Ally Sheedy Biography (1962-)

Full name, Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy; born June 13, 1962, in New York, NY; daughter of John J. (an executive) and Charlotte (a writer and literary agent;maiden name, Baum) Sheedy; married David Lansbury (an actor), October 10, 1992; children: Rebecca. Addresses: Agent: Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Manager: Koenigsberg Management, 200 N. Larchmont Blvd., Suite 2, Hollywood, CA 90004.; Contact:P.O. Box 523, Topanga, CA 90290-0523; 11766 Wilshire Blvd., #1610, Los Angeles, CA 90025-6555.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, writer, model, dancer
Birth Details
June 13, 1962
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut) J. C. Walenski, Bad Boys, Universal, 1983
  • Jennifer Mack, WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Rona, Oxford Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • Allison Reynolds, The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
  • Helen Mackenzie, Twice in a Lifetime, Yorkin Films, 1985
  • Leslie Hunter, St. Elmo's Fire, Columbia, 1985
  • Annie Rayford, Blue City, Paramount, 1986
  • Stephanie Speck, Short Circuit, TriStar, 1986
  • Jessie Montgomery, Maid to Order, New Century Films, 1987
  • (Uncredited) Voice of Stephanie Speck, Short Circuit 2, TriStar, 1988
  • (Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
  • Maggie Deloach, Heart of Dixie, Orion, 1989
  • Connie Hopper, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Theresa Luna, Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • Ticket agent, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Lori Tanner, Man's Best Friend, New Line Cinema, 1993
  • Molly-Girl, The Pickle, Columbia, 1993
  • Laura Pavot, Tattle Tale (also known as Kiss and Tell), LIVE Entertainment, 1993
  • Mickey Sanderson, One Night Stand (also known as Before the Night), Concorde New Horizons, 1995
  • Joanne, The Definite Maybe, DJM Films, 1997
  • Martha Keller, Amnesia, Amnesia Productions, 1997
  • Susan Reed, Crossroads of Destiny (also known as Jailbreakand Macon County Jail), Concorde Pictures, 1997
  • Herself, Highball, Kathy Morgan International, 1997
  • Groupies, 1997
  • Lucy Berliner, High Art, October Films, 1998
  • Myth America, 1998
  • Deb, Autumn Heart, Arrow Releasing, Inc., 1998
  • Liz, SugarTown (also known as Untitled Anders-Voss Project), October Films, 1999
  • Bernice "CeeCee" Claybarn, I'll Take You There, DEJ Productions, 1999
  • Jan, Advice from a Caterpillar, 1999
  • Lois, Happy Here and Now, IFC Films, 2001
  • Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, 2002
  • Marie, A Cold Day in August, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Cleo/Leo, Welcome to Paradox, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998-
  • Walking after Midnight, 1999
  • Movies
  • First girl, The Best Little Girl in the World, ABC, 1981
  • Debbie Danner, The Day the Loving Stopped, ABC, 1981
  • Hazel, Splendor in the Grass, NBC, 1981
  • Tracy Barnes, The Violation of Sarah McDavid, CBS, 1981
  • Karen Chase, Homeroom, 1981
  • Marita Armstrong, Deadly Lessons, ABC, 1983
  • Dr. Annie Keats, We Are the Children, ABC, 1987
  • Cayce Bridges, Fear, Showtime, 1990
  • Kathleen Hart, The Lost Capone, TNT, 1990
  • Elizabeth, Chantilly Lace, Showtime, 1993
  • Chris Cassidy, Lethal Exposure (also known as Declic fatal), NBC, 1993
  • Mary Rodgers, Ultimate Betrayal (also known as The Rodgers Sisters Story), CBS, 1994
  • Louise, Parallel Lives, 1994
  • Susan Enright, The Haunting of Seacliff Inn, 1994
  • Billy's mom, The Tin Soldier, Showtime, 1995
  • Deni Patton, Hijacked: Flight 285, ABC, 1996
  • Angie Baker, Country Justice (also known as Family Rescue),CBS, 1997
  • Laura Riskin, Buried Alive II, USA Network, 1997
  • Sleeping with the Devil, 1997
  • Jo Hanlon, The Fury Within, USA Network, 1998
  • Detective Kelly Brooks, Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (also known as Outrage in Glen Ridge), ABC, 1999
  • Helen Hewitt, The Warden, TNT, 2001
  • Maureen Sturbuck, Just a Dream, Showtime, 2001
  • Specials
  • Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986
  • Funny, You Don't Look 200 (also known as Funny, You Don't Look200: A Constitutional Vaudeville), ABC, 1987
  • Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
  • Memories Then & Now, CBS, 1988
  • The Creative Spirit (documentary), PBS, 1992
  • Intimate Portrait: Ally Sheedy, Lifetime, 1999
  • Pilots
  • Karen Chase, Home Room, ABC, 1981
  • Episodic
  • Cathy, "I Think I'm Having a Baby," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS,1981
  • "Bright Lights, Big City," Chicago Story, NBC, 1982
  • Diane, "Samuels and the Kid," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
  • Kristin, "The Belles of St. Mary's," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Kristin, "Life in the Minors," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Kristin, "Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back," Hill Street Blues,NBC, 1983
  • "Hungry Girls," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1991
  • Lisa, "Epipac," Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House (also known as Welcome to the Monkey House and Monkey House), Showtime, 1991
  • Karen, "The Fling," Red Shoe Diaries (also known as Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 1992
  • "Accidents Happen," Red Shoe Diaries (also known as Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 1993
  • Reporter Carter Jones, "I Hear You Calling," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1996
  • Lisa Logan, "Medium Rare," Oz, HBO, 2001
  • "Daydream Believer," Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001
  • Mirian, "Aaron's List of Dreams," Once and Again, ABC, 2002
  • Stage Appearances
  • Missy, Advice from a Caterpillar, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New YorkCity, 1991
  • Hedwig, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jane Street Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • Also appeared in Wrong Turn at Lungfish, NY at the Chicago Theater.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Music Videos
  • Appeared in Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine," 1988, and John Parr's "St. Elmo'sFire (Man in Motion)."
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • She Was Nice to Mice (juvenile), illustrated by Jessica Ann Levy,McGraw-Hill, 1975
  • Yesterday I Saw the Sun (poetry), Summit Books, 1991
  • Also contributor to the New York Times, Seventeen, Ms., and the Village Voice.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Newsmakers 1989, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1989
    Periodicals
    • Advocate, June 9, 1998, p. 46
    • Entertainment Weekly, June 19, 1998, p. 53
    • Interview, February, 1991, p. 47; August, 1998, p. 72
    • Los Angeles Magazine, July, 1998, p. 106
    • Nation, July 27, 1998, p. 36
    • Variety, October 18, 1999, p. 52

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