Mädchen Amick

Birth name:

Mädchen E. Amick

Born:

12-Dec-1970

Birthplace:

Sparks, Nevada, USA

Gender:

Female

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Sexual orientation:

Straight

Occupation:

Actress

Nationality:

United States

Executive summary:

Shelley the waitress from Twin Peaks

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mädchen Amick - Biography

Amick was born in Sparks, Nevada to Judy and Bill Amick. The name Mädchen, which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusual name. (It is sometimes transliterated "Maedchen" in English.) As a girl, Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her creative instincts. She learned to play the piano, bass, violin and guitar and took lessons in tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance. In 1987, at the age of 16, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After moving to L.A., Amick appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as in The Borrower (1991).

Amick got her first break when director David Lynch chose her to play waitress Shelly Johnson on the TV series Twin Peaks. Amick's character endured terrible abuse at the hands of her husband, Leo, and was one of the most popular characters, ensuring her return in the feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. In 1992, Amick appeared in the Stephen King horror movie Sleepwalkers. She has also appeared in TV movies such as Love, Cheat and Steal (1993). A highlight of Amick's film career is the 1994 feature film Dream Lover, a thriller in which she co-starred with James Spader. Amick also appeared in the romantic comedy French Exit (1995) and the sci-fi thriller Bombshell (1996).

Amick's return to network TV came in the fall of 1995 with the much-publicized CBS dramatic series Central Park West. In 1998, Amick starred in the updated edition of Fantasy Island. Both shows only lasted one season.

After a decade of roles that failed to ignite the publicity Twin Peaks had, Amick gradually became a noticeable face in television with recurring roles on Gilmore Girls (2002 - 2003), ER (2004 - 2005), Jake in Progress (2005) and Joey (2005). In 2006, Amick was a regular in the sitcom Freddie which was subsequently cancelled. Amick guest starred in a number of episodes of the serial thriller Kidnapped on NBC, playing a strange and deadly assassin. She also had a recurring role in the second series of Dawson's Creek as the lead character's substitute film studies teacher.

Mädchen Amick - Filmography

"Viva Laughlin" .... Natalie Holden (4 episodes, 2007)
- Takin' Care of Business (2007) TV Episode .... Natalie Holden
- I'm Still Standing (2007) TV Episode .... Natalie Holden
- Would I Lie to You? (2007) TV Episode .... Natalie Holden
- Pilot (2007) TV Episode .... Natalie Holden
"Queens Supreme" .... Lisa Salinger (1 episode, 2007)
- The House Next Door (2007) TV Episode .... Lisa Salinger
"Kidnapped" .... Yvonne Guttman / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Impasse (2007) TV Episode .... Yvonne Guttman
- Gone Fishing (2007) TV Episode .... Yvonne Guttman
- Burn, Baby, Burn (2006) TV Episode .... Yvonne Guttman - Dragon Lady
"Law & Order" .... Alissa Goodwyn (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Home Sweet (2006) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Alissa Goodwyn
"Freddie" .... Allison (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Mother of All Grandfathers (2006) TV Episode .... Allison
- Open and Shut (2006) TV Episode .... Allison
- Freddie and the Hot Mom (2006) TV Episode .... Allison
- Freddie Gets Cross Over George (2006) TV Episode .... Allison
- To Have Loved Way Too Much and Lost (2006) TV Episode .... Allison
(17 more)
"Joey" .... Sara (5 episodes, 2005)
- Joey and the Break-up (2005) TV Episode .... Sara
- Joey and the Moving In (2005) TV Episode .... Sara
- Joey and the Temptation (2005) TV Episode .... Sara
- Joey and the Spying (2005) TV Episode .... Sara
- Joey and the Neighbor (2005) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Sara
"ER" .... Wendall Meade (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Refusal of Care (2005) TV Episode .... Wendall Meade
- Alone in a Crowd (2005) TV Episode .... Wendall Meade
- Middleman (2005) TV Episode .... Wendall Meade
- Only Connect (2005) TV Episode .... Wendall Meade
- Skin (2005) TV Episode .... Wendall Meade
(5 more)
"Jake in Progress" .... Kylie (2 episodes, 2005)
- Check Please (2005) TV Episode .... Kylie
- Pilot (2005) TV Episode .... Kylie
Lies and Deception (2005) (TV) .... Jean Brooks
Four Corners of Suburbia (2005) .... Rachel Samson
"Ed" .... Celeste Royce (1 episode, 2003)
- Home for Christmas (2003) TV Episode .... Celeste Royce
"Wild Card" .... Crystal Stevenson (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (Canada: English title) (USA)
- Black Sheep (2003) TV Episode .... Crystal Stevenson
"Gilmore Girls" .... Sherry Tinsdale (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
... aka Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
- Dear Emily and Richard (2003) TV Episode .... Sherry Tinsdale
- Take the Deviled Eggs... (2002) TV Episode .... Sherry Tinsdale
- It Should've Been Lorelai (2002) TV Episode .... Sherry Tinsdale
Global Effect (2002) .... Dr. Sera Levitt
The Rats (2002) (TV) .... Susan Costello
... aka Killer Rats (Europe: English title: video title)
Scenes of the Crime (2001) .... Carmen
Face to Face (2001) .... Jamie
... aka Italian Ties (USA: new title)
Hangman (2001) (TV) .... Grace Mitchell
Risque (2001)
The List (2000) .... Gabrielle Mitchell
... aka Liste, La (Canada: French title)
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999) (TV) .... Jackie McCoy
... aka Mr. Rock and Roll (USA)
... aka The Big Beat Heat
"Dawson's Creek" .... Nicole Kennedy (3 episodes, 1999)
- Reunited (1999) TV Episode .... Nicole Kennedy
- A Perfect Wedding (1999) TV Episode .... Nicole Kennedy
- Psychic Friends (1999) TV Episode .... Nicole Kennedy
"Fantasy Island" .... Ariel (13 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Heroes (1999) TV Episode .... Ariel
- The Real Thing (1999) TV Episode .... Ariel
- Innocent (1999) TV Episode .... Ariel
- Let Go (1998) TV Episode .... Ariel
- Wishboned (1998) TV Episode .... Ariel
(8 more)
The Hunted (1998) (TV) .... Samantha Clark
... aka Gejagte, Die (Germany)
Heartless (1997) (TV) .... Ann 'Annie' O'Keefe
Wounded (1997) .... Julie Clayton
Twist of Fate (1997) .... Rachel Dwyer
... aka Psychopath (USA: video title)
"Central Park West" .... Carrie Fairchild (21 episodes, 1995-1996)
... aka C.P.W. (USA: new title)
- You Belong to Me! (1996) TV Episode .... Carrie Fairchild
- Mermaids Strike Better (1996) TV Episode .... Carrie Fairchild
- Everything Has Its Price (1996) TV Episode .... Carrie Fairchild
- Out on Bail (1996) TV Episode .... Carrie Fairchild
- End of a Marriage (1996) TV Episode .... Carrie Fairchild
(16 more)
Bombshell (1996) .... Angeline
"Fallen Angels" .... Mrs. Cordell (1 episode, 1995)
- Love and Blood (1995) TV Episode .... Mrs. Cordell
French Exit (1995) .... Zina
Central Park West (1995) (TV)
The Courtyard (1995) (TV) .... Lauren
Trapped in Paradise (1994) .... Sarah Collins
Dream Lover (1994) .... Lena Mathers
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) (TV) .... Lauren Harrington
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) .... Shelly Johnson
... aka Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (France)
Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Tanya Robertson
... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers
The Borrower (1991) .... Megan
"Twin Peaks" .... Shelly Johnson (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
- Episode #2.21 (1991) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Shelly Johnson
- Episode #2.22 (1991) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Shelly Johnson
- Episode #2.20 (1991) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Shelly Johnson
- Episode #2.19 (1991) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Shelly Johnson
- Episode #2.18 (1991) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Shelly Johnson
(22 more)
For the Very First Time (1991) (TV) .... Rhonda
... aka Til I Kissed Ya (UK)
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990) .... Mandy
... aka The Boyfriend School (USA: cable TV title)
I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV) (as Madchen Amick) .... Amy
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990) (TV) .... Miss Doddsworth
... aka The Great American Sex Scandal
"Baywatch" .... Laurie Harris (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Panic at Malibu Pier (1989) TV Episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Laurie Harris
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Teenage Girl - Anya (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Dauphin (1989) TV Episode .... Teenage Girl - Anya

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