Amy Irving Biography (1953-)

Full name, Amy Davis Irving; born September 10, 1953, in Palo Alto, CA; daughter of Jules Irving (a theatrical director) and Priscilla Pointer (an actress); married Steven Spielberg (a director, producer, and screenwriter), November 27, 1985 (divorced, 1989); married Bruno Barreto (a director and producer),c. 1990; children: (first marriage) Max Samuel; (second marriage) Gabriel Davis. Addresses: Agent: Bill Butler, The Gersh Agency, 130 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.; Manager: Rigberg-Roberts-Rugolo, 1180 S. Beverly Dr.,Suite 608, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: September 10, 1953; Palo Alto, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Sue Snell, Carrie, United Artists, 1976
Gillian Bellaver, The Fury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Rosemarie Lemon, Voices, United Artists, 1979
Heidi Joan Schoonover, The Competition, Columbia, 1980
Lily Ramsey, Honeysuckle Rose (also known as On the Road Again), Warner Bros., 1980
Hadass, Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Maude Guillory, Micki and Maude, Columbia, 1984
(In archive footage) Sue Snell, segment "Carrie," Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
Katie, Rumpelstiltskin, Cannon, 1987
Singing voice of Jessica Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (animated), Buena Vista, 1988
Isabelle "Izzy" Grossman, Crossing Delancey, Warner Bros., 1988
(Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, 1988
(Uncredited) Voice of girl on the bus, Casualties of War, 1989
Kate Ryan de Melendez, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990
Voice of Miss Kitty, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (animated), Universal, 1991
Karen, Benefit of the Doubt (also known as Im Bann des Zweifels), Miramax, 1993
Diana Allen, Kleptomania, Warner Bros., 1995
Rosealee Svenden, Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love), Fine Line, 1996
Clara Gelber, I'm Not Rappaport, Gramercy, 1996
Jane, Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line, 1997
F.B.I. agent Jean Devlin, One Tough Cop, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1998
Sara Fertig, The Confession, New City Releasing, 1999
Shepherd, 1999
Counselor Susan "Sue" D. Snell, Carrie 2 (also known as The Rage: Carrie 2), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
Ellie, Blue Ridge Fall, New Horizons Home Video, 1999
Mary Ann, Bossa Nova, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
Barbara Wakefield, Traffic (also known as Traffic-Die Macht desKartells), USA Films, 2000
Herself, Acting "Carrie," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists HomeEntertainment, 2001
Patricia, 13 Conversations about One Thing, Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
Augusta Foster, Tuck Everlasting, Buena Vista, 2002
Film Work
Producer, Citizen Steve, 1987
(With Bruno Barreto and Robert Dattila) Executive producer Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love), Fine Line, 1996
Television Appearances
Series

Emily Sloane, a recurring role, Alias, ABC, 2002
Miniseries
Emily Pawlfrey Massengale, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976
Princess Anjuli, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel and Palast der Winde), HBO, 1984
Movies
Norma Jean, James Dean (also known as The Legend), NBC, 1976
Amanda Blackwood, James A. Michener's Dynasty (also known as The Americans and Dynasty), NBC, 1976
Anne, Panache, ABC, 1976
Anna Anderson, Anastasia: The Story of Anna, NBC, 1986
Melissa Sanders, "The Theater," Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics, CBS, 1994
Specials
"I'm a Fool," American Short Story, PBS, 1978
Herself and Hadass, A Film Is Born: The Making of Yentl (also known as Barbra Streisand: A Film Is Born), 1983
Ellie Dunn, Heartbreak House, Showtime, 1985
Ellie Dunn, "Heartbreak House," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
Herself, Funny, You Don't Look 200 (also known as Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville), ABC, 1987
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
Voice of Pauline Newman, A Century of Women (also known as A Family of Women), TBS, 1994
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas The 23rd Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Steven Spielberg), NBC, 1995
Voice, The Impressionists, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Episodic
"Reading, Writing, and Angel Dust," The Rookies, ABC, 1975
"The Hit," Police Woman, NBC, 1975
Olivia, "Tell It to the Marines," Happy Days, ABC, 1976
Passenger, "Ghost Train," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
Governess, "The Turn of the Screw," Nightmare Classics, Showtime,1989
Host, "Kids at Work," Your Family Matters, Lifetime, 1991
Voice, "Beauty and the Beast: A Tale of the Crimson," Stories from MyChildhood (also known as Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood), PBS, 1997
Lindsay Shaw, "The Great Debate," Spin City, ABC, 1999
Rebecca Ramsey, "Repression," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2001
Stage Appearances
Baby, Rumpelstiltskin, Actors Workshop, San Francisco, CA, 1954
And Chocolate on Her Chin, off-Broadway production, 1970
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Theatre, Los Angeles, 1975, then Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1982-1983
Constanze Weber, Amadeus, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1981-1982
Elvira, Blithe Spirit, Santa Fe Festival Theatre, Santa Fe, NM, 1983
Ellie Dunn, Heartbreak House, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
Masha, Three Sisters, Williamstown, MA, 1987
Elsa Barlow, The Road to Mecca, Promenade Theatre, New York City,1988
The Heidi Chronicles, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
Sylvia Gellburg, Broken Glass, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1994,and at the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.
Olga, Three Sisters, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1997
Also appeared in The Glass Menagerie.
Radio Appearances
Once in a Lifetime, 1987
The Heiress, 1998
Also appeared in Road to Mecca and The Price, BBC.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Deja Dead, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997
Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson, Dove Audio, 1997
Then Came Heaven, Dove Audio, 1998
Also recorded Babbit.
Music Videos
Appeared in Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Forbes, October 14, 1996, p. 52
Interview, October, 1988, p. 124
Library Journal, March 15, 1998, p. 111
New York Times, May 23, 1988
People Weekly, January 16, 1984, p. 36; August 7, 1989, p. 68; January 15, 1998, p. 39
Premiere, October, 1988, p. 92

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