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Mädchen Amick - Biography |
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Mädchen Amick (born December 12,
1970) is an American actress best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the
cult TV series Twin Peaks and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
with Me.
Amick was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Judy, a medical office
manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. Amick's parents are German; the name
Mädchen, which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because
they wanted an unusual name. As a young 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, ER, Jake in Progress, and Joey. 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. In 2007, she had a lead role in the short-lived CBS
musical series Viva Laughlin.
She had a recurring role in season 2 of Gossip Girl as Nate Archibald's
"cougar" love interest, and she also appears in the second season of the
Showtime series Californication. In 2008, Amick appeared as Christian
Slater's wife on the NBC series My Own Worst Enemy.
Amick has been married to songwriter David Alexis since 1992. The couple
has two children. |
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Mädchen Amick - Filmography |
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Priest (2011) ... Shannon
The Law (2009) (TV) .... Liz
"Damages" .... Danielle (1 episode, 2010)
- The Dog Is Happier Without Her (2010) TV episode .... Danielle
"My Own Worst Enemy" .... Angelica 'Angie' Spivey (9 episodes, 2008)
- Henry and the Terrible... Day (2008) TV episode .... Angelica
'Angie' Spivey
- Love in All the Wrong Places (2008) TV episode .... Angelica
'Angie' Spivey
- Down Rio Way (2008) TV episode .... Angelica 'Angie' Spivey
- High Crimes and Turducken (2008) TV episode .... Angelica 'Angie'
Spivey
- The Night Train to Moscow (2008) TV episode .... Angelica 'Angie'
Spivey
(4 more)
"Californication" .... Janie Jones (5 episodes, 2008)
- Blues from Laurel Canyon (2008) TV episode .... Janie Jones
- La Ronde (2008) TV episode .... Janie Jones
- Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills (2008) TV episode .... Janie
Jones
- In a Lonely Place (2008) TV episode .... Janie Jones
- Coke Dick & First Kick (2008) TV episode .... Janie Jones
"Gossip Girl" .... Duchess Catherine Beaton (4 episodes, 2008)
- The Ex-Files (2008) TV episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Duchess
Catherine Beaton
- The Dark Night (2008) TV episode (as Madchen Amick) .... Duchess
Catherine Beaton
- Never Been Marcused (2008) TV episode (as Madchen Amick) ....
Duchess Catherine Beaton
- Summer Kind of Wonderful (2008) TV episode (as Madchen Amick) ....
Duchess Catherine Beaton
The Verdict (2008) (TV) .... Christine
"Shark" .... Gina Romero (1 episode, 2008)
- One Hit Wonder (2008) TV episode .... Gina Romero
"Viva Laughlin" .... Natalie Holden (3 episodes, 2007)
- What a Whale Wants (2007) TV episode .... Natalie Holden
- Pilot (2007) TV episode .... Natalie Holden
- Fighter (2007) TV episode .... Natalie Holden
"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)
Four Corners of Suburbia (2005) .... Rachel Samson
"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
"Ed" .... Celeste 'CeCe' Royce (1 episode, 2003)
- Home for Christmas (2003) TV episode .... Celeste 'CeCe' Royce
"Wild Card" .... Crystal Stevenson (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (Canada: English title) (USA:
alternative title)
- 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
"Queens Supreme" .... Lisa Salinger (1 episode, 2003)
- The House Next Door (2003) TV episode .... Lisa Salinger
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
The List (2000) .... Gabrielle Mitchell
... aka La liste (Canada: French title)
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999) (TV) .... Jackie
McCoy
... aka Mr. Rock and Roll (USA: alternative title)
... 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
Twist of Fate (1998) .... Rachel Dwyer
... aka Psychopath (USA: video title)
Heartless (1997) (TV) .... Ann 'Annie' O'Keefe
Wounded (1997) .... Julie Clayton
"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
The Courtyard (1995) (TV) .... Lauren
French Exit (1995) .... Zina
Trapped in Paradise (1994) .... Sarah Collins
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) .... Lauren Harrington
... aka Love, Cheat and Steal (UK)
Dream Lover (1993) .... Lena Mathers
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) .... Shelly Johnson
... aka Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me (France: DVD title)
... aka Twin Peaks - Les 7 derniers jours de Laura Palmer (France)
Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Tanya Robertson
... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (USA: complete title)
"Twin Peaks" .... Shelly Johnson (30 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
(25 more)
The Borrower (1991) .... Megan
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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