
Amy Yasbeck
Amy Marie Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings from 1994 to 1997, and for having played the mermaid Madison in the television film Splash Too, in 1988 (the role originated by Daryl Hannah in the film Splash). Yasbeck was born in Blue Ash, Ohio, and graduated from The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati. She then attended the University of Detroit Mercy, where she studied theater. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Yasbeck's early acting credits include guest roles on such television shows as Dallas, Spies, Werewolf, J.J. Starbuck, Magnum, P.I., China Beach, and Murphy Brown. She also played Olivia Reed for four months between 1986 and 1987 on the long-running daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. In 1988, Yasbeck starred in the Disney television film Splash, Too. She then went on to appear in a number of films, including House II: The Second Story (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), The Mask (1994), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). From 1994 to 1997, Yasbeck starred as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her performance. In 1999, Yasbeck married actor John Ritter. They had one son together, Noah, who was born in 1998. Ritter died suddenly of an aortic dissection in 2003. Since Ritter's death, Yasbeck has continued to work in film and television shows as Two and a Half Men, The Middle, and Modern Family. Yasbeck is also a writer and producer. She wrote the book With Love and Laughter, John Ritter, which was published in 2005. She also produced the documentary John Ritter: A Celebration of His Life, which aired on the Hallmark Channel in 2004. Yasbeck is a strong advocate for heart health awareness. She is a member of the board of directors of the John Ritter Foundation, which was founded in 2003 to raise money for heart research.
51 acting credits
Acting · 51

Bones
2005

Modern Family
2009

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Diagnosis: Murder
1993

The View
1997

Pretty Little Liars
2010

Magnum, P.I.
1980

Quantum Leap
1989

Wings
1990

Matlock
1986

The Cosby Show
1984

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

Hot in Cleveland
2010

Just Shoot Me!
1997

That's So Raven
2003

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

Workaholics
2011

China Beach
1988

Dave's World
1993

The Single Guy
1995

The Mask
1994

Pretty Woman
1990

Get a Life
1990

J.J. Starbuck
1987

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993

Problem Child
1990

Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995

Problem Child 2
1991

Life on a Stick
2005

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Home for the Holidays
1995

Platypus Man
1995
Alright Already
1997

House II: The Second Story
1987

The Odd Couple II
1998

Denial
1998

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993

The Nutt House
1992

Splash, Too
1988

Poochinski
1990

Dillinger
1991

Sweet Dreams
1996

Little White Lies
1989

Bloodhounds II
1996

Little Women Big Cars
2012

Little Women Big Cars 2
2014

Trenchcoat in Paradise
1989

Fireflies in the Dusk
2025

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996

Dead Husbands
1998
The Big Game
—