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

• Newsmakers 1989, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1989

• 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