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Amy Madigan(I)

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Amy Madigan
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Bull Street (2024)
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In the 1960s, Amy attended St. Philip Neri grammar school and Aquinas High School, both in Chicago, where she performed in school plays and was known as the school tomboy. In the early 1970s, Amy was featured in Playboy Magazine wearing only jelly, to promote her music band, Jelly. Amy is the daughter of John Madigan, a media personality in Chicago, Illinois.
BornSeptember 11, 1950
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BornSeptember 11, 1950
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Known for

    Diane Lane and Michael Paré in Streets of Fire (1984)
    Streets of Fire
    6.7
    • McCoy
    • 1984
    Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)
    Field of Dreams
    7.5
    • Annie Kinsella
    • 1989
    Khalani Simon-Barrow, Luke Speakman, and Jackson A Park in Weapons (2025)
    Weapons
    7.5
    • Gladys
    • 2025
    Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Uncle Buck (1989)
    Uncle Buck
    7.1
    • Chanice Kobolowski
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Ploughmen
      • Francie
      • Pre-production
    • Department of One
      • Diane
      • Completed
      • TV Series



    • Khalani Simon-Barrow, Luke Speakman, and Jackson A Park in Weapons (2025)
      Weapons
      7.5
      • Gladys
      • 2025
    • Rebuilding (2025)
      Rebuilding
      7.1
      • Bess
      • 2025
    • Brooklyn, Minnesota (2024)
      Brooklyn, Minnesota
      9.1
      • Gail
      • 2024
    • Bull Street (2024)
      Bull Street
      8.0
      • Mary-Ann
      • 2024
    • Go for Grandma (2023)
      Go for Grandma
      7.2
      Short
      • Grandma
      • 2023
    • Jeremy T. Thomas in Antlers (2021)
      Antlers
      5.9
      • Principal Ellen Booth
      • 2021
    • Nathan Lane, Natalie Dormer, and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
      Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Miss Adelaide
      • 2020
    • The Hunt (2020)
      The Hunt
      6.6
      • Ma
      • 2020
    • Jeremy Irvine in The Last Full Measure (2019)
      The Last Full Measure
      6.8
      • Donna Burr
      • 2019
    • Sienna Miller in American Woman (2018)
      American Woman
      6.9
      • Peggy
      • 2018
    • Judith Shekoni, Ray Winstone, and Ella Thomas in Ice (2016)
      Ice
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Diane Pierce
      • 2018
    • A Crooked Somebody (2017)
      A Crooked Somebody
      6.2
      • Joyce Vaughn
      • 2017
    • Eric Dane and Natalie Zea in Grey Lady (2017)
      Grey Lady
      4.4
      • Lola
      • 2017
    • Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashanti, Omar Chaparro, and Gerard Canonico in Stuck (2017)
      Stuck
      5.9
      • Sue
      • 2017
    • Warren Beatty, Alden Ehrenreich, and Lily Collins in Rules Don't Apply (2016)
      Rules Don't Apply
      5.7
      • Mrs. Bransford
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashanti, Omar Chaparro, and Gerard Canonico in Stuck (2017)
      Stuck
      5.9
      • associate producer
      • 2017
    • Ed Harris in Once Fallen (2010)
      Once Fallen
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • After the Past (2004)
      After the Past
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
      Riders of the Purple Sage
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1996

    Soundtrack



    • Nathan Lane, Natalie Dormer, and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
      Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"
      • 2020
    • Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashanti, Omar Chaparro, and Gerard Canonico in Stuck (2017)
      Stuck
      5.9
      • performer: "Stuck", "Gone", "Try"
      • 2017
    • Saving Grace (2007)
      Saving Grace
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Venus" (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Carnivàle (2003)
      Carnivàle
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca in Crossroads (1986)
      Crossroads
      7.1
      • performer: "He Made A Woman Out Of Me", "If I Lose"
      • 1986
    • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
      CHiPs
      6.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "(Baby) I'm Fallin'", "Jailhouse Blues"
      • 1981

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    Videos27

    American Woman
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    Clip 0:45
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    The Lifeguard
    Clip 1:45
    The Lifeguard
    The Lifeguard
    Clip 1:23
    The Lifeguard
    Official Teaser
    Trailer 0:52
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    Trailer 1:48
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    Personal details

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      • Amy Madigan
    • Height
      • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
    • Born
      • September 11, 1950
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Ed HarrisNovember 21, 1983 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Lily Harris
    • Parents
        John Madigan
    • Relatives
        Jim Madigan(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Acted with Paula Kelly in the 1990 stage musical "Stevie Wants to Play the Blues".
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Pictorials

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    • Trivia
      As of 2022, she has appeared with husband Ed Harris in 11 movies: Alamo Bay (1985), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Places in the Heart (1984), Pollock (2000), Winter Passing (2005), Just a Dream (2002), Riders of the Purple Sage (1996), Frontera (2014), Rules Don't Apply (2016), A Crooked Somebody (2017) and The Last Full Measure (2019).
    • Quotes
      I wanted to be a boy when I was young because boys got to do all the good stuff. So I became very aggressive and very competitive at a young age.
    • Trademark
        Known for playing tough, no-nonsense female characters

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      74 years old
    • When was Amy Madigan born?
      September 11, 1950
    • Where was Amy Madigan born?
      Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • What is Amy Madigan's birth name?
      Amy Marie Madigan
    • How tall is Amy Madigan?
      5 feet 6 inches, or 1.66 meters

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