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Amy Hill

  • Birthplace: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
  • Birthday: May 9, 1953

Asian-American actor-writer of stage, film, and TV who gained national attention playing the quirky outspoken grandmother (several decades her senior) on the groundbreaking sitcom "All-American Girl" (ABC, 1994-95). Hill pulled off the illusion with the assistance of her doughy but expressive features, ample physique, and a flair for vocal and physical mannerisms. Her sassy asides were often the show's comic highlights.

The daughter of a native Japanese mother and a Finnish-American serviceman father, Hill experienced a lonely …more

Career Milestones

  • 2003

    Appeared as Mrs Kwan in the film adaption of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat"

  • 2000

    Was featured in the East West Players production of "Follies"; played showgirl Hattie Walker who sings "Broadway Baby"

  • 1997

    Joined cast of the NBC sitcom "The Naked Truth"

  • 1995

    Cast as regular on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Maybe This Time"

  • 1994

    Became a writer for "The Puzzle Place", a daily, mulitcultural preschool series (aired on PBS from 1/95)