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- Works
- 3
Top works
- Don't You Forget about Me
- She was nice to mice
- Yesterday I saw the sun
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New York City, New York, USA
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress. Following her film debut in 1983's Bad Boys, she became known as one of the Brat Pack group of actors and starred in WarGames (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Short Circuit (1986). For her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (1998), Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
Known for
- By the Roots — Barb Heisler2026
- BRATS — Self2024
- Wild Cards — Rose Pruett2024
- Chantilly Bridge — Elizabeth2023
- Single Drunk Female — Carol Fink2022
- SMILF — Fiona2017
- Little Sister — Joani Lunsford2016
- X-Men: Apocalypse — Scott's Teacher2016
- Fugly! — Stoddard2014
- Client Seduction — Melissa Eco2014
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-06-13 ) June 13, 1962 (age 63) , New York City , New York , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Spouse
- David Lansbury ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2009 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Employer
- City University of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Field of work
- American literature
- Image
- Ally Sheedy (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1962-06-13
- Commons category
- Ally Sheedy
- unmarried partner
- Richie Sambora
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
- name in native language
- Ally Sheedy
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress, author and teacher. Born in New York City, Sheedy began her career as a teenager acting in commercials and guest roles on television. She made her theatrical film debut in Bad Boys (1983). Due to her appearances in a string of teen-oriented films such as Oxford Blues (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Sheedy and many of her co-stars were nicknamed the "Brat Pack".
She subsequently appeared in the films Twice in a Lifetime (1985), Blue City, Short Circuit (both 1986), Betsy's Wedding (1990) and Only the Lonely (1991). She received three Saturn Award nominations for Best Actress for the science fiction films WarGames (1983), Fear (1990) and Man's Best Friend (1993). Following a career downturn in the late 1980s, Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for playing a drug-addicted lesbian photographer in the romantic drama film High Art (1998). From 2022 to 2023 she had a main role in the comedy television series Single Drunk Female.
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