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Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Acting

Born: September 11, 1950Chicago, 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 – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025). On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Madigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Rebuilding

Rebuilding

Bess

2025
Weapons

Weapons

Gladys

2025
Brooklyn, Minnesota

Brooklyn, Minnesota

Gail

2024
Bull Street

Bull Street

Mary-Ann

2024
Go For Grandma

Go For Grandma

Grandma

2023
Antlers

Antlers

Principal Booth

2021
The Hunt

The Hunt

Ma

2020
The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Donna Burr

2020
Stuck

Stuck

Sue

2019
A Crooked Somebody

A Crooked Somebody

Joyce Vaughn

2018
American Woman

American Woman

Peggy

2018
American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

2018
Grey Lady

Grey Lady

Lola

2017
Buried Child

Buried Child

Halie

2016
Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

Mrs. Bransford

2016
Sensitivity Training

Sensitivity Training

Nancy

2016
Frontera

Frontera

Olivia

2014
Shirin in Love

Shirin in Love

Rachel

2014
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

Self

2013
Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Madame Bovary

2013
The Lifeguard

The Lifeguard

Justine

2013
Future Weather

Future Weather

Greta

2012
That's What I Am

That's What I Am

Principal Kelner

2011
Once Fallen

Once Fallen

Rose

2010
Virginia

Virginia

Mrs. Tipton

2010
Living Proof

Living Proof

Fran Visco

2008
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

Bea McCready

2007
Murder on Pleasant Drive

Murder on Pleasant Drive

Sherrie Davis

2006
Winter Passing

Winter Passing

Lori Lansky

2006
Admissions

Admissions

Martha Brighton

2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004
The Ranch

The Ranch

Mary Larkin

2004

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

Self

2004
In the Land of Milk and Money

In the Land of Milk and Money

Arlyne

2004
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Other Voices (voice)

2003
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

2003
Is Your Mama a Llama?

Is Your Mama a Llama?

Narrator (voice)

2003
A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

Jackie Russell

2002
Just a Dream

Just a Dream

Cindy Wilder

2002
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

(voice)

2002
The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

Reggie Fluty

2002
Shot in the Heart

Shot in the Heart

Bessie Gilmore

2001
The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

Maggie

2001
Pollock

Pollock

Peggy Guggenheim

2000
In the Name of the People

In the Name of the People

Connie Murphy

2000
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Amy Hill Hearth

1999
With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These

Hannah DiMartino

1998
A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

Mary Jane Vann

1998
Loved

Loved

Brett Amerson

1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997
Female Perversions

Female Perversions

Madelyn Stephens

1996
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

Jane Withersteen

1996
And Then There Was One

And Then There Was One

Roxy Ventola

1994
The Dark Half

The Dark Half

Liz Beaumont

1993
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

voice

1992
Lucky Day

Lucky Day

Kari

1991
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

Chanice Kobolowski

1989
Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

Sarah Weddington

1989
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Annie Kinsella

1989
The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania

Carla Headlee

1988

The Revolt of Mother

Sarah Penn

1988
Nowhere to Hide

Nowhere to Hide

Barbara Cutter

1987
Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

Woman at funeral

1986
Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

Sunny

1985
Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

Glory

1985
The Laundromat

The Laundromat

Deedee Johnson

1985
Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart

Viola Kelsey

1984
Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

McCoy

1984
The Day After

The Day After

Alison Ransom

1983
Travis McGee

Travis McGee

Billy Jean Bailey

1983
Love Letters

Love Letters

Wendy

1983
Love Child

Love Child

Terry Jean Moore

1982
Victims

Victims

Chloe Brill

1982
The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

Molly Slavin

1982
Crazy Times

Crazy Times

Marilyn

1981