Amy Yasbeck Biography

Amy Yasbeck is an American actress best recognised for her performances as Casey Chappel Davenport in the sitcom ‘Wings’ and mermaid Madison in the made-for-television film ‘Splash, Too’. She made her professional acting debut with an unsold CBS television pilot, ‘Rockhopper’ and eventually earned a role in the popular soap opera ‘Days of Our Lives’. Moving on, she guest starred in several television shows including ‘Dallas’, ‘Spies’, ‘China Beach’, ‘Magnum, P.I.’, ‘Werewolf’ and ‘J.J. Starbuck’. She drew attention playing Madison in ‘Splash, Too’. Her starring role in ‘Wings’ was followed by other starring roles in television series like ‘Alright Already’ and ‘Life on a Stick’. While working on television shows, Yasbeck also forayed into big-screen productions and co-starred in films like ‘House II: The Second Story’, ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’, ‘Pretty Woman’, ‘The Mask’, ‘Problem Child’ and ‘Problem Child 2’. She featured in the latter two with her late husband, award-winning American actor-comedian John Ritter.