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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-04-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

The Accidental Tourist

1988

The Accidental Tourist

as

Rose Leary

The Deer Hunter

1978

The Deer Hunter

as

Bridesmaid

Trapped In Silence

1986

Trapped In Silence

as

Dana Wendolowski

Tom and Huck

1995

Tom and Huck

as

Aunt Polly

Inside Moves

1980

Inside Moves

as

Anne

Heartland

1979

Heartland

as

Clara Jane

Joe the King

1999

Joe the King

as

Mary

Largo Desolato

1990

Largo Desolato

as

Lucy

Love Hurts

1990

Love Hurts

as

Karen Weaver

The Namesake

2006

The Namesake

as

Pam

Miss Firecracker

1989

Miss Firecracker

as

Missy Mahoney

Stardust Memories

1980

Stardust Memories

as

Shelley

Off Beat

1986

Off Beat

as

Mary Ellen Gruenwald

Breaking Away

1979

Breaking Away

as

Nancy

Wise Blood

1979

Wise Blood

as

Sabbath Lily

Settle the Score

1989

Settle the Score

as

Becky

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Synecdoche, New York

as

Burning House Realtor

The Scarlet Letter

1995

The Scarlet Letter

as

Goody Gotwick

Robot in the Family

1994

Robot in the Family

as

Kristina Shamir

A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain

as

Mature Joy Fontaine

Hard Promises

1992

Hard Promises

as

Shelley

Girlfriends

1978

Girlfriends

as

Ceil

Please Give

2010

Please Give

as

Erin

Messengers

2004

Messengers

as

Nan Parrish

Deceived

1991

Deceived

as

Evelyn

The Good Shepherd

2006

The Good Shepherd

as

Safe House Operations Officer

Final Verdict

1991

Final Verdict

as

Queenie

Undeclared

Undeclared

as

Debra

Production

Crew

Directing