Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high school. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe by herself and together with her family. Both of them were teachers and were able to go camping and travel together every summer because of this. In reality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. At a young age, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions, and winning contests for writing. Amy was a highly competitive athlete in high school who participated in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she was able to return to theater and play many roles that included Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn's film "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) as a cum laude graduate with an A.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. Following graduation, she relocated to Chicago where she studied Improv at The Improv Olympics as well as acting at The Actor's Center. Shortly after graduation she was offered a contract job as an actress on the defunct soap series Another World (1964). She was nominated in the "Outstanding Supporting Actress in Daytime Drama Series" category for the Daytime Emmy Award. The most memorable of her roles were of strong women as Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen with Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist of Les Savy Fav, where she also works in the music industry as an independent business as part-owner of an independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy is still seeking various and distinctive jobs in the film industry.
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