American Heiress

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American Heiress
American Heiress title card
Genre	Telenovela
Starring	Alicia Leigh Willis
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	65
Broadcast
Original channel	MyNetworkTV
Original run	March 13th, 2007 – September, 2007
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TV.com summary

American Heiress is a telenovela which debuted on March 13, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV. New two-hour installments run on Tuesday nights.^[1] The show's finale is expected to air by the end of September.[1]

This romantic melodrama tells the story of a roughneck pilot and a pampered heiress who survive a plane crash. The show was produced by Twentieth Television, based on the 2004 TV Azteca series La Heredera ("The Heiress"). Colet Abedi was head writer.

1 Story
2 Cast
3 Production Notes
4 References
5 External links

Main article: List of American Heiress episodes

This limited-run serial follows the title character, Elizabeth Wakefield, played by Alicia Leigh Willis, from steamy rain forests to the high-stakes business world. After a terrifying crash in the family jet, the heiress falls in love with a fellow survivor, a hard-edged man former Air Force pilot named JD Bruce (Carter MacIntyre).

The new couple then must struggle to survive in the lost jungles of Guatemala. Once back in civilization, the heiress soon finds herself in another tough situation. Against her family's wishes, she fights to keep the flames of passion burning.

Actor	Role
Alicia Leigh Willis	Elizabeth Wakefield
Carter MacIntyre	Captain JD Bruce
Theresa Russell	Jordan Wakefield
Race Owen	Damian Wakefield
AnnaLynne McCord	Loren Wakefield
Robert Buckley	Matthew Wakefield

MyNetworkTV prepared to air this serial as 65 one-hour episodes on weekdays with a Saturday night recap. The network, facing low ratings, decided to cut back on telenovelas. While MyNetworkTV has stopped development on future telenovelas,^[2] American Heiress had already finished shooting before the decision was announced.
Network President Greg Meidel has said this show's complete run will air.[2]
About 75 minutes of program is stretched to fill each two-hour weekly timeslot.[3]
Robert Buckley was also in another telenovela, Fashion House.
AnnaLynne McCord was also cast in the unproduced telenovela, Rules of Deception.
The Elizabeth Wakefield character is this series is not the same one played by Cynthia Daniel in Sweet Valley High. The Mexican original named her "Luna Mendoza" and she was played by Gaby Espino.
Heiress was originally intended to run in syndication as To Love & Die under the "Secret Obsessions" umbrella title. The MyNetworkTV Web site listed the show as "part of the Desire series," however, referring to its other telenovela brand.