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Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-04-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Amy Wright

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker. Wright is married to actor Rip Torn and the couple have two daughters. Wright is a graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory School and Beloit College. She also starred with Eric Schweig in The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck (both made in 1995). She starred in the original production of Breakfast with Les and Bess as Shelby. Wright currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting

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A Blind Bargain as Mature Joy Fontaine

2022

My Amityville Diaries as Self

2010

Please Give as Erin

2008

Synecdoche, New York as Burning House Realtor

2006		The Good Shepherd as Safe House Operations Officer
2006		The Namesake as Pam

2004

Messengers as Nan Parrish

2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Sister Dorothy
2001		Undeclared as Debra

1999

Joe the King as Mary

1995		Tom and Huck as Aunt Polly
1995		The Scarlet Letter as Goody Gotwick

1994

Robot in the Family as Kristina Shamir

1993		To Dance with the White Dog as Carrie
1993		Where the Rivers Flow North as Loose Woman

1992

Hard Promises as Shelley

1991		Deceived as Evelyn
1991		Final Verdict as Queenie
1991		In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas as Karen

1990		Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? as Lurlene
1990		Largo Desolato as Lucy
1990		Love Hurts as Karen Weaver

1989		Settle the Score as Becky
1989		Miss Firecracker as Missy Mahoney

1988		The Accidental Tourist as Rose Leary
1988		Crossing Delancey as Ricki
1988		The Telephone

1986		Trapped In Silence as Dana Wendolowski
1986		Off Beat as Mary Ellen Gruenwald

1980		Inside Moves as Anne
1980		Stardust Memories as Shelley

1979		Wise Blood as Sabbath Lily
1979		Heartland as Clara Jane
1979		The Amityville Horror as Jackie
1979		Breaking Away as Nancy

1978		The Deer Hunter as Bridesmaid
1978		Girlfriends as Ceil

1976

Not a Pretty Picture as Cindy

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame