Amelia March Luckinbill (formerly Weatherly; born June 17, 1973) is an American actress best known for her roles in American soap operas.[1][2][3] Her best known role may be Victoria Newman, who she has portrayed on The Young and the Restless since 2005.

Amelia Heinle
Heinle in 2014
Born
Amelia March Heinle

(1973-03-17) March 17, 1973 (age 51)
Other namesAmelia Weatherly
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouses
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
(m. 2007)
Children3

Early life edit

Amelia March Heinle was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and has four younger siblings.[4] She grew up in Arizona and moved to New Jersey with her family when she was 15 years old.[2]

Career edit

From 1993 to 1995, she played the role of Stephanie "Steffi" Brewster on the soap opera Loving. She also played the character for two months 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, as well as 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) didn't 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[5] for the role.

In April 2009, Heinle appeared in season 4, episode 20, of Ghost Whisperer, entitled "Stage Fright", with husband Thad Luckinbill and fellow daytime drama actress Lesli Kay.

Personal life edit

In February 1995, she married her Loving co-star and on-screen love interest, Michael Weatherly. On January 10, 1996, Heinle gave birth to their only child, a son named August. She and Weatherly 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, Thaddeus Rowe, was born on November 2, 2007.[6] Their second child, a daughter, Georgia March, was born on December 17, 2009.[7][8]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1998 At Sachem Farm Laurie
1999 Liar's Poker Rebecca
1999 The Limey Adhara
2003 Another Night Woman Short

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1993–1995 Loving Stephanie Brewster TV series
1995–96 The City Stephanie Brewster TV series
1997 Quicksilver Highway Darlene TV film
1998 Black Cat Run Sara Jane Bronnel TV film
1999 Purgatory Rose / Betty McCullough TV film
1999 Jack & Jill Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett Unaired pilot, replaced by Amanda Peet
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Harriet Hemings TV film
2000 The Only Living Boy in New York Olivia TV film
2001 Earth vs. the Spider Stephanie Lewis TV film
2001–2004 All My Children Mia Saunders TV series
2005–present The Young and the Restless Victoria Newman Regular role
2009 CSI: Miami Elizabeth Corbett "Chip/Tuck"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Prof. Brook Dennis "Stage Fright"

Awards and nominations edit

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2014
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
2015
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
2019
Soap Awards France Best International Actor / Actress The Young and the Restless Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ Soap Opera Digest (vol. 35, no.17, pg. 65)
  2. ^ a b "Amelia Heinle 411". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tuesday Fast Five with Amelia Heinle (Victoria, Y&R)". 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Amelia Heinle Biography". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Sutton, Joe (27 April 2015). "Daytime Emmy Awards: 'Days' and 'Restless' in a tie - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ^ People.com (November 13, 2007) "Amelia Heinle and Thad Luckinbill Welcome Thaddeus Rowe". Retrieved July 7, 2016
  7. ^ Leon, Anya (December 23, 2009) "Thad Luckinbill and Amelia Heinle WelcomeDaughter Georgia March". Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2016-07-07. People.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "About The Young and the Restless: Baby News". CBS. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  9. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". Burbank: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Soap Awards 2019 : le palmarès complet, tous les gagnants, Demain nous appartient, Les Mystères de l'amour, Les feux de l'amour". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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