Amy Maria Young was born on 19 February 1970, in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, and is a singer and actress, best known for being a part of the television series entitled “Scandal” in which she plays the role of President Melody “Mellie” Grant. She’s been active in the industry since 1994, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Bellamy Young? As of early-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $4 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She’s also been a part of numerous films throughout her career. As she continues acting, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Bellamy Young Net Worth $4 million
Bellamy attended Asheville High School, and matriculated in 1987. Afterwards, she attended Yale University and initially studied Physics, eventually transitioning to study English and Theatre.
She graduated in 1991, and then spent a summer at the British American Drama Academy located in England. When joining the Screen Actors Guild, she changed her name from Amy Maria to Bellamy due to someone else being registered with the same name.
In the early 1990s, Young began by appearing in several Broadway productions, including “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Faust”. In 1995 she made her television debut as a part of the soap opera “Another World”, in which she had a recurring role. Soon more opportunities would come her way to help increase her net worth – she had a guest appearance in “Law & Order” before making her film debut with a support role in “Black and White”. She then starred in several independent films, before in the 2000s appearing more on television, mostly as a guest in popular series which included “The X Files”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Supernatural” and “Frasier”. In 2003, she became a regular cast member in the series “Peacemakers”, which was short lived, but then continued to take recurring roles in such as “CSI: Miami”, “Scrubs” and “Criminal Minds”. She also had consistent film work, with supporting roles in “Mission: Impossible III” and “We Were Soldiers”.
In 2011, Bellamy was cast as the First Lady in the television series “Scandal”, which was a recurring role which became regular after the first series, and received critical acclaim for her performance; her net worth increased even further, and she would win a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 2015, she released an album entitled “Far Away So Close” which featured covers of various popular songs. The following year, she then appeared in films such as “A Wrinkle in Time”, “The Night Stalker”, and “Bernard and Huey”. One of her latest projects is, “False Profits” which she is cast as the lead for the pilot.
For her personal life, it is known that Young is in a relationship with actor Edward Weeks. She previously had a relationship with Joshua Leonard which lasted from 2000 to 2002. She has been suffering from migraines since she was young, and has partnered with GlaxoSmithKline to spread migraine awareness, and she is also a vegan. She also does a lot of philanthropic work, and has participated in a PETA campaign. She is also the honorary chair for Helpmate which is a domestic violence nonprofit organization, helping victims of domestic violence.
