Amy Wright
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Amy Wright is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey, and Miss Firecracker. She is the widow of actor Rip Torn.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Wright is a graduate of Beloit College.<ref name="app">Template:Cite news</ref> Her father was a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She developed an interest in acting when she was in high school. Encouragement from a teacher at an acting workshop led her to appear in school plays, and she majored in theater arts at Beloit. After that, she taught high school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. During that time she acted in summer stock theater.<ref name="bnd">Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
Wright acted in summer-stock productions in Rockford, Illinois, before going to New York, where she studied acting with Uta Hagen.<ref name="app" /> She starred with Eric Schweig in The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck (both made in 1995). She produced a Netflix series called The Next Step.Template:Cn
Wright starred in the original production of Breakfast with Les and Bess as Shelby.<ref name="filmbug_wright">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wright also appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Fifth of July and Noises Off.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wright currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal life
Wright was married to actor Rip Torn when he died in 2019, and the couple had two daughters, Katie and Claire Torn.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1976 | Not a Pretty Picture | Cindy | ||
| 1978 | Girlfriends | Ceil | ||
| 1978 | Template:Sortname | Bridesmaid | ||
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Nancy | ||
| 1979 | Template:Sortname | Jackie | ||
| 1979 | Heartland | Clara Jane | ||
| 1979 | Wise Blood | Sabbath Lily | ||
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Shelley | ||
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Anne | ||
| 1985 | Beer | Stacy | ||
| 1986 | Off Beat | Mary Ellen Gruenwald | ||
| 1988 | The Telephone | Honey Boxe / Various | ||
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Ricki | ||
| 1988 | Template:Sortname | Rose Leary | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 1989 | Miss Firecracker | Missy Mahoney | ||
| 1990 | Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? | Lurlene Turnover | ||
| 1990 | Love Hurts | Karen Weaver | ||
| 1991 | Hard Promises | Shelly | ||
| 1991 | Deceived | Evelyn | ||
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | Loose Woman | ||
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Waitress | ||
| 1994 | Robot in the Family | Kristina Shamir | ||
| 1995 | Template:Sortname | Goody Gotwick | ||
| 1995 | Tom and Huck | Aunt Polly | ||
| 1999 | Joe the King | Mary | ||
| 1999 | Day and an Arabian Knight | Day | Short film | |
| 2001 | Besotted | Mona | ||
| 2002 | Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control | Psychiatrist | ||
| 2004 | Messengers | Nan Parrish | ||
| 2006 | Template:Sortname | Pam | ||
| 2006 | Template:Sortname | Safe House Operations Officer | ||
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Burning House Realtor | ||
| 2009 | Scratch... Play for Keeps | Ma | Short film | |
| 2010 | Please Give | Erin |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Special Treat | Bobba June | "Sunshine's on the Way" |
| 1983 | Template:Sortname | Jean | TV film |
| 1986 | Trapped in Silence | Dana Wendolowski | TV film |
| 1989 | Men | Joyce | "The Trouble with Harvey" |
| 1989 | Settle the Score | Becky | TV film |
| 1991 | In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas | Karen | TV film |
| 1991 | Final Verdict | Queenie | TV film |
| 1991 | Lethal Innocence | Margaret Stokely | TV film |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog | Carrie | TV film |
| 2001 | Amy & Isabelle | Rosie | TV film |
| 2002 | Undeclared | Debra Karp | "Parents' Weekend" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sister Dorothy | "Acts of Contrition" |
| 2011 | Wingin' It | Choreographer / School Teacher | "Me Carl, You Jane-ish", "Friday Afternoon Fever" |
References
External links
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