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Victoria Lynn Rowell (born May 10, 1959)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Victoria Rowell )〕 is an American actress, writer, producer and dancer. Rowell began her career as ballet dancer and model, before making acting debut in the 1987 comedy film, ''Leonard Part 6''. In 1990, Rowell joined the cast of the CBS daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'' as Drucilla Winters, her signature and longest role on television, for which she was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards. She departed from the show in 2007. Rowell is also well known for her role as Dr. Amanda Bentley in the CBS medical crime drama ''Diagnosis: Murder'' (1993-2001). From 1993 to 2000, she appeared on both series simultaneously. Rowell has had a number of roles in feature films. She starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the 1992 comedy ''The Distinguished Gentleman'', and later had roles in films ''Dumb and Dumber'' (1994), ''Barb Wire'' (1996), and ''Eve's Bayou'' (1997). Rowell is an eleven time NAACP Image Awards winner (for "Young and the Restless"). ==Early life== Rowell was born in Portland, Maine, on May 10, 1959. Her biological mother, Dorothy Rowell, was of English descent and a ''Mayflower'' descendant, and her birth father, whose surname was Wilson, was of African-American descent.〔(Her mother was white and her father was black. )〕〔(Victoria Rowell Biography (1960?-) ) 〕 Rowell knew very little about her father. Dorothy, who suffered from schizophrenia, took a taxi to a hospital to give birth to Rowell, leaving a son and two small daughters unsupervised. When she was 16 days old, Rowell, along with her two sisters, Sheree and Lori, was surrendered to child services.〔(Role Models, Boston Globe, May 5, 2007 ) 〕 While living in Maine with foster parents Agatha C. and Robert Armstead,〔 Rowell, then eight, began ballet lessons. She became a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, an African-American Greek-Lettered Sorority. After dancing with the American Ballet Theater II and the Juilliard School of Music Dance Extension program with Antony Tudor, Rowell accepted guest artist teaching posts in New England.〔(DiagnosisMurder.co.uk | Victoria Rowell ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victoria Rowell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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