Amy Stoch is an American actress and academic, also known as Amy Stock-Poynton.

Life and career

Stoch was born and raised in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

, 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 ''Star Search'' (later known as ''Ed McMahon's Star Search'') is an American television show that was produced by T.P.E./ Rysher Entertainment from 1983 to 1995, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Al Masini. A relaunch was produced by 29 ...

'', 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 ''

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'' as Lisa Alden, the biological aunt of

Christopher Ewing Christopher Ewing is a fictional character from the American prime time drama series ''Dallas'' and the continuation series. The character was first written into the series in the episode " Starting Over", which first aired on December 11, 1981. ...

. 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 Win ...

'', 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
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 ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' series, as Marshal Matt Dillon's daughter Beth, and made guest appearances on '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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 r ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially cente ...

'', and ''

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'', 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, United States. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern U ...

, 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, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

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

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in theatre History, theory, and criticism from the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

.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)