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She changed her name to join the Screen Actors Guild since there was another Amy Young registered, and chose the name Bellamy as a tribute to her late father's best friend, Bill, who had helped to raise her after her father died. Young graduated from Asheville School in 1987.
Jun 23, 2015 · Young spilled all on TODAY Tuesday, including why she had to change her birth name when she got into showbiz. "My mom wanted to name me 'Gretel' or 'Heidi' and my dad was like, 'Give me...
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Jun 23, 2015 · Bellamy Young who plays the first lady of the United States on the popular drama “Scandal” visits TODAY, where she reveals her birth name (Amy Maria Young).
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- She was adopted. Young was born Amy Maria Young in Asheville, North Carolina. She was given up for adoption after birth, spending 6 weeks in foster care before finding a permanent home with her adoptive parents.
- She started her career on stage. After graduating from Yale University, Young spent a summer at the British American Drama Academy before beginning her career in earnest.
- She made her TV debut in Another World. After deciding to widen her career to include TV and film, Young made her small screen debut in 1995 with the recurring role of Dr. Courtney Evans on the daytime soap, Another World.
- She was named Breakout Star of 2014. In 2014, two years after starting her 6-year tenure on Scandal, The Daily Beast named Young the show’s “Breakout Star”.
Bellamy changed her name to Bellamy to join the Screen Actors Guild because there was someone already registered as Amy Young. She chose the name “Bellamy” as a tribute to her late adoptive father’s best friend, Bill, who helped in her upbringing after the death of her father.
- February 19, 1970
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- 5 ft 7 in
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Bellamy Young: There was a little four year old in How the Grinch Stole Christmas that took the name Amy Young back in the day. I was trying to think of names where people would still call me Amy because I couldn’t imagine being a Charlotte or a Violet.
Adopted at six weeks old. Legal name is Amy Maria Young; there was another Amy Young registered in the Screen Actors Guild, so she adapted her first name to Bellamy. Was North Carolina's Junior...
