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Also known as Amy Davis Irving

American actress

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • The Road to Mecca
  • Habit Tracker
  • Coupon and Discount Code Tracker
  • Velveteen Rabbit
  • Deja Dead

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Film & TV

Acting · Palo Alto, California, USA

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

Known for

  • King on Screen — Self2023
  • A Mouthful of Air — Bobbi Davis2021
  • Confetti — Helen2020
  • Soundtrack — Polly2019
  • Unsane — Angela Valentini2018
  • The Affair — Nan2014
  • Adam — Rebecca Buchwald2009
  • The Good Wife — Phyllis Barsetto2009
  • Hide and Seek — Alison Callaway2005
  • The Tony Danza Show — Self2004

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1953

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
27,196
Total plays
171,574

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Amy Irving (born September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto, California) is an American actress. Life Amy Irving was born on September 10, 1953, to film and stage director Jules Irving and actress Priscilla Pointer. (Her father is Jewish and her mother is a Christian Scientist). Amy Irving's brother is writer/director David Irving, and her sister is singer Katie Irving. In the late '60s and early '70s, Irving attended acting school at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco where she appeared

via Last.fm · Amy Irving

Key facts

Born
( 1953-09-10 ) September 10, 1953 (age 72) , Palo Alto, California , U.S.
Alma mater
American Conservatory Theater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1965–present
Spouses
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Parents
Jules Irving (father) Priscilla Pointer (mother)
Relatives
David Irving (brother), Austin Irving (niece)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Amy Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who has 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 was involved in theater in San Francisco before her family moved 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 studied theater at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She made her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) and had a lead role in The Fury, a 1978 supernatural thriller.

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