Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn
(Illinois) and spent most of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy lived with
her family in Chicago when she was in junior high school. Parents, Bob, and
Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest of
three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has
travelled all over Europe both on her own and together with her family. Because
her parents were teachers, they were able to travel together every summer, and
camping all across the United States. In fact, they have spent time camping in
every state other than Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the war in 1994
to aid relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent performing in
school productions and winning writing contests. In high school she was a
dazzling athlete who won the first ever 3200-meter relay in the Illinois girls
track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to theater and
perform a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of
July" and Wallace Shawn's film "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy has
graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) in the year of cum laude,
with an A.A. East Asian history, with a specialization in Theater. She moved to
Chicago immediately following her graduation, where she studied Improv at the
Improv Olympic and then acting in the theater at The Actor's Center. Soon after
graduating, she was offered a permanent job on the now-defunct soap opera
Another World (1964). The actress has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award
in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama
Series". Her most memorable roles have been 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 lives
in New York City, with Syd Butler as her husband and bassist for Les Savy Fav.
She is also the proprietor of Frenchkiss Records, an independent music label,
and is employed as a partner in the company. Amy is continuing to write as well
as search for diverse and distinctive films and roles.
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