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Amy Wright

Amy Wright
Amy Wright
Born: Apr 15, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Actor,
Active: '70s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Accidental Tourist, Stardust Memories, Wise Blood
First Major Screen Credit: Wise Blood (1979)
18 Videos for Amy Wright
Synecdoche, New York (2008) Love Hurts (1991) Trapped in Silence (1986)
To Dance with the White Dog (1994) Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990) Beer (1985)
Where the Rivers Flow North (1994) Miss Firecracker (1989) Heartland (1980)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993) Crossing Delancey (1988) Stardust Memories (1980)
Hard Promises (1992) The Accidental Tourist (1988) The Amityville Horror (1979)
Final Verdict (1991) The Telephone (1987) The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Biography:

A specialist in still-waters-run-deep roles, the deceptively placid-looking Amy Wright is a graduate of Beloit College. After graduation, Wright worked as a drama instructor, then appeared in regional theater before establishing herself at New York's Circle Repertory. She made her off-Broadway debut in Strindberg's {+The Stronger}, then took Broadway by storm in 1980 in a role especially written for her by Lanford Wilson in {+The Fifth of July}.

In films from 1975, Wright has been nothing short of brilliant as Sabbath Lily Hawks in Wise Blood (1979), creepy groupie Shelley in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980), William Hurt's uptight sister, Rose, in The Accidental Tourist (1988), and strident beauty contestant Missy Mahoney in Miss Firecracker (1989).

Making the transition to middle-aged character roles with élan, she has also been seen as Goody Gotwick in Demi Moore's remake of The Scarlet Letter (1995). Amy Wright is the mother of two children by her longtime companion, actor Rip Torn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.