Adrienne Frantz
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Adrienne Danielle Frantz (born June 7, 1978 in Mount Clemens
, Michigan
) is an American actress and singer-songwriter
. She is known for her role as Amber Moore
in The Bold and the Beautiful
(1997–2005, 2010–present) and The Young and the Restless
(2006–2010).
genre in 1997 as Tiffany Thorne on Sunset Beach
, Frantz left the show later that year for her role as the villainess turned sympathetic heroine Amber on The Bold and the Beautiful
. In 2001, she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress
. Frantz played the role on B&B until 2005, when she left to focus on a music career. From November 2006 to May 2010, she has played Amber on The Young and the Restless
.
July 1, 2010 marked Amber's return to Los Angeles and to The Bold and the Beautiful.
Outside of B&B, Frantz made a guest appearance as a popstar named Emica in the 2001 Rugrats
episode, "All Growed Up," which later was the basis for the spinoff All Grown Up!
. She played Claire Redfield
in a commercial for Resident Evil 2
, directed by George A. Romero
, shown only in Japan. Frantz guest starred in an episode of That '70s Show
, playing Fez
's girlfriend Kelly. Frantz later appeared in Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
) is an American actress and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. She is known for her role as Amber Moore
Amber Moore
Ambrosia "Amber" Moore is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless played by actress Adrienne Frantz who debuted on July 18, 1997 on The Bold and the Beautiful where she stayed until April 14, 2005...
in The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
(1997–2005, 2010–present) and The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
(2006–2010).
Career
First breaking into the soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
genre in 1997 as Tiffany Thorne on Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
, Frantz left the show later that year for her role as the villainess turned sympathetic heroine Amber on The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
. In 2001, she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series...
. Frantz played the role on B&B until 2005, when she left to focus on a music career. From November 2006 to May 2010, she has played Amber on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
.
July 1, 2010 marked Amber's return to Los Angeles and to The Bold and the Beautiful.
Outside of B&B, Frantz made a guest appearance as a popstar named Emica in the 2001 Rugrats
Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....
episode, "All Growed Up," which later was the basis for the spinoff All Grown Up!
All Grown Up!
All Grown Up! is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó. After the success of All Growed Up, the Rugrats 10th anniversary special, Nickelodeon commissioned All Grown Up! as a spin-off series based on the episode.The series ran from April 12, 2003 to August...
. She played Claire Redfield
Claire Redfield
is a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games.Claire is the younger sister of Chris Redfield, the protagonist of the first Resident Evil game...
in a commercial for Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil...
, directed by George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, shown only in Japan. Frantz guest starred in an episode of That '70s Show
That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
, playing Fez
Fez (That '70s Show)
Fez is a fictional character and one of the four male leads on the Fox Network's That '70s Show, portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama. He was the foreign exchange student in a group of six local teenagers.-Origins:...
's girlfriend Kelly. Frantz later appeared in Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield is a 2007 American horror film starring Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes and Shawn Hoffman...
.
Filmography
- 1997-2005, 2010–present: The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
as Amber MooreAmber MooreAmbrosia "Amber" Moore is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless played by actress Adrienne Frantz who debuted on July 18, 1997 on The Bold and the Beautiful where she stayed until April 14, 2005...
(July 18, 1997-April 14, 2005; July 1, 2010–present) - 1997: Sunset BeachSunset Beach (TV series)Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
as Tiffany Thorne (44 episodes) - 1999: Jimmy ZipJimmy ZipJimmy Zip is a 1996 short film starring Alyssa Milano, Spalding Gray, and Justin Whalin.The short was remade into a full-length film in 1999, starring Brendan Fletcher and Adrienne Frantz....
as Shelia - 1999: Chicken Soup for the Soul as Sandy (1 episode)
- 1999: Search Party as Celebrity Contestant (2 episodes)
- 2000: The Wild ThornberrysThe Wild ThornberrysThe Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon. It was rerun in the USA on Nickelodeon and occasionally The N until 2009 and Nicktoons until 2007...
as Inga (1 episode) - 2000: As Told by GingerAs Told by GingerAs Told by Ginger is an American teen drama animated series that was produced by Klasky-Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2009. The series focuses on a middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek. There are many subplots that focus on...
as Operator's Voice (2 episode) - 2000: The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards as Herself (Nominee)
- 2001: The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards as Herself
- 2002: Hollywood SquaresHollywood SquaresHollywood Squares is an American panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants...
as Guest Appearance (March 26, 2002 episode) - 2003: SoapTalk as Herself (September 25, 2003,October 30, 2003,October 25, 2004 episodes)
- 2005: The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards as Herself
- 2005: Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels as Guest Star
- 2006-2010: The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Amber MooreAmber MooreAmbrosia "Amber" Moore is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless played by actress Adrienne Frantz who debuted on July 18, 1997 on The Bold and the Beautiful where she stayed until April 14, 2005...
(November 29, 2006-May 7, 2010) - 2006: That '70s ShowThat '70s ShowThat '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
as Kelly (FezFez (That '70s Show)Fez is a fictional character and one of the four male leads on the Fox Network's That '70s Show, portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama. He was the foreign exchange student in a group of six local teenagers.-Origins:...
's girlfriend) - 2007: Ed Gein: The Butcher of PlainfieldEd Gein: The Butcher of PlainfieldEd Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield is a 2007 American horror film starring Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes and Shawn Hoffman...
as Erica (Voice) - 2007: Hack! as Maddy
- 2008: Act Your Age as EB
- 2008: Donna on DemandDonna on DemandDonna On Demand is a 2009 dark comedy film written, directed and produced by Corbin Bernsen. The film was launched on DVD on September 15, 2009...
as Donna