Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson
Born	Amy Lynn Carlson (1968-07-07) July 7, 1968 Elmhurst, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Partner	Syd Butler (2004-present)
Children	Lyla Butler (b. 2006) Nigel Butler (b. 2009)

Amy Carlson (born July 7, 1968) is an American actress. She performs mostly on television but has had some movies. She played Josie Watts in the soap opera Another World, and Alex Taylor in Third Watch. Carlson was nominated in 1998 for an Emmy Award.

Carlson was born in Illinois.

Personal life

Carlson currently resides in New York City with her daughter, born on October 4, 2006; her son, born on August 27, 2009; and her long-time partner Syd Butler, bass guitar player of the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and of indie rock band Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	The Babe	Girl on Stairs
2000	Everything Put Together	Jane
2002	Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control	Kathy
	Stella Shorts 1998-2002	Hippy Girl	Video
2007	Anamorph	Alexandra Fredericks
2010	Trio	—	Short film
2011	Green Lantern	Jessica Jordan
2014	Hits	Christina Casserta
2015	Sight Unseen	Rachel Sampson
2016	Natural Selection	Laura
2017	‘'The Landline'’	Carla
2018	‘'A Bread Factory, Part One'’	Grace

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Legacy of Lies	Marianna Nania	TV film
1993	Missing Persons	Helena Brusich	"Pilot", "I'm Gonna Miss Him Too...", "Right Neighborhood... Wrong Door"
1993–1994	The Untouchables	Various	"Pilot: Parts 1 & 2", "Mind Games"
1993–1998	Another World	Josephine Watts	Regular role
1998	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Tammy Boyer	TV miniseries
1999	Martial Law	Cassie McGill	"Big Trouble"
	Get Real	Dr. Sedgwick	Recurring role
	St. Michael's Crossing	Kelly McGloin	TV film
2000	NYPD Blue	Lisa Marantz	"Along Came Jones"
	If These Walls Could Talk 2	Michelle	TV film
	Falcone	—	"Windows"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Kate Armstrong	"Friends & Lovers"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Patricia Andrews	"Asunder"
2000–2003	Third Watch	Alex Taylor	Main role
2002	ER	Alex Taylor	"Brothers and Sisters"
2003	Peacemakers	Katie Owen	Main role
2004	Law & Order	Collette Connolly	"The Dead Wives Club"
2005	Franklin Charter	Maggie Keeler	TV film
2005–2006	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	A.D.A. Kelly Gaffney	Main Role
2006	Drift	Lauren	TV film
2007	The Kidnapping	Rachel McKenzie	TV film
	NCIS	Karen Sutherland	"Corporal Punishment"
2008	Criminal Minds	Cece Hillenbrand	"Tabula Rasa"
2010	Fringe	Maureen Donovan	"Unearthed"
2010–2017	Blue Bloods	Linda Reagan	Credit In All Episodes
2011	Too Big to Fail	Erin Callan	TV film
2013	This One Time	—	"Amy Carlson"
2016	A Midsummer’s Hawaiian Dream	Helen	TV film
2019	The Village	Julie Tucker	Episode: "In Your Bones"
2019	The Society	Amanda Pressman	Recurring role

Other websites

• Amy Carlson on IMDb