Jada Rowland
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Jada Rowland is an American
actress and illustrator
.
and television
, most notably in daytime soap opera
s. She has appeared as Dr. Susan Stewart on As the World Turns
and Carolee Simpson Aldrich on The Doctors. She later appeared on the prime-time serial The Hamptons. She was offered an audition for the Dustin Hoffman
film Tootsie
.
She is the sister of former actor Jeffrey Rowland. He, at one time, played her husband on As the World Turns (Dr. Dan Stewart), although they appeared on this show during different years.
Her most notable role was that of Amy Ames Britton Kincaid
on The Secret Storm
for most of its twenty-year run.
The character Amy had the distinction of growing up in real time, rather than the often-used soap opera phenomenon of rapid aging, where a younger actor is replaced with an older actor in order to age the character more quickly.
In the early 1970s, she lost the father of her son, Sparks, to murder.
Ms. Rowland's biography on her webpage says: "And finally, in 1983, tired of acting, never having been unemployed for more than three months at a time, and having the opportunity to join her astrophysicist husband on sabbatical in Denmark, she took a big gamble. She decided to fulfill a lifelong desire to be a professional artist and writer; she quit acting. She has kept on drawing and painting and writing."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
.
Actress
Ms. Rowland was born into a family of actors and artists. She has appeared on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, most notably in daytime soap opera
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,...
s. She has appeared as Dr. Susan Stewart on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
and Carolee Simpson Aldrich on The Doctors. She later appeared on the prime-time serial The Hamptons. She was offered an audition for the Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
film Tootsie
Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to extreme lengths to land a job. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, with a supporting cast that includes Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman,...
.
She is the sister of former actor Jeffrey Rowland. He, at one time, played her husband on As the World Turns (Dr. Dan Stewart), although they appeared on this show during different years.
Her most notable role was that of Amy Ames Britton Kincaid
Amy Ames
Amy Ames Rysdale Britton Kincaid was a character in the long-running and now cancelled American Soap opera, The Secret Storm She was played, with a few breaks, here and there, by actress Jada Rowland, who grew up in the role, a rarity for any soap....
on The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life...
for most of its twenty-year run.
The character Amy had the distinction of growing up in real time, rather than the often-used soap opera phenomenon of rapid aging, where a younger actor is replaced with an older actor in order to age the character more quickly.
In the early 1970s, she lost the father of her son, Sparks, to murder.
Ms. Rowland's biography on her webpage says: "And finally, in 1983, tired of acting, never having been unemployed for more than three months at a time, and having the opportunity to join her astrophysicist husband on sabbatical in Denmark, she took a big gamble. She decided to fulfill a lifelong desire to be a professional artist and writer; she quit acting. She has kept on drawing and painting and writing."