Stephanie E. Williams (born February , ) is an American 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 to , 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 she landed a featured dancing role in the
Broadway revival of "West Side Story," and danced on her birth date of
February at the White House for the th 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.
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 to , 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 she landed a featured dancing role in the
Broadway revival of "West Side Story," and danced on her birth date of
February at the White House for the th 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.
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