Amy Madigan
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Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Amy Madigan is an American singer and actor born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1950. She began her work period in 1977 and is recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection. Her professional fields include acting, film production, music, and singing. She performs using her voice and speaks English.
Madigan has received several awards, including the Theatre World Award, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is married to Ed Harris and was educated at Marquette University, the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and Roosevelt University.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year –…
Known for
- Gladys — Gladys2028
- The Comebacker2027
- Weapons — Gladys2025
- Rebuilding — Bess2025
- Off the Horse — Bobbette2025
- Brooklyn, Minnesota — Gail2024
- Bull Street — Mary-Ann2024
- Go For Grandma — Grandma2023
- Antlers — Principal Booth2021
- The Hunt — Ma2020
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1950-09-11 ) September 11, 1950 (age 75) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Marquette University ( B.A. )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Spouse
- Ed Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Ed Harris
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Roosevelt University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Amy Madigan (40389212382).jpg
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- Amy Madigan
- date of birth
- 1950-09-11
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Amy Madigan
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Encyclopedic overview
Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a woman in a difficult marriage in Twice in a Lifetime (1985), and won 40 years later for her performance as the villainous Aunt Gladys in Weapons (2025)—the longest gap between two nominations for an actress. Her other film credits include Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), Gone Baby Gone (2007), and The Hunt (2020).
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