Amy Brenneman
Amy Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, United States on June 22nd, 1964 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 60, Amy Brenneman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is an American actress, writer, and producer. Brenneman came to fame after her appearance as Detective Janice Licalsi in ABC's crime drama series NYPD Blue (1993–1994), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
She gained further fame in films such as Heat (1995), Fear (1996), Daylight (1996), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), Nine Lives (2005), and The Jane Austen Book Club (2007). Judging Amy, Brenneman created and starred as Judge Amy Gray in CBS's drama series Judging Amy (1999–2005).
She was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards for her appearance.
Brenneman appeared in Private Practice (2007–2013), as Violet Turner in the Shonda Rhimes medical drama series Private Practice (2007–2013), and as Laurie Garvey on HBO's drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017).
Early life
Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, to Frederica Joanne (née Shoenfield), a judge of the Connecticut State Superior Court, and Russell Langdon Jr., an environmental advocate. Beryl D. Hines, a Cold War-era journalist, was her aunt. Her mother, who was Jewish, attended a Congregationalist church as an adult. Her father, who was of English, Irish, and Swiss descent, was from a Protestant family.
Brenneman was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where she performed in theatre as a child and with a local theater company. In 1987, she graduated from Harvard University, where she concentrated on comparative religions. She co-founded Cornerstone Theatre Company while at Harvard, which she followed for many years after graduation.
Personal life
Brenneman married director Brad Silberling in the garden at her parents' house in 1995. They had first met on the set of NYPD Blue. Charlotte Tucker and Bodhi Russell, both of Brenneman and Silberling, have two children, Charlotte Tucker and Bodhi Russell.
Brenneman is an Episcopalian.
Brenneman, a founder of the Ms. magazine, signed the "We Had Abortions" petition in October 2006. Over 5,000 women have signed the petition and are "unashamed of the choice they made" after being "unashamed of the decision."
In the all-star benefit reading of The Gift of Peace at UCLA's Freud Playhouse on February 28, she portrays an entrepreneur alongside actors Ed Asner, Barbara Bain, George Coe, Wendie Malick, and James Pickens, Jr. The play was an open appeal and fundraiser for the passage of U.S. House Resolution 808, which sought to establish a "Department of Peace" in the US government, and was funded by a two percent diversion of The Pentagon's annual budget.
Brenneman was nominated on the Unite for Strength slate in July 2008 for a spot on the national governing board of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in 2008, September 8. The bid was a success.
Brenneman is also a fan of tighter gun control laws, and she hosted the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun safety advocacy group that favors tighter gun control and promotes gun bans at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles in 2009.
Career
Brenneman started her career in 1992 with the CBS series Middle Ages. Janice Licalsi, the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue's first major role as a mob-connected uniformed officer, was cast in her first major role. Through the show's first season (1993–1994) and the first few episodes of the second season, she arc, which included a romantic encounter with David Caruso's characters, ran through the first season (1993-1994). In 1994, she was nominated for the Best Support Actress in a Drama Series and in Outstanding Guest Actress the following year.
Brenneman, who graduated from NYPD Blue, made her way into film. She appeared in Bye Bye Love, Casper, and Heat, a critically acclaimed crime drama. Brenneman appeared in another thriller, Fear, in 1996. She appeared in the independent drama film Nevada in 1997. She appeared in Your Friends & Neighbors directed by Neil LaBute last year. Faye Moskowitz, a 1998-1999 actress, returned to television as Faye Moskowitz in a recurring role on NBC's Frasier.
Brenneman founded and executive producer of Judging Amy, which she starred in in 1999. In Hartford, Connecticut, Brenneman depicted a single mother serving as a Family Court Judge. Frederica Brenneman, a mother from New Jersey, was based on the show's concept, which was based on her mother's real-life experiences as a superior court judge. When Amy was 3 years old, Frederica Brenneman was one of Harvard Law School's first female graduates and became a juvenile court judge in Connecticut. "I play my mother's work, not my mother," Amy says. Judging Amy appeared on CBS for six seasons and 138 episodes from September 19, 1999, to good ratings on May 3, 2005. In 2002, she was given the Women in Film Lucy Award for her contribution and innovation in her artistic works that have boosted the image of women through television.
Brenneman appeared in ensemble cast film Things You Can Do About Me directed by Rodrigo Garca in 2000. She appeared in another Rodrigo Garca's independent drama, Nine Lives, in 2005. Brenneman appeared in The Jane Austen Book Club in 2007, based on Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 book of the same name. Brenneman co-starred in 88 Minutes with Al Pacino in 2008.
In March 2007, Brenneman was cast as Violet Turner in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice. From September 26, 2007, to January 22, 2013, the Shonda Rhimes series appeared on ABC from September 26, 2007, to January 22, 2013. She appeared in films The Face of Love and Words and Pictures, and she was cast in The Leftovers, opposite Justin Theroux. In 2013, Brenneman played Mary of Guise, the series's lead actress's mother, in Reign.