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Victoria Rowell
Vicki Lynn Rowell
10 May 1959, Portland, Maine
I hope in the future, daytime will consider more Hispanic, Asian, and black actors, directors, and producers to participate in this rich performance arena...to give shows a true depiction of what the world really looks like.
Victoria Rowell
Victoria Rowell an actress, advocate, mother, a former foster child and now a New York Times Bestselling author of The Women Who Raised Me," published by William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.
Rowell an Emmy-nominated actress, who co-starred in the hit prime time television series "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) for eight seasons while simultaneously continuing her role as "Drucilla Winters" on the daytime drama, "The Young and the Restless" (1973). Born in Portland, Maine, Rowell was raised in foster care for 18 years. She trained as a dancer for eight years before turning professional and dancing with various companies, including the American Ballet Theater (ABT) II and the Twyla Tharp Workshop. After dancing, she pursued a career in modeling, and graced the pages of Seventeen and Mademoiselle magazines. Modeling led to acting -- she landed a recurring role on the highly-rated "The Cosby Show" (1984). An advocate for foster children like herself, she founded the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan in 1990, which enriches the lives of foster children through artistic and athletic expression.
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In Death in the daytime an episode of Diagnosis Murder Victoria Rowell plays two roles Amanda Bentley and Dru Winters. This episode was shot on both Y & R sound stages.
Rowell, who was a foster child, founded the Rowell Foster Children's Fine Arts Scholarship Fund, which provides ballet classes for foster children.
A professional dancer since the age of 17, Rowell received scholarships to the School of American Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She later went on to dance with the American Ballet Theatre II.
During the first few years of the run of "Diagnosis Murder" (1993), Rowell not only appeared on that show but also continued her long running role of "Drucilla" on "The Young and the Restless" (1973).
Is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
Ms. Rowell is mother of two children, Maya Fahey from a previous marriage and Jasper from jazz great Wynton Marsalis.
Rowell made the decision to use the name "Victoria Rowell" rather than her birth name of "Vicki Lynn Rowell" at the behest of management agents Millie Spencer & Irene Kerney.
Best known by the public for her role as Dr. Amanda Bentley on "Diagnosis Murder" (1993).
Victoria has pulled out of getting anymore NAACP Image awards. She wants to let other people get the chance.
Victoria will celebrate National Foster Care month in May.
Victoria is nominated again for an NAACP Image award! The show will air 3/3/06 on fox.
Victoria was in Foster Care for 18 years.
Victoria got CBS and Sony to let her do a Foster Care storyline for The Young & The Restless.
Look for Victoria in Fearless Women. The book shows her at 40, celebrating life.
Victoria is working on a book The women who raised me. The book took 5 years to write.
I love Leona Edmiston. She happens to be Australian, and her showroom is in LA. I wear a lot of her stuff. The fashion people in Australia will be familiar with her. She has beautiful things.
Working and being artistic, and part of that is remaining in the game and trying to cultivate your art. So, cultivating your art means travelling to Australia! [Laughs]
We have great on-screen chemistry. Unfortunately, the writers aren�t writing us together. I don�t think Michelle wants to do comedic scenes. I will say this in her defence. When you put the energy that we put into something, and there�s no category supporting it at the Daytime Emmys - a comedy category, which we would win hands down - maybe it�s not pushing her in the direction she wants Phyllis to go in. I love working with her and I continue to ask for those scenes.
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