Amy Irving

Amy Irving (born September 10, 1953) is a retired American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award.

Born in Palo Alto, California, to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years. In New York, she made her Broadway debut in ''The Country Wife'' (1965–1966) at age 13. Irving subsequently studied theater at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's ''Carrie'' (1976), followed by a lead role in the 1978 supernatural thriller ''The Fury'' (1978).

In 1980, Irving appeared in a Broadway production of ''Amadeus'' and the film ''Honeysuckle Rose'' (1980). She was cast in Barbra Streisand's musical epic ''Yentl'' (1983), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1988, she received an Obie Award for her Off-Broadway performance in a production of ''The Road to Mecca'', and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the comedy ''Crossing Delancey'' (1988).

Irving went on to appear in the original Broadway production of ''Broken Glass'' (1994) and the revival of ''Three Sisters'' (1997). In film, she starred in the ensemble comedy ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997), and reprised her role as Sue Snell in ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999) before co-starring opposite Michael Douglas in Steven Soderbergh's crime-drama ''Traffic'' (2000). She subsequently appeared in the independent films ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'' (2001) and ''Adam'' (2009). From 2006 to 2007, she starred in the Broadway production of ''The Coast of Utopia''. In 2018, she reunited with Soderbergh, appearing in a supporting role in his horror film ''Unsane''. Provided by Wikipedia