Amy Yasbeck

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Biography

Yasbeck became a part of baby boomer pop history as the little girl on the Easy Bake Oven box at the age of six. Active in community theater in high school, she dropped out of college in Detroit and went to New York to pursue acting. There, she was discovered by a talent agent who spotted her working as a hostess in a restaurant. Yasbeck made her TV debut with the comedy troupe that performed sketches on the revival of "Love, American Style" …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

September 12, 1962

Career Milestones

2010

Penned the book, With Love and Laughter, John Ritter,, about the life and death of her husband John Ritter

2005

Cast in the short-lived Fox sitcom "Life on a Stick"

1998

Appeared in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple II" starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

1995

Appeared in "Home for the Holidays" a comedy directed by Jodie Foster

1994

TV series debut as a regular on the NBC sitcom "Wings"

1994

Starred opposite Jim Carrey in "The Mask"

1990

Played Stuckey's (Jason Alexander) wife in "Pretty Woman"

1990

Co-starred with John Ritter in "Problem Child"

1988

Had recurring role on the last few episodes of "Magnum, P.I."

1988

TV-movie debut in starring role, "Splash, Too"

1987

Feature film debut, "House II: The Second Story"

1986

Had role on the NBC daytime drama series "Days of Our Lives"

1985

TV series debut on revival of "Love, American Style"

Began career when she posed for the cover photo of the box for Easy Bake Oven toy stoves at age 6