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Amy Carlson

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Recent Role:
Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods
Gender:
Female
Born:
7-7-1968
Birthplace:
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Birth Name:
Amy Lynn Carlson
AKA:
Amy-Lynn Carlson, Amy Lynn Carlson
On July 7, 1969, Amy Lynn Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Amy is one of four children and she has two sisters Betsy and Lori as well a brother Joe. Her parents are teachers and used to teach at the American schools around the world, one time being in Amman, Jordan, when Amy was thirteen years old. Her mother Barbara used to own a music store as well at which she taught piano. Amy has been to every state in the United States, except Alaska, and aspires to travel throughout the Far-East and Africa. Amy attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she graduated cum laude with a… More B.F.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater in 1990. Amy was a Rep. Term VII participant. Every three years the Knox College Theater department presents Rep. Term (Repertory Theater Term), during which students take on all aspects of a Professional Repertory Theater company. She first became interested in acting in grade school, as her mother used to direct the school plays. Amy would miss her mother during rehearsals, so decided to get into it as well to be near her mom. It was a little later on in life at which she was "bit by the acting bug". Her first big role that she took on and moved to the big apple for (beginning in December of 1993), was to play "Josie Watts" on the now defunct daytime drama series (after thirty-five years of being on the air), "Another World" (NBC). She portrayed "Josie" for four years, and upon her departure, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series". Carlson currently resides in New York City with her boyfriend Sid Butler, who is bassist of the band, "Les Savy Fav" as well as her her two cats, Delia and Remidy and her dog, Tyler.

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    Amy, I will always be a fan of yours. hide show

    What good things may I say about Amy Carlson that haven't already been said? I first discovered how talented she is from her work as Alex Taylor on "Third Watch". When her character met an extremely gruesome death, I felt the rug had been pulled out from under me, because I had grown to enjoy watching her as a brave firefighter/reluctant paramedic. I eagerly hoped Amy would quickly find another show in which her talent could shine through. "Peacemakers" soon followed, and I thought she was great as Katie Owen....another strong female character I was wowed by. The show sadly fizzled for reasons which I am still puzzled. To make a long story short: I wish with all my heart that "Drift" will turn out to be an absolute smash hit for Amy. SHE IS AWESOME.

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    GreenDragon73 Added Aug 7, 2006 All my reviews
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    One of the best individual performances ever on Law & Order, The Dead Wives Club. hide show

    Amy Carlson turned in a remarkable performance on Law & Order in The Dead Wives Club. This actress is very talented. I'd like to see her doing more challenging work. She was really underused in Law & Order, Trial By Jury.

    I knew nothing about Amy until seeing her on Law & Order, but was so impressed that I had to look her up on-line.

    I wish her much success. I'm really a fan now.

    littlehoops

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    littlehoops Added Aug 18, 2005 All my reviews
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    9 Superb
    Amy Carlson used to be one of my favourite actresses, but now she can't stay with a show to long because she gets bored to easily. I think she ruined her entire acting career when she joined Law & Order: Trial By Jury! hide show

    Amy Carlson is a great actress, but she can not stay with a series for a long time, that's one of the reasons why she is not my favourite actress anymore. The series "Third Watch" made Amy Carlson a star (in my opinion), but then she left and later became a series regular on the series Law and Order: Trial by Jury, which is also another reason why she is no longer my favourite actress. Her character on Third Watch was one of my favourite characters out of all of them, but her acting career sucks (in my opinion). A lot of people like her because she played Alex Taylor on the series Third Watch.

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    aahanty Added Jun 25, 2005 All my reviews
 

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