Ami Dolenz
Ami Bluebell Dolenz ( AY-mee DOH-lənz; born January 8, 1969)[1] is an American retired actress.
Dolenz was born in Burbank, California, into a show business family. She is the daughter of Micky Dolenz of the 1960s group the Monkees, and British television presenter Samantha Juste.[2] Her paternal grandparents were the film actors George Dolenz and Janelle Johnson.[3]
At age 15, Dolenz won a junior talent contest and decided to become an actress. She dropped out of high school and began appearing in roles on various television series.[3] One of her first acting roles was in the television movie The Children of Times Square, followed by a two-episode stint on Growing Pains. In 1987, she had a small role in the comedy Can't Buy Me Love. Later that year, she landed the role of Melissa McKee in the long-running soap opera General Hospital; the role garnered critical attention for Dolenz and she earned two nominations (in 1988 and 1989, respectively) for a Young Artist Award.[4]
After leaving General Hospital in 1989, Dolenz landed a co-starring role opposite Tony Danza in She's Out of Control. The following year, she portrayed Sloane Peterson in Ferris Bueller, a television sitcom based on Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which lasted only thirteen episodes and was cancelled in 1991.[5] After its demise, Dolenz starred in Children of the Night and then had the lead role in 1992's Miracle Beach.[6]
Throughout the 1990s, Dolenz continued to appear in films and television, including Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway; Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings; Murder, She Wrote; Wake, Rattle and Roll; Saved by the Bell: The College Years; Demolition University; Pacific Blue; and Teen Angel. In 1998, she voiced a character for the children's show The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs. After a four-year hiatus from acting, Dolenz returned in the independent film Mr. Id, in a co-starring role with Steve Parlavecchio. In 2007, she appeared in the film Even If, which she also produced.
On August 10, 2002, Dolenz married actor and martial artist Jerry Trimble.[7]
In addition to acting, Dolenz and her husband manage KidPix Productions, a company that stages movie shoots as birthday parties for children. She also performs with the Write Act Repertory Theatre,[8] and owns Bluebell Boutique, an online custom jewelry shop that she previously co-owned and operated with her late mother.[9]
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
| 1989 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated |
- ^ Biography
- ^ Dolenz, Micky; Bego, Mark (2004). I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 160. ISBN 0-8154-1284-3.
- ^ a b Cozad, W. Lee. More Magnificent Mountain Movies. W. Lee Cozad. p. 308. ISBN 0-9723372-3-7.
- ^ "Dolenz, Ami 1969–(Amy Dolenz) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (7 ed.). p. 342. ISBN 0-345-39736-3.
- ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 405. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.
- ^ "The wedding of Ami Dolenz & Jerry Trimble". Pages.prodigy.net. August 10, 2002. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ KidPix Productions Official site Archived May 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "www.AmiDolenz.com - The Official Website of Actress Ami Dolenz". www.amidolenz.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.