Victoria Rowell

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Biography

Victoria Rowell was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for during her years (1990-98) on "The Young and the Restless" but is probably recognizable to an entirely different audience as Eddie Murphy's lobbyist love interest in the 1992 feature film "The Distinguished Gentleman". Born in Portland, Maine, she spent much of her youth as a foster child. At age 15, she joined the American Ballet Theatre's junior company but eventually gravitated to …
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Job Title

Actor, Art Department, Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup

Born

May 10, 1959

Career Milestones

Co-hosted "All American Thanksgiving Day Parade" on CBS

Co-starred as Amanda Bentley on "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS)

Spent part of her youth as a foster child; raised on a farm

1968

Began studying ballet at age eight (date approximate)

1975

Moved to NYC to join the American Ballet Theatre's junior company at age 15 (date approximate)

1987

Feature film debut in "Leonard Part 6", starring Bill Cosby

1989

Made first prime time TV appearance on episode of "The Cosby Show" (NBC)

1990

Played Drucilla Barber on "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

1992

Had first screen lead in "The Distinguished Gentleman"

1994

TV-movie debut in "Full Eclipse" (HBO)

1996

Co-starred in "Dumb and Dumber"

1999

Appeared in the independent feature "A Wake in Providence"

2002

Returned to "Young and the Restless" as Drucilla

2006

Cast in Irwin Winkler's drama "Home of the Brave," about the lives of four American soldiers in Iraq and their return back to the US

Awards

1995

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in The Young and the Restless

1996

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in The Young and the Restless

1997

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in The Young and the Restless