Amelia Marshall (born April 2, 1958) is an American

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actress.

Biography

Her most famous role to date is television presenter Gillian "Gilly" Grant Speakes, which she played on '' Guiding Light'' from 1989 until 1996. Marshall's character proved so popular that she rose from an

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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, 2000, Marshall made her first appearance on ''

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'' in the role of the villainess Liz Sanbourne, sister of Dr.

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. Marshall was on contract for four and a half years, until she was sacked from the soap in July 2007 as a result of budget cuts. Marshall's other TV credits include '' Cosby'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and as a judge at the

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. Her stage credits include ''

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'' (

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), '' Big Deal'' (Broadway), ''Robert Klein'' (Broadway), '' Minor Demons'' (off Broadway), ''

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'' (

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), ''

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'' (Kennedy Center), '' Cats'' (touring), ''

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'' (touring), '' Telltale Hearts'' (Crossroads Theater) and '' Sweet Charity''. Film credits include: '' Stuart Little 2'', ''

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'' and '' Cul-de-Sac''. She has also appeared in the operas, ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is the mother of Kent Marshall Dylan Schaffer.

References

External links

Amelia Marshall profile on SoapCentral
* 1958 births Living people American soap opera actresses People from Albany, Georgia Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub