Amelia March Heinle (formerly Weatherly and Luckinbill; born March 17, 1973) is an American actress best known for her roles in American soap operas.

Early life

Amelia March Heinle was born in

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, and has four younger siblings. She grew up in Arizona and moved to New Jersey with her family when she was 15 years old.

Career

From 1993 to 1995, she played the role of Stephanie "Steffi" Brewster on the soap opera '' Loving''. She also played the character for two months in that show's short-lived spin off '' The City'' from November 1995 until January 1996. In 1994, she was nominated for a

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for "Outstanding Female Newcomer". Through the 1990s, she appeared in many made for TV movies, as well as a role in the 1999

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'' (as

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's girlfriend). She appeared in the music video for "I Will Buy You a New Life" by Everclear. In 2001, she returned to daytime television, this time in the role of

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'', the heretofore unknown half-sister of

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). lthough she started as a front-burner character, her romantic pairing with Jake Martin ( J. Eddie Peck) didn't work out because of the actor's exit from the show, with Mia relegated to a background character. In 2004, Heinle opted not to renew her contract with ''All My Children'' and left the show. On March 21, 2005, Heinle joined the cast of the

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'', as

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, replacing the popular

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in the role. She won a

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in 2014 and again in 2015 for the role. In April 2009, Heinle appeared in season 4, episode 20, of ''

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'', entitled "Stage Fright", with husband

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and fellow daytime drama actress Lesli Kay.

Personal life

In February 1995, she married her '' Loving'' co-star and on-screen love interest,

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. On January 10, 1996, Heinle gave birth to their only child, a son named August. She and Weatherly divorced in 1997. In March 2007, she married her ''Young and the Restless'' co-star,

, notable for portraying her onscreen ex-husband, J.T. Hellstrom. Their first child together, a son, Thaddeus Rowe, was born on November 2, 2007. Their second child, a daughter, Georgia March, was born on December 17, 2009. Luckinbill filed for divorce from Heinle in 2017, but as of 2019 they are still together.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Amelia Heinle Interview
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