Amber Marshall
| Born | Amber Marshall June 2, 1988 London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2001 - present |
Amber Marshall (born June 2, 1988) is a Canadian actress best known for playing Amy Fleming on the CBC series Heartland.
[edit] Biography
Born and raised in London, Ontario Amber Marshall is a Canadian Actress. She has appeared in numerous film and television productions.
Marshall was nominated for a Los Angeles based Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special for Leading Young Actress for The Elizabeth Smart Story, a movie-of-the-week based on the true story of the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart.
She has had regular roles in television series, The Power Strikers and Dark Oracle and has guest appeared on different series, including Doc and Monk.
A former veterinary assistant who is passionate about all animals, Marshall has been around horses as long as she can remember. She has been riding since a very young age and says that the two things she loves the most ' acting and horses ' have come together to create this dream role of Amy on the Heartland series.
In between wrapping Season One and the start of production of Season Two Amber returned to work at the veterinary clinic near her home. She also took raptor classes, where she learned to work with falcons and hawks.
Amber Marshall plays Amy Fleming on Heartland. The TV series is based on the 25-novel series written by Lauren Brooke. The series started in 2001 with Coming Home and is continuing with the latest book: "A Summer to Remember". The television series, filmed in High River, Alberta is about a 15-year-old girl named Amy Fleming living in the fictional town of Hudson, Alberta though the book series took place on a much smaller farm in Virginia. Her family owns a horse ranch called Heartland, where they have a long tradition of healing horses. The owners of Heartland attempt to help abused horses by using psychologically based therapies instead of rough handling or force. Throughout this series, the main character, Amy, finds healing along with the horses that she treats every day. Eventually, Amy is faced with tough decisions that puts Heartland's future and fate in her hands.
[edit] Filmography
Year
Role |
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| 2001 | Super Rupert | Ally | TV series |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Renetta Moore | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" |
| 2002 | Doc | Episode: "Karate Kid" | |
| 2002 | Monk | Second Girl | Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" |
| 2002 | The Christmas Shoes | Lily Layton | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Elizabeth Smart Story | Elizabeth Smart | TV movie |
| 2004 | Dark Oracle | Rebecca | Episode: "It Happened at the Dance" |
| 2005 | The Power Strikers | Tracey Battle | TV series |
| 2007–present | Heartland | Amy Fleming | Main Role |
[edit] External links
- Amber Marshall at the Internet Movie Database
- Amber Marshall on the CBC website.
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