Ami Bluebell Dolenz (/ˈeɪmiˈdoʊlənz/AY-meeDOH-lənz; born January 8, 1969)^[1] is an American retired actress.

Dolenz was born inBurbank, California, into a show business family. She is the daughter ofMicky Dolenz of the 1960s groupthe Monkees, and British television presenterSamantha Juste.^[2] Her paternal grandparents were the film actorsGeorge Dolenz andJanelle Johnson.^[3]

At age 15, Dolenz won a juniortalent contest and decided to become an actress. She dropped out of high school and began appearing in roles on various television series.^[3] One of her first acting roles was in the television movieThe Children of Times Square, followed by a two-episode stint onGrowing Pains. In 1987, she had a small role in the comedyCan't Buy Me Love. Later that year, she landed the role of Melissa McKee in the long-running soap operaGeneral Hospital; the role garnered critical attention for Dolenz and she earned two nominations (in 1988 and 1989, respectively) for aYoung Artist Award.^[4]

After leavingGeneral Hospital in 1989, Dolenz landed a co-starring role oppositeTony Danza inShe's Out of Control. The following year, she portrayed Sloane Peterson inFerris Bueller, a television sitcom based onFerris Bueller's Day Off, which lasted only thirteen episodes and was cancelled in 1991.^[5] After its demise, Dolenz starred inChildren of the Night and then had the lead role in 1992'sMiracle Beach.^[6]

Throughout the 1990s, Dolenz continued to appear in films and television, includingWitchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway;Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings;Murder, She Wrote;Wake, Rattle and Roll;Saved by the Bell: The College Years;Demolition University;Pacific Blue; andTeen Angel. In 1998, she voiced a character for the children's showThe Secret Files of the Spy Dogs. After a four-year hiatus from acting, Dolenz returned in theindependent filmMr. Id, in a co-starring role with Steve Parlavecchio. In 2007, she appeared in the filmEven If, which she also produced.

On August 10, 2002, Dolenz married actor andmartial artistJerry Trimble.^[7]

In addition to acting, Dolenz and her husband manage KidPix Productions, a company that stages movie shoots as birthday parties for children. She also performs with the Write Act Repertory Theatre,^[8] and owns Bluebell Boutique, an online custom jewelry shop that she previously co-owned and operated with her late mother.^[9]

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