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Amy Irving
Actor

Amy Irving

10 Sep 1953Born
73Age
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Palo Alto, California, USABirthplace

Biography

Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination.

Born in Palo Alto, California, to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years. In New York, she made her Broadway debut in The Country Wife (1965–1966) at age 13.

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Irving subsequently studied theater at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), followed by a lead role in the 1978 supernatural thriller The Fury (1978).

In 1980, Irving appeared in a Broadway production of Amadeus before being cast in Yentl (1983), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1988, she received an Obie Award for her Off-Broadway performance in a production of The Road to Mecca, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the comedy Crossing Delancey (1988). Irving went on to appear in the original Broadway production of Broken Glass (1994) and the revival of Three Sisters (1997). In film, she starred in the ensemble comedy Deconstructing Harry (1997), and reprised her role in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) before co-starring opposite Michael Douglas in Steven Soderbergh's crime-drama Traffic (2000). She subsequently appeared in the independent films Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) and Adam (2009). From 2006 to 2007, she starred in the Broadway production of The Coast of Utopia. In 2018, she reunited with Soderbergh, appearing in a supporting role in his horror film Unsane.

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Filmography

  1. 2021A Mouthful of AirFilm: Bobbi Davis
  2. 2020ConfettiFilm: Helen
  3. 2019SoundtrackSeries: Polly (2 episodes)
  4. 2018UnsaneFilm: Angela Valentini
  5. 2014The AffairSeries: Nan (1 episode)
  6. 2009The Good WifeSeries: Phyllis Barsetto (1 episode)
  7. 2009AdamFilm: Rebecca Buchwald
  8. 2005Hide and SeekFilm: Alison Callaway
  9. 2004HouseSeries: Alice Tanner (1 episode)
  10. 2002Tuck EverlastingFilm: Mother Foster
  11. 2001AliasSeries: Emily Sloane (9 episodes)
  12. 2001Thirteen Conversations About One ThingFilm: Patricia
  13. 2000TrafficFilm: Barbara Wakefield
  14. 2000Programa do JôSeries (1 episode)
  15. 2000Bossa NovaFilm: Mary Ann Simpson
  16. 1999Blue Ridge FallFilm: Ellie Perkins
  17. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Rebecca Ramsey (1 episode)
  18. 1999The ConfessionFilm: Sarah Fertig
  19. 1999The Rage: Carrie 2Film: Sue Snell
  20. 1998One Tough CopFilm: FBI Agent Jean Devlin
  21. 1997Deconstructing HarryFilm: Jane
  22. 1996I'm Not RappaportFilm: Clara Gelber
  23. 1996Spin CitySeries: Lindsay Shaw (1 episode)
  24. 1996Carried AwayFilm: Rosealee Henson
  25. 1995KleptomaniaFilm: Diana Allen
  26. 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsFilm: Melissa Sanders (segment "The Theatre")
  27. 1993Benefit of the DoubtFilm: Karen Braswell
  28. 1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestFilm: Miss Kitty (voice)
  29. 1990A Show of ForceFilm: Kate Melendez
  30. 1989Casualties of WarFilm: Girl on the Train (voice) (uncredited)
  31. 1989Nightmare ClassicsSeries: The Governess (4 episodes)
  32. 1989The Turn of the ScrewFilm: The Governess
  33. 1988Crossing DelanceyFilm: Isabelle Grossman
  34. 1988Who Framed Roger RabbitFilm: Jessica Rabbit (singing voice) (uncredited)
  35. 1988She's Having a BabyFilm: Amy Irving (uncredited)
  36. 1988The Velveteen RabbitFilm: Narrator (voice)
  37. 1987RumpelstiltskinFilm: Katie
  38. 1986Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaSeries: Anastasia "Anna" Anderson (2 episodes)
  39. 1984Micki & MaudeFilm: Maude Salinger
  40. 1984The Far PavilionsSeries: Anjuli (3 episodes)
  41. 1983YentlFilm: Hadass
  42. 1980The CompetitionFilm: Heidi Joan Schoonover
  43. 1980Honeysuckle RoseFilm: Lily
  44. 1979VoicesFilm: Rosemarie Lemon
  45. 1978The FuryFilm: Gillian Bellaver
  46. 1977I'm a FoolFilm: Lucy
  47. 1976Once an EagleSeries: Emily Pawlfrey Massengale (7 episodes)
  48. 1976CarrieFilm: Sue Snell
  49. 1976PanacheFilm: Anne
  50. 1976DynastyFilm: Amanda Blackwood
  51. 1976James DeanFilm: Norma Jean
  52. 1974Police WomanSeries: June Hummel (1 episode)
  53. 1974Happy DaysSeries (1 episode)
  54. 1972The RookiesSeries (1 episode)
  55. 1971Great PerformancesSeries: Ellie Dunn (1 episode)

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