanbourne
, sister to Dr. Eve Russell. Marshall was on contract for four and a half years, until she was let go from the soap in July 2006 as a result of budget cuts.
Marshall returned to GL as Gilly Grant in 2006 and from July to September 18, 2009.
Amelia's other TV credits include Cosby, Battle of the Network Starts, Lizzie McGuire, The District, and as a judge at the Miss Universe Pageant. Her stage credits include Harrigan and Hart (Broadway), Big Deal (Broadway), Robert Klein on Broadway, Minor Demons (off Broadway), Queenie Pie (Kennedy Center), Antigone (Kennedy Center), Cats (touring), West Side Story (touring), Telltale Hearts (Crossroads Theater), and Sweet Charity. Film credits include: Stuart Little 2, According to Spencer, and Cul-de-Sac. She has also appeared in the operas, Treemonisha and Porgy and Bess.
She is the mother of Kent Marshall Dylan Schaffer.
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Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
actress.
Biography
Her most famous role to date is television presenter Gillian "Gilly" Grant Speakes, which she played on Guiding LightGuiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
from 1989 until 1997, 2006, & 2009. Marshall's character proved so popular that she rose from an Under-Five
Under-Five
An Under-Five, also known as, an under-5, or a : is an AFTRA-only contract term for an American soap opera actor whose character has under five lines of dialogue in an episode.-Under-Five work:...
to a full contract in less than six months.
As soon as she left Guiding Light, she was offered the role of Belinda Keefer on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, where she stayed until 1999. On October 3, 2001 Marshall debuted on Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
in the role of villainess Liz Sanbourne
Liz Sanbourne
Elizabeth "Liz" Sanbourne is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. She was portrayed by Amelia Marshall from October 2001 to February 2006.-Character's background:...
, sister to Dr. Eve Russell. Marshall was on contract for four and a half years, until she was let go from the soap in July 2006 as a result of budget cuts.
Marshall returned to GL as Gilly Grant in 2006 and from July to September 18, 2009.
Amelia's other TV credits include Cosby, Battle of the Network Starts, Lizzie McGuire, The District, and as a judge at the Miss Universe Pageant. Her stage credits include Harrigan and Hart (Broadway), Big Deal (Broadway), Robert Klein on Broadway, Minor Demons (off Broadway), Queenie Pie (Kennedy Center), Antigone (Kennedy Center), Cats (touring), West Side Story (touring), Telltale Hearts (Crossroads Theater), and Sweet Charity. Film credits include: Stuart Little 2, According to Spencer, and Cul-de-Sac. She has also appeared in the operas, Treemonisha and Porgy and Bess.
She is the mother of Kent Marshall Dylan Schaffer.