Stephanie E. Williams
| Stephanie E. Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stephanie E. Williams February 4, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981-2000 |
Stephanie E. Williams is an actress best known for her work on TV soap operas, first on CBS-TV’s The Young and the Restless as Amy Lewis, a character she portrayed from 1982 to 1988, then on ABC-TV’s General Hospital as Dr. Simone Hardy and also on ABC-TV's One Life to Live as Sheila Price.
Born and reared in St. Louis, Missouri, Williams attended University City High School where she danced, performed gymnastics, appeared in school musicals and was chosen Homecoming Queen. She attended Webster University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri in Kansas City on dance scholarships, while independently studying psychology.
After dance performances at the St. Louis Municipal Opera and the Kansas City Starlight Theater, Williams decided to pursue a professional dancing career and moved to New York City after auditioning and winning a dance scholarship to the Alvin Ailey Dance Academy. Shortly thereafter, she made her New York debut as a dancer in an off-Broadway production of “Take It from the Top,” which was written, produced and directed by legendary actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
In 1980 she landed a featured dancing role in the Broadway revival of “West Side Story,” and danced on her birth date of February 4 at the White House for the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Later that year she won a role in the feature film, The Fan, starring Lauren Bacall and James Garner.
In 1981, Williams moved to Los Angeles to portray the role of dancer Stephanie Harrison on the hit NBC television series, Fame. While on Fame, she served as assistant choreographer to director/actress Debbie Allen. In 1985, she was one of the three hottest soap-opera couples chosen to be on the cover of TV Guide. She also appeared in the 1985 James Ingram music video ``I Want to Come Back`` which was directed by Allen In 1986 she was a nominee for the NAACP Image Awards as best supporting actress in a daytime drama for her role as Amy Lewis on The Young and The Restless.
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