Adrienne Frantz
(Ambrosia "Amber" Moore on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)

Adrienne Frantz joined the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in November, 2006 as Amber Moore, a mischievous schemer who arrived in Genoa City from Los Angeles and set her sights on handsome bartender Cane (Daniel Goddard).

Frantz previously played the same role on "The Bold and the Beautiful," where she appeared from 1997-2005. As Amber, she won a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Younger Actress in 2001, and received nominations in the same category in 2000 and 2003. In addition, she won Best Performance by a Young Performer in a Daytime Serial at the 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards, as well as the Best Female vocalist award at the 1997 International Music Awards.

Born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, Frantz began performing at a young age. By the time she was 13 years old, she was performing "The Star Spangled Banner" at Detroit Pistons basketball games and other sporting events.

At age 16, Frantz left Michigan for New York City, where she landed numerous commercials. Soon she was chosen to do vocals for the television production of Bye, Bye Birdie," starring Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams. She also appeared as Hermia in the New York Youth Theatre production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Frantz had just entered her freshman year at Marymount College in New York, as a theater major, when she won the role of Tiffany Thorne on the daytime drama "Sunset Beach."

Frantz appeared in the feature films "Jimmy Zip" and "Speedway Junky," Gus Van Sant's dark tale of runaway kids living on the streets of Las Vegas. She also filmed roles in the features "Hack!" "The Audition," "Angst," "Ed Gein: the Butcher of Plainfield" and "Donna on Demand."Additionally, she did voice work on the animated series "Rugrats" and "The Wild Thornberrys," and taped a guest-starring role on "That 70s Show."

An accomplished vocal performer and songwriter, Frantz's latest album, "Anomaly," will be released on April 3, 2007, and she will soon kick off an international tour.

Animal welfare issues have always been close to her heart, and she was worked with PETA, Save the Horses, the Humane Society's Genesis Awards, Actors & Others for Animals, Tippi Hedren's Shambala Preserve and The Rescue Cat Association. She is also a supporter of the Pancreatic Cancer Society, Diabetes Society, and several organizations that help abused women and children.

When she is not working, Frantz enjoys writing poetry, composing music, attending concerts, skiing, playing softball and relaxing with her three rescued cats and two Chocolate Labrador retrievers, Lucy and Ethel.

Marnie Schulenburg
(Alison Stewart on AS THE WORLD TURNS)

Marnie Schulenberg will join the cast of AS THE WORLD TURNS on March 21, 2007 as Alison Stewart. Schulenburg's introduction to daytime audiences is an usual one. Although AS THE WORLD TURNS marks her first television job, she'll make her daytime debut as Alison on CBS's Young and the Restless on February 22 before the character returns to AS THE WORLD TURNS' fictional town of Oakdale. The crossover serves to kick off the CBS.com innertube series, L.A. Diaries in which Schulenburg co-stars with The Young and the Restless actress Adrienne Frantz (Amber).

A graduate of DeSales University, Schulenburg recently appeared as Celia in the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's production of "As You Like It" and was part of a play reading at the Dramatists Guild of America in New York City. She also participated in the reading of new plays with The Flux Theatre Ensemble.

A former gymnast, Schulenburg enjoys the theater, playing video games with her two brothers and collecting memorabilia from her hometown of Cape Cod.

Her birthday is May 21.