| Amy Stoch | |
| Birth Name: | Amy Elizabeth Stoch |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Other Names: | Amy Stock Amy Stock-Poynton |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Alma Mater: | Ashland University California State University, Northridge University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Children: | 1 |
| Years Active: | 1986- |
Amy Elizabeth Stoch is an American actress and academic, also known as Amy Stock and Amy Stock-Poynton.
Stoch was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and wanted to be an actress from a young age. She had her break when she reached the semifinals in the spokesmodel category on the television show Star Search, and one of the show's judges, Sue Cameron, offered to represent her.[1]
In 1986, she played Britta Englund, a former KGB agent who was involved in a love triangle with Patch Johnson and Bo Brady, on Days of Our Lives. There, she met actor Robert Poynton, who played John Black. They married in 1987 and had a son, Robert Andrew Poynton V [2] but divorced in 2004.[3]
In 1987, she played a recurring role in a major story arc on Dallas as Lisa Alden, the biological aunt of Christopher Ewing.[4] She played Missy, the sexy stepmother of Bill and later Ted, in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,[5] and its sequels Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey[6] and Bill & Ted Face the Music.[7] Stoch also appeared in four television movies of the Gunsmoke series, as Marshal Matt Dillon's daughter Beth,[8] and made guest appearances on Matlock, The Fall Guy, Hardcastle and McCormick, Dynasty, Knots Landing, and High Incident, among others. She also played Fawn Hall in the miniseries, .
Stoch holds a bachelor of arts in theatre from Ashland University, and a master's from California State University, Northridge.[9]
In 2012, she completed a PhD in theatre History, theory, and criticism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[10]
| Character | ||||
| 1986 | Soul Man | Film | as Girl in Bed | |
| 1987 | Summer School | Film | as Kim | |
| 1987–88 | Dallas | TV series | as Lisa Alden (16 episodes) | |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Film | as Missy | |
| 1989 | TV movie | as Fawn Hall | ||
| 1990 | TV movie | as Beth Yarnder | ||
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Film | as Missy | |
| 1992 | TV movie | as Beth Dillon | ||
| 1993 | TV movie | as Beth Reardon | ||
| 1993 | Kiss of a Killer | TV movie | as Young Mrs. Wilson | |
| 1994 | TV movie | as Beth Reardon | ||
| 1996 | The Little Death | Film | as Meredith Hannon | |
| 1996 | High Incident | TV series | ||
| 1994 | Beanstalk | Film | as Rebecca Taylor (Jack's mom) | |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | TV series | as Amy Ortega in episode "Death Goes Double Platinum" | |
| 1998 | The Lake | TV movie | as Saleswoman | |
| 2001 | The Perfect Nanny | TV movie | as Beth O'Reilly | |
| 2010 | The Strip | Film | as Mrs. Davis | |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Film | as Missy |