Amy Carlson
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Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois) is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods. While at first she had a recurring role, it has been revealed that she has been promoted to the series regular starting from the second season.
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[edit] Background
When Carlson was 13, her family (consisting of her parents, herself, and three siblings) moved to Amman, Jordan, for one year, where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School. After returning to the United States, Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. While in college, Carlson was active in the school’s theatre department, appearing in Fifth of July, Noises Off, A Lie of the Mind, and School for Scandal. Carlson graduated cum laude.[1]
Carlson is represented by Karen Foreman on behalf of the The Domain Agency. She is managed by Estelle Lasher and Principal Entertainment.
Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter, born in 2006, her son, born in August 2009 and her husband, Syd Butler, bass guitar player of Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records.
In 2010, Carlson's first starring role in a feature film, Sight Unseen, will be completed, with no further details of a release date.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1998 – Carlson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series."
- 1997 – Amy Carlson and Timothy Gibbs were nominated for “Hottest Romance” for their portrayal of Josie and Gary Sinclair on the NBC drama, Another World.
- 1995 – Carlson was nominated for “Outstanding Newcomer” at the Soap Opera Awards for her role as Josie Watts on Another World.[1]
[edit] Filmography
- America's Most Wanted (1988)
- Legacy of Lies (1992)
- The Babe (1992 film)
- Missing Persons (1993)
- The Untouchables (1993)
- Another World (1964) TV Series .... Josie Watts Sinclair (1993–1998)
- Ain’t Nothing but a She-Thing (1998 film)
- Guiding Light (1952) TV Series .... Harley Cooper Spaulding (1998)
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) .... Tammy Boyer
- Martial Law (1998) TV Series .... Cassie McGill (1998)
- Get Real (1999) TV Series .... Dr. Sedgwick (1999–2000)
- Everything Put Together (2000 film)
- NYPD Blue TV Series .... Lisa Marrantz (2000)
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
- Falcone TV Series .... Maggie Pistone (2000)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) TV Series .... Patricia Andrews (2000)
- Third Watch TV Series .... Alex Taylor (2000–2003)
- CSI TV Series .... Kate Armstrong (2001)
- Winning Girls through Psychic Mind Control (2001 film) .... Kathy
- Peacemaker TV Series .... Katie Owen (2003)
- Law & Order (1990) TV Series .... Collette Connolly (2004)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) TV Series .... Kelly Gaffney
- Anamorph (2007) .... Alexandra Fredericks
- The Kidnapping (2007) TV .... Rachel McKenzie
- NCIS (2007).... Karen Sutherland (1 episode)
- Criminal Minds (2008) .... Cece Hillenbrand (1 episode)
- Fringe TV Series .... Maureen Donovan (2010)
- Blue Bloods (TV Series) (2010).... Linda Reagan
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Amy Carlson at the Internet Movie Database
- Amy Carlson at TV.com
