Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress, producer, and singer professionally known as Amy Madigan. She has been a complete legend with outstanding portrayals, natural acting skills and abilities. Throughout her career, she has given many hits and has been surrounded with number of fans, followers and well-wishers. Her wonderful portrayals and appearances have led her to many nominations and awards. For her appearance the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the Academy Award. Sixty five year old Amy has been a successful actress earning a jaw dropping salary but her approximate net worth is not provided.
Talking about her early life, she was born on September 11, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Amy was born to a father who was a very renowned journalist John J. Madigan who gave political commentary on shows like Face the Nation and Meet the Press and a mother Dolores who was an amateur actress and an administrative assistant by profession. She was very much inspired by her mother and loved acting. She used to perform plays while attending Catholic schools. She also attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music where she studied piano. With a degree in philosophy, Amy graduated from Marquette University.
Amy pursued her career as a musician in the 1970s as a lead vocalist for the band Jelly. Her singing career diverted to acting in the 1980s. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In the year 1981, she had her first television role in an episode of Hart to Hart where she played the role of Adele. She then appeared in the television film Crazy Times with a guest-starring role. As the character of Terry Jean Moore in Love Child, Amy Madigan made her film debut. For her outstanding acting skills, she was nominated for New Star Of The Year- Actress in Golden Globe award.
Slowly and gradually Amy started to appear in different television series and films. Among all her appearances that she has made, she is best known for Love Child, Field of Dreams, The Dark Half, Gone Baby Gone, Pollock, Places in the Heart and Uncle Buck. She is well-liked for her appearance in the 1989 television film Roe vs. Wade where she portrayed the character of Sarah Weddington. For her portrayal, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Emmy Award and was able to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television.
Amy Madigan in late sixties is very conscious about her health and beauty. Talking about her height, she is 5 feet 5 inches, which is around 1.66m. This talented personality has been married to her boyfriend Ed Harris on November 21, 1983. Her husband Harris is also an actor by profession. She has very sound relation with her husband since the very first day of marriage and has no possibility of divorce. Talking about her children, she has one daughter named Lily Dolores Harris who was born on May 3, 1993. Her daughter has now turned beautiful and hot.
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