Amy Carlson
The family was born in Glen Ellyn,
Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. Amy
was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Parents, Bob,
and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest
of three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled
extensively across Europe with her family and on her own. They were both
teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer because of
this. They've camped in every American state except Alaska. Amy traveled to
Rwanda to aid in efforts to help after the 1994 war. Amy was a skilled actor in
school plays and won writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high
school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls
track. In college, after an injury, she was back in the theater with many roles
on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and
directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy went to Knox
College in Galesburg, Illinois and graduated cum laude with the degree of B.A.
East Asian history, with the concentration in Theater. After graduation, she
relocated to Chicago and pursued a degree in Improv at The Improv Olympic. She
also took acting classes at The Actor's Center. Soon after graduating, she was
offered a contract job on the now-defunct soap show Another World (1964). The
category she was nominated for is "Outstanding support actress on an
Daytime Drama Series", she has been nominated to Daytime Emmy Awards. Her
most memorable roles were of strong women such as Alex Taylor (1999), Maggie
Pistone (2000), Katie Owen (2003), and Linda Reagan (2003). Carlson lives in
New York City, with Syd Butler as her husband, and is the bassist for Les Savy
Fav. She is also the proprietor of Frenchkiss Records, an independent music
label, and works as a part-owner. Amy is continuing to write as well as seek
out diverse and unique jobs in the film industry.
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