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Adrienne Frantz (Amber, Y&R)

Adrienne Frantz began performing at a young age, immersing herself in theater, voice and dance lessons while in her hometown of Mount Clemens, Michigan. At age sixteen she headed east, where she enrolled in a Medford, New Jersey high school and pursued voice and acting lessons in New York City. MORE

Features

Features Featuring Amber/Adrienne

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Y&R: All Fired Up!

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Amber recently set the Genoa City Athletic Club ablaze, but that wasn't the first hot spot to hit Genoa City. Take this quiz to see if you remember these memorable blazes. MORE

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B&B: I confess!

Desperate times often call for desperate measures on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Over the years, characters new and old have crossed many lines — including crossing the law — to get what they want. See if you can guess which person committed which crime. MORE

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Come On Over!

With B&B's Eric Forrester appearing on Y&R, and Y&R's Katherine Chancellor mixing it up with B&B (not to mention many other past crossovers), we think it's time for more soap-hopping between the sudsers. Here's who we'd like to see swap stomping grounds — maybe even indefinitely. MORE

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Home Of The Whoppers

Yeah, Stephanie's recent heart attack turned out to be a big, fat lie, but as long-time BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL viewers know, plenty of not-so-true tales came before that one. MORE

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How I Spent my Holidays

The cast of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL reveals what kept them busy over their holiday hiatus, from top-secret Vegas weddings to 50-mile horse races. MORE

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Growing A Backbone

B&B has always had its share of strong, willful characters, but there were always a few who never quite stood up for themselves. Take a look at the five B&B characters who straightened up and breathed the most life back into themselves in 2004. MORE

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Manhattan Memories

The annual Daytime Emmy Awards isn't just one night for soap actors. A lot of parties, events and public appearances are scheduled for the week leading up to the Friday night ceremony. Here, some BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL stars reminisce about their New York experiences. MORE

Features About Amber

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Amber Alert!

No matter where Amber goes, the same hijinks follow. Here, we track Ms. Moore's parallel lives on her former hangout, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, and her present home, YOUNG AND RESTLESS. (Does she ever learn?)

B&B
1. Waitressed at a diner in Furnace Creek.
2. Befriended by a wealthy dowager (Stephanie).
3. Married Forrester scion Rick.
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Amber Glow

Amber Moore definitely has a thing for rich guys — as long as they're younger than she is. Take a look at how the feisty baby sitter-turned-designer has used her feminine wiles on two junior generations of Forrester men. MORE

Features With Amber/Adrienne

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Y&R: Amber's Wildest Schemes

"We have to say she never did anything maliciously!" Adrienne Frantz insists with a laugh as she takes a stroll with Weekly down memory lane. "Everything she does has some good intention attached to it." To highlight that point, we have included a note on how Amber rationalized each of these machinations. You decide how good her intentions were! MORE

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Frantz Gets Moore

When Adrienne Frantz agreed to bring her B&B character, Amber Moore, to Y&R, she only signed on for a six-month run. That's because she is set to go on an indefinite worldwide concert tour in April. We caught up with Frantz to find out more about her music, plus how she feels about her Y&R experience and being part of L.A. DIARIES. MORE

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My Chat With Adrienne Frantz

Since we still get letters and e-mails wondering if and when Adrienne Frantz will come back to reprise her role of effervescent Amber, I decided to check up on the actress myself. Even though Adrienne and I have been pals for years I opted for the professional approach and requested an interview through her publicist. MORE

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Adrienne Frantz's CATastrophe

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Adrienne Frantz (Amber) has a bone to pick with Bob "THE PRICE IS RIGHT" Barker, her neighbor at CBS Television City. She followed his famous advice with her pets and boy did it cost her! MORE

— Aaron Montgomery/JPI

Material Girl

Adrienne Frantz (Amber, B&B) recently suffered a fashion disaster that was far worse than wearing white after Labor Day. It all started when the actress decided to do some very early spring cleaning with her extensive wardrobe. MORE

— CBS

Digest Party Photo Gallery

The nominees for the Soap Opera Digest Awards were feted at the super-cool White Lotus in Hollywood, CA on November 18. MORE

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Working Girl

For a few months, we didn't see much of B&B's Amber, but that's because her portrayer, Adrienne Frantz, asked for a much lighter workload. Now, Amber is back with a vengeance, so we asked Frantz what she did during that down time. MORE

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B&B's Adrienne Frantz: Christmas is for Giving

As far as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Adrienne Frantz (Amber) is concerned, 'tis the season to be jolly...and do a bit of good for those in need! MORE

Features Mentioning Amber/Adrienne

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Gold And Beautiful

You wouldn't exactly call the high-toned Forresters a traditional family, but they do really try to go for Hallmark-style holidays. Take a look back at some of B&B's most memorable Christmas moments. MORE

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Sharpe Shooter

B&B's Deacon Sharpe began terrorizing the Forrester, Spectra, and Marone families on sight. Take a look at how he's gone from being a seducing con man to a (well, still seducing) single Dad. MORE

— KELSEY S. McNEAL

Catching Up With ... Corbin Bernsen (ex-Durant, GH, 2004-06; ex-Todd, Y&R, 2003, 2004)

"Corbin is forging into new territory once again," chuckles the film, prime-time and soap vet, who's tackling a new challenge as game-show host on GSN's HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? "It's a simple game in which four contestants vie for a certain sum of money and &mdash are you the greediest? It's great fun." MORE

— JPI

Let Them Eat Cake!

With the Chancellor living room as a fitting backdrop, Y&R celebrated its 9,000th episode (airing October 14) with different flavor cakes shaped into appropriate numerals. MORE

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Crossover Steps

When Marnie Schulenburg was cast as AS THE WORLD TURNS's Alison late last year, she learned, in quick succession, that she would be: a) actually debuting on YOUNG AND RESTLESS in a crossover; b) simultaneously appearing on the Web series L.A. DIARIES; and c) playing a character who dabbled in porn. Here's what she said after her first day of work at ATWT. MORE

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Catching Up With Shanelle Workman

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL alumna Shanelle Workman (ex-Gaby) has a lot to be happy about: She’s marrying the man of her dreams (on Sept. 9) so she’s planning a wedding, and she’s in talks to join another soap. MORE

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B&B FAQs

Stephanie willingly gave Brooke control of Forrester Creations in 2006. But how did Brooke end up as the CEO of Forrester Creations the first time?
Is it true that Ronn Moss (Ridge) had a career as a musician before B&B?
Which current B&B actors once had leading roles on Y&R? MORE