Amelia March Luckinbill (née: Heinle; formerly Weatherly; born March 17, 1973) is an American actress known for her roles in American soap operas.Soap Opera Digest (vol. 35, no.17, pg. 65) Her best known role is Victoria Newman, who she has portrayed on The Young and the Restless since 2005.
Early life Heinle 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 in that show's short-lived spin off, The City from November 1995 until January 1996. In 1994, she was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer.
Through the 1990s, she appeared in many made-for-TV movies, and a role in the 1999 Steven Soderbergh film The Limey (as Peter Fonda's girlfriend). She appeared in the music video for "I Will Buy You a New Life" by Everclear.
In 2000, Heinle played the part of Harriet Hemings in Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, a short, two-part, made-for-television film.
In 2001, she returned to daytime television, this time in the role of Mia Saunders on All My Children, the heretofore unknown half-sister of Liza Colby (Marcy Walker). Although she started as a front-burner character, her romantic pairing with Jake Martin (J. Eddie Peck) did not 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 CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Victoria Newman, replacing the popular Heather Tom in the role. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2014 and again in 2015 for the role.
In April 2009, Heinle appeared in season four, episode 20, of Ghost Whisperer, entitled "Stage Fright", with husband Thad Luckinbill and fellow daytime drama actress Lesli Kay.
Personal life
In February 1995, Heinle married her Loving/The City co-star Michael Weatherly. Their son was born in 1996. The couple divorced in 1997.
In March 2007, she married her Young and the Restless co-star, Thad Luckinbill, notable for portraying her onscreen ex-husband, J.T. Hellstrom. Their first child together, a son, was born on November 2, 2007.People.com (November 13, 2007) Retrieved July 7, 2016 Their second child, a daughter, was born on December 17, 2009.Leon, Anya (December 23, 2009) People.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1998At Sachem FarmLaurie1999Liar's PokerRebecca1999Adhara2003Another NightWomanShort
Television Year Title Role Notes1993–1995LovingStephanie BrewsterTV series1995–96Stephanie BrewsterTV series1997Quicksilver HighwayDarleneTV film1998Black Cat RunSara Jane BrownellTV film1999PurgatoryRose / Betty McCulloughTV film1999Jack & JillJacqueline 'Jack' BarrettUnaired pilot, replaced by Amanda Peet2000Sally Hemings: An American ScandalHarriet HemingsTV film2000OliviaTV film2001Earth vs. the SpiderStephanie LewisTV film2001–2004All My ChildrenMia SaundersTV series2005–presentVictoria NewmanRegular role2009CSI: MiamiElizabeth Corbett"Chip/Tuck"2009Ghost WhispererProf. Brook Dennis"Stage Fright"
Awards and nominations
+List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Soap Awards France Best International Actor / Actress The Young and the Restless
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