Bellamy Young
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Young at the Divergent film premiere in 2014
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| Born |
Amy Maria Young February 19, 1970 Asheville, North Carolina |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, producer |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Partner(s) |
Joshua Leonard (2000-2002) Ed Weeks (2016-present) |
| Website | Official Website |
Joshua Leonard (2000-2002)
Bellamy Young (born Amy Maria Young; February 19, 1970) is an American actress, singer and producer, best known for her role as First Lady of the United States Melody "Mellie" Grant in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–present). In 2014, for her portrayal of Mellie, Young won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Young was born as Amy Maria Young in Asheville, North Carolina, and raised by adoptive parents. Her mother was her teacher from sixth grade through eighth grade. She had to change 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.
She graduated from Asheville High School in 1987. She attended Yale University studying English and Theatre and graduated in 1991. Young spent a summer during college at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford University in England.
Young began her acting career in theatre. In the 1990s, she performed in a number of Broadway shows including the original production of The Life. On Off-Broadway, Young appeared on Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (1994), and Randy Newman's Faust (1995–1996). In 1995, Young made her television debut in a recurring role on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World as Dr. Courtney Evans. She guest-starred on Law & Order in 1997 and 1998, in two different roles. In 1999 she made her film debut with a small role in the crime drama Black and White and later co-starred in several independent films. In 2000's she began appearing in guest-starring roles on a number of television dramas and comedies, including The Drew Carey Show, The X Files, ER, Frasier, The West Wing, NCIS, Medium, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Two and a Half Men, Supernatural, Drop Dead Diva, and Castle. From 2000 to 2011, Young made over 30 guest appearances on television shows.
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