Amy Yasbeck

Amy Marie Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom ''Wings'' from 1994 to 1997, and for having played the mermaid Madison in the television film '' Splash, Too'' in 1988 (the role originated by Daryl Hannah in the film '' Splash''). She has guest starred in several television shows and appeared in the films '' House II: The Second Story'', ''Pretty Woman'', ''Problem Child'', ''Problem Child 2'', '' The Mask'', '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'', and '' Dracula: Dead and Loving It''.

Early life

Yasbeck was born in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash, Ohio, the daughter of Dorothy Louise Mary (née Murphy), a homemaker, and John Anthony Yasbeck, a butcher and grocery store owner. Her father was of Lebanese descent, while her mother was of Irish ancestry. As a child, Yasbeck was featured on the package art for the Betty Crocker Easy-Bake Oven. Years later, in 2000, she was presented with a new Easy-Bake Oven on the show ''I've Got a Secret'', for which she was a regular panel member.

She spent her primary and secondary years at two different Catholic schools: Summit Country Day School and Ursuline Academy. She then enrolled in the theater program at the University of Detroit, but didn't graduate. In 1983, after the deaths of both of her parents, her father from a heart attack and her mother from emphysema, Yasbeck moved to New York City.

Career

Early into her acting career, she appeared in ''Rockhopper'', an unsold CBS television pilot from 1985. Yasbeck has had guest-starring roles in many television shows, including ''Dallas'', ''Spies'', ''Werewolf'', '' J.J. Starbuck'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''China Beach'', and ''Murphy Brown''. She auditioned for the role of Elaine Benes on ''Seinfeld''. She played Olivia Reed for four months between 1986 and 1987 on the long-running daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. She also played the starring role of the mermaid Madison in the Disney television movie '' Splash, Too'' in 1988 (the role of Madison was originated by Daryl Hannah in the 1984 movie '' Splash''). Playing a mermaid in ''Splash, Too'' was a fulfillment of a childhood dream for Yasbeck, as she loved mermaids when she was 5 years old after watching a Disney movie that featured mermaids. Yasbeck has also had starring roles in the sitcoms ''Wings'', ''Alright Already'', and ''Life on a Stick'' and in movies such as '' House II: The Second Story'', ''Pretty Woman'', ''Problem Child'', ''Problem Child 2'', and '' The Mask''. She has twice worked with Mel Brooks, in 1993's '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' and 1995's '' Dracula: Dead and Loving It''.

Yasbeck also appeared once on the hit DCOS ''That's So Raven</