Amy O'Neill
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Amy O'Neill (born July 8, 1971) is an American performer and former actress.
After appearing in several sitcoms and starring as Molly Stark on The Young and the Restless in 1986, she was cast in her notable role as Amy Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
She reprised her role as Amy Szalinski in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and appeared as Lisa Barnes in Where's Rodney?.
Early life
O'Neill was born in Pacific Palisades, California, the daughter of Virginia, an art school director, and Thomas O'Neill, a Los Angeles construction company owner. She is the third of five children. Her older siblings are brother Casey and sister Katie. Her younger brothers are Hugh and Barry. Her father is the brother of Hugh O'Neill, Esq, former Deputy Chief Counsel to The Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman. O'Neill is of Irish heritage.
Personal life
After her interest in acting had waned, O'Neill quit acting in 1994 after getting scripts that required nudity. She met old childhood friend, Roy Johns, owner of a few circus acts. As she watched his work, she became interested in how active the girls in his performances were. She became involved with his acts and is now part of Johns' crew.
She is now part of the performance art community in Los Angeles. In 2002, she joined the Hollywood, Alabama trio, "Girls On Stilts." She has toured places in Italy and Asia, and has brandished her skills at Harrah's Casino, Disneyland, and other places. She doesn't have any children and is not currently married, but hoping to start a family with someone who isn't "intimidated" by her work as a performer.
O'Neill returned to television in 2005 to appear in an MTV documentary with her Honey, I Shrunk the Kids co-star Thomas Wilson Brown in The 100 Greatest Family Films. In 2008, she appeared as an Officer's wife in an independent film, The Japanese Sandman.
Career
O'Neill and her older siblings began auditioning for roles at the age ten. The children would go out to Hollywood after school. In an episode of Mama's Family as a younger version of Betty White's character Ellen Harper, O'Neill made her first appearance on television at age 13. Matt Houston, Night Court, Highway to Heaven, and The Twilight Zone were among her television appearances. In 1985, she appeared on Body Language, an American game show. O'Neill performed the pregnant teenager Molly Stark on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless for thirty episodes in 1986 after an appearance on Family Ties.
Before appearing in Honey, I Shrunk the Children, Tammy Lauren's best friend, with Christian Slater and as Jodie in I Know My First Name is Steven, she appeared in the 1989 television film Desperate for Love as Tammy Lauren's best friend, before appearing in her most well-known role as Amy Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. She and her brother are dragged to 1/4 inch by the father's (Rick Moranis) shrink ray in the film.
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, O'Neill performed Annette, but the bulk of her scenes were cut out due to time constraints. She will, however, be seen in the background of a crowd scene. In the pilot episode of Where's Rodney, she appeared as Lisa Barnes. Jared Rushton and Rodney Dangerfield of Honey, but it wasn't picked up in 1990 or 1991. She Wrote Susan Hartley, who appeared in television shows such as Room for Romance, The Young Riders, and Gabriel's Fire, and Shew, She Wrote.
In the 1992 film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, she reprised Amy Szalinski, but only in the first scene, where she goes to college. The reason for this was that the film was originally a standalone story unrelated to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and there was no such character for O'Neill to replace when the plot was changed to include the Szalinski family. Amy Szalinski is also mentioned in the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.
O'Neill appeared in the television film, White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II, as Pandra, one of the young adults trapped in the Cascade Mountains, who had to fend for themselves. She appeared in the National Lampoon film Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In 1994, she appeared in Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. A female Skater.