Amy Anzel
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Amy Anzel | |
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| Born | April 7, 1973 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actor, entrepreneur |
| Website | amyanzel.com |
Amy Anzel (born April 7, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, actress, theatre producer and television presenter.
Early life
[edit]Anzel was born on April 7, 1973, in Yonkers, New York, but later resided in London.[1] In 1995, she graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music.[2]
Career
[edit]Anzel's has played Mrs Zane in Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and appeared in Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz and Witchwise.[3] Her theatre roles include Marty in the European tour of Grease, Cinderella with Jimmy Osmond, and the US tour of Annie. Anzel got to the semi-finals of the first season of The Bachelor in 2003.[3] She also provided the singing voice of Ashley for the song "I Can See Me" in the Jem animated series.
As a producer, Anzel has worked on Dreamgirls, the UK tour of Legally Blonde, Moby Dick, and UK premieres of The Life, Sideways and Casa Valentina. She also produced Happy Days: The Musical, which was depicted in the Channel 4 television series The Sound of Musicals.[4] This show was crowdfunded, raising £250,000 from 345 investors in six weeks and was the first commercial theatrical production to achieve full funding on Seedrs.[5]
Anzel also works for the shopping channel QVC UK as a presenter.[6]
Business
[edit]Anzel is the chief executive officer of Hollywood Browzer Beauty, which she founded in 2017, which is a beauty tools brand. The company specialises in dermaplaning, hair removal and exfoliation tools.[6] The company has been featured on QVC shopping channels, with Anzel presenting on the QVC UK channel.[3] She was the UK brand ambassador for the No! No! Hair removal system.[7]
The Apprentice
[edit]In 2022, Anzel was the oldest competitor on the BBC television series, The Apprentice.[8] She was fired in week 6.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Format | Ref. |
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| 1985 | The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | Child (voice) | Film | |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) | Film | |
| 2003 | The Bachelor | Herself | Reality television | |
| 2006 | Witchwise | Andrew's Mother | Short | |
| 2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Red MILF | TV series | |
| 2012 | The Wild West Show | Jenny | Film | |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Mrs Zane | Film | |
| 2014 | Kinect Sports Rivals | Secondary Announcer | Video game | |
| 2019 | Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space | Kinect Sports Rivals | Video game | |
| 2022 | The Apprentice | Herself | Reality television |
References
[edit]- ^ "Amy Anzel". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Reischel, Jennifer (11 June 2015). "An Interview with Amy Anzel". We Are The City. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Amy Anzel". IMDb. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ McGuire, Joe (11 February 2014). "Amy Anzel: Working with Henry Winkler for Happy Days musical meant goodbye grey sky, hello blue". Daily Record (Scotland). Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (3 December 2013). "Happy Days musical crowdfunds £250,000 for national tour". Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Molina-Whyte, Lidia. "Meet Amy Anzel - The Apprentice 2022 contestant". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Amy Anzel". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 February 2022.[self-published]
- ^ "The Apprentice 2022 candidates revealed – meet the contestants". Digital Spy. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Amy Anzel fired from the Apprentice". uk.style.yahoo.com. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.