Amelia: (on what people would be surprised to know about her) I actually do have a lot to say. I don't talk much at work. I think that people think that I am very young and quiet and maybe a little stupid.
Amelia: I give the people who do hour shows a lot of credit. I don't know how they do it. I would have ulcers.
Amelia: (on her ex-husband, Michael Weatherly) God love him. He's cool. He does his thing and I do mine. We talk all the time because of August.
Amelia: (on handling compliments about her beauty) I’ve never had one. I had someone ask me for her pen back once, because I was signing as fast as I could. She wanted to get to another actor at a fan event. She didn’t even want my autograph! Honestly, nobody goes around that often saying I’m beautiful. If someone were to say that I’m beautiful, I’d say, ‘Oh, thank you’. I’m better with compliments now than when I was younger.
Amelia: (would she get involved with another actor?) Yes, I would. You meet people and they are decent. I’m an actor and I’m decent. But I’m not looking right now. It takes too much effort!
Amelia: (on being a mum) I love it. My brother lives with us, and he’s nannying for me. He’s 23 and a dude, so he doesn’t really know what to do. He’s Mrs Doubtfire! I get calls once in a while when my son and brother are squabbling. I go, ‘What did you do? That’s not good’. It’s awesome being a mother. From the minute my son was born till now, it’s been the best.
Amelia: (on nailing scenes quickly) When I first came on the show, Eric Braeden (Victor) was like, ‘Let’s go, let’s go!’ It just comes to them because of their years of experience in their roles. I like to be right there with them. I wanted them to like me, and not be the loser new girl! It’s like being accepted into the popular clique in school.
Amelia: (on being compared with Heather Tom’s portrayal of Victoria Newman) To tell you the truth, from the beginning everyone was very nice in that way. I was surprised they were open to me in the role by not using a comparison to Heather. There were many qualities that Victoria had when Heather played her, but I wanted to bring other qualities. Luckily, the fans and everyone at Y&R gave me that chance.
Amelia initially played 'Jack' in the pilot of Jack & Jill but was later replaced by another actress.
In 1994 Amelia was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for ‘Outstanding Female Newcomer’ for her role in Loving.
Amelia was named as one of TV Guide's choice for ‘Daytime's Big Screen Potential Stars‘.
Amelia was married to Michael Weatherly in 1995, before divorcing him in 1997.
Amelia has done commercials for both Coke and Sprite.
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