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 Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, 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.Merli, Melissa
"Studio Visit: Amy Stoch"
''The News-Gazette'', February 10, 2013. In 1986, she played Britta Englund, a former KGB agent who was involved in a love triangle with

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and

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, on ''

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''. There, she met actor Robert Poynton, who played John Black. They married in 1987 and had a son, Robert Andrew Poynton V but divorced in 2004. In 1987, she played a recurring role in a major story arc on '' Dallas'' as Lisa Alden, the biological aunt of

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. She played Missy, the sexy stepmother of Bill and later Ted, in ''

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'', and its sequels ''

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). ...

Maslin, Janet Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin h ...

Movie Review: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
''The New York Times'', July 19, 1991. and '' Bill & Ted Face the Music''. Stoch also appeared in four television movies of the ''

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'' series, as

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's daughter Beth, and made guest appearances on '' Matlock'', '' The Fall Guy'', '' Hardcastle and McCormick'', '' Dynasty'', ''

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'', 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 Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio. Ashland was founded in 1878 as Ashland College. It is affiliated with The ...

, and a master's from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

.Faculty/Staff: Amy E. Stoch, PhD
, Parkland.edu; accessed August 26, 2015. In 2012, she completed a

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in theatre History, theory, and criticism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.Wood, Paul
Actress takes aim at doctorate
''The News-Gazette'', April 28, 2008.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoch, Amy Living people Actresses from Cleveland 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American television actresses American film actresses Ashland University alumni California State University, Northridge alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Year of birth missing (living people)