Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn
(Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy was a part
of her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Her parents, Bob, and
Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the sister Betsy,
Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family as
well as independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and
camp together every summer because of this. They've camped across every state,
with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war
in order to help with aid efforts to help the victims. Amy was a talented actor
in school plays , and she won writing contests. High school was where she was a
star athlete, placing in the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the
Illinois track. After an injury, she returned to college and played many parts
on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and then directing
Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon. Amy graduated from Knox College in
Galesburg (Illinois) in the year of cum laude, with an A.A. East Asian history,
with a concentration in Theater. After graduating, she moved to Chicago and
pursued a degree in Improv at the Improv Olympic. She also pursued acting at
The Actor's Center. Soon after graduating, she took on a contract as an actress
on the soap show Another World (1964). She was nominated in the
"Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series" category
for the Daytime Emmy Award. Her most memorable roles were those played by
strong women, like Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone ((2000)),
Katie Owen and Tom Berenger in Peacemakers(2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue
Bloods(2003). Carlson lives in New York City, with Syd Butler as her husband
and Bassist of Les Savy Fav. She is also the proprietor of Frenchkiss Records,
an independent music label, and works as part-owner. Amy continues to write and
explore diverse and original jobs in the film industry.
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