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, 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 ''

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'', 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 Bo Brady, on '' Days of Our Lives''. 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 ''

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'' as Lisa Alden, the biological aunt of Christopher Ewing. She played Missy, the sexy stepmother of Bill and later Ted, in ''

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. The first installment of the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, it stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winte ...

'', and its sequels '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' Maslin, Janet
Movie Review: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
''The New York Times'', July 19, 1991. and ''

Bill & Ted Face the Music ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'' is a 2020 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. It is the third film in the ''Bill & Ted'' film series, and the sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Bogus J ...

''. Stoch also appeared in four television movies of the '' Gunsmoke'' series, as

Marshal Matt Dillon Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of '' Gunsmoke''. He is the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character w ...

's daughter Beth, and made guest appearances on '' Matlock'', ''

The Fall Guy ''The Fall Guy'' is an American action/adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who mo ...

'', ''

Hardcastle and McCormick ''Hardcastle and McCormick'' is an American action crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 18, 1983, through May 5, 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and rac ...

'', ''

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'', '' Knots Landing'', and ''

High Incident ''High Incident'' was a police drama television series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network. The show was created by Steven Spielberg, Michael Pavone, Eric Bogosian, and Dave Alan Johnson. It aired from March 4, 1996, to May ...

'', 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, and a master's from California State University, Northridge.Faculty/Staff: Amy E. Stoch, PhD
, Parkland.edu; accessed August 26, 2015. In 2012, she completed a PhD in theatre History, theory, and criticism from the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univer ...

.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)