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Quick Facts

Born:
1950-09-11

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Credits:
103 Total Roles

Amy Madigan

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Biography

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. 

Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025).

On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Rebuilding MOVIE Bess
2025 Weapons MOVIE Gladys
2024 Brooklyn, Minnesota MOVIE Gail
2024 Bull Street MOVIE Mary-Ann
2023 Go For Grandma MOVIE Grandma
2021 Antlers MOVIE Principal Booth
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels TV Miss Adelaide Finnister
2020 The Hunt MOVIE Ma
2020 The Last Full Measure MOVIE Donna Burr
2019 Stuck MOVIE Sue

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