Amy Carlson
Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy
Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago region. Amy resided in Glen
Ellyn, Illinois, until she was in junior college. There, her family also lived
in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American
School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has
traveled across Europe together with her family and alone. Because her parents
were teachers who taught, they could spend every summer together traveling and
camping across the United States. They've camped in every state, except Alaska.
Amy also went to Rwanda following the war in 1994 to help in relief efforts.
From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions
and winning writing contests. High school was where she was a star athlete and
was the first to participate in the ever 3200-meter relay to be held for girls
in Illinois track. After college, she suffered an injury, she returned to the
theater with many roles on stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth
of July" and also directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and
Lemon". Amy has graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) as a
cum laude graduate with an A.A. East Asian history with a focus in Theater.
After graduating, she moved to Chicago and began studying Improv at The Improv
Olympic. She also pursued acting at The Actor's Center. A contract role on the
now defunct soap drama Another World (1964) moved her to NYC immediately
following her graduation. She was nominated in the "Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Daytime Drama Series" category for Daytime Emmy Award. The
most memorable of her roles include of strong women as Alex Taylor in Third
Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen with Tom Berenger in
Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York
City with husband Syd Butler, bassist in Les Savy Fav, where she also is
employed in the music industry as an independent business as part-owner of the
independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy continues to write as
well as search for diverse and distinctive roles in the film industry.
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