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Amy Locane
Born
Amy Rose Locane

(1971-12-19) December 19, 1971 (age 52)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1984–2006[1]
Spouse
Mark Bovenizer
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(m. 2008)​
Children2

Amy Rose Locane (born December 19, 1971) is an American television and film actress known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby. In 1992, Locane played the role of Sandy Harling in the first season of the prime time soap opera Melrose Place.

Career

Locane was born in Trenton, New Jersey. By age 12, she had performed in more than 60 commercials before being cast as a series regular on the sitcom Spencer (1984).

Locane was a member of the original cast of the prime time soap opera Melrose Place, but left the series after only 13 episodes.

Among Locane's film roles, she played Johnny Depp's love interest in John Waters's 1990 cult-classic film Cry-Baby. She also twice played the girlfriend of Brendan Fraser, in the films School Ties and Airheads, as well as Jessica Lange's daughter in the 1994 film Blue Sky.[citation needed]

Personal life

In 2006, Locane became engaged and retired from films but acted occasionally in local community theater.[1][2]

In 2008, Locane married Mark Bovenizer, a local businessman and volunteer fireman from New Jersey. As a result of the marriage Locane legally hyphenated her surname to include that of her spouse.[3] They have two daughters, one born in 2007, the other born in 2009.[4]

On June 27, 2010, Locane-Bovenizer was involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision in Montgomery, New Jersey.[5][6] The crash killed a 60-year-old woman and seriously injured the woman's husband as they were turning into their driveway. Following the crash, testing revealed Locane's blood alcohol level was three times the limit for legal impairment.[7] In December 2010, Locane was indicted for aggravated manslaughter and assault by automobile.[2] On November 27, 2012, a Somerset County jury convicted Locane of vehicular homicide and assault by auto.[7] On February 14, 2013, Locane was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime.[8] Using his discretion, the judge imposed less than the minimum five-year sentence,[9] due to mitigating factors that included her youngest daughter's Crohn's disease.[10] While serving her sentence, Locane was in custody at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and was released on parole on June 12, 2015.[11] On July 22, 2016, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that the three-year sentencing would be re-reviewed due what the court felt was an inadequate explanation by the judge for leniency.[12] Upon review, the judge in the case stated in September 2016 he had erred in his decision, and that she should serve an additional six months.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lost Angels Cheryl Anderson
1990 Cry-Baby Allison Vernon-Williams
1991 No Secrets Jennifer
1992 School Ties Sally Wheeler
1994 Airheads Kayla
1994 Blue Sky Alex Marshall
1995 Criminal Hearts Keli
1996 Carried Away Catherine Wheeler
1997 Going All the Way Buddy Porter
1997 Prefontaine Nancy Alleman
1997 The Girl Gets Moe Beth
1998 Bongwater Jennifer
1998 Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy Margaret Trelawny
1999 Implicated Ann Campbell
2001 The Heist Lucy
2002 Secretary Lee's Sister
2002 Bad Karma Carly Campbell
2005 Throttle Molly Weaver
2009 Visiting Julia Short Film
2009 Coffee Sarah Short Film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1984−1985 Spencer Andrea Winger Also known as Under One Roof
Series regular
13 episodes
1985 Young People's Specials Karen 1 episode
1985 Special Treat Bridget Frommer 1 episode
1988 Hothouse Nancy 3 episodes
1992 Melrose Place Sandy Louise Harling Series regular
13 episodes
1997 End of Summer Alice TV Movie
1998 Ebenezer Erica Marlowe TV Movie
1998 Route 9 Sally Hogan TV Movie
1999 Touched by an Angel Stella 1 episode
2003 Mystery Woman Tracy Stenning TV Movie
2005 Alien Express Rosie Holden TV Movie

References

  1. ^ a b "Amy Locane". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Shira, Dahvi (December 16, 2010), "Melrose Place Star Amy Locane Indicted for Fatal Car Crash", People, retrieved March 31, 2012
  3. ^ Cruz, Alicia (March 30, 2011), "Manslaughter case against N.J. actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer takes new turn", NewJerseyNewsroom.com, archived from the original on April 1, 2011, retrieved June 29, 2011 {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Amy Locane Welcomes Second Daughter", People, January 26, 2009, archived from the original on April 14, 2009, retrieved June 29, 2011 {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Paik, Eugene (October 3, 2011), "Judge: Ex-'Melrose Place' actress's intoxicated statements permissible in upcoming trial", The Star-Ledger, retrieved March 31, 2012
  6. ^ "Actress Amy Locane charged in connection with fatal weekend accident in Montgomery", Courier News, Bridgewater, NJ: Gannett Company, June 28, 2010, archived from the original on July 1, 2010, retrieved June 29, 2011 {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Amy Locane Convicted of Vehicular Homicide". People Magazine. Associated Press. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. ^ "'Melrose' Actress Gets 3 Years for Deadly NJ Crash". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "Judge admits mistake in sentencing Melrose Place actress". Associated Press. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  10. ^ Bichao, Sergio. "Update: Locane spared longer prison sentence because of sick daughter". Daily Record. Morristown, NJ: Gannett Company. Retrieved February 15, 2013.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress out of prison, but law's not done with her". nj.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  12. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress faces new sentence in fatal drunken-driving crash". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  13. ^ Press, Associated (16 September 2016). "Judge admits he erred in sentencing 'Melrose Place' actress". WJHL. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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