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Amy Wright Biography (1950-)

Born April 15, 1950, in Chicago, IL; companion of Rip Torn (an actor and director); children: (with Torn) Katie, Claire.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, director

Birth Details

April 15, 1950

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Cindy, Not a Pretty Picture, Other Cinema, 1975
• Bridesmaid, The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1978
• Ceil, Girlfriends, Warner Bros., 1978
• Jackie, The Amityville Horror, American International Pictures, 1979
• Nancy, Breaking Away, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Sabbath Lily Hawks, Wise Blood (also known as John Huston's Wise Blood, Der Ketzer, and Die Weisheit des Blutes), New LineCinema, 1979
• Anne, Inside Moves, Associated Film Distributors, 1980
• Clara Jane, Heartland, Filmhaus, 1980
• Shelley (a groupie), Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
• Mary Ellen Gruenwald, Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986
• Stacey, Beer (also known as The Selling of America), Orion,1986
• Honey Boxe, irate neighbor, and the voice of Jennifer on the answering machine, The Telephone, New World, 1988
• Ricki, Crossing Delancey, Warner Bros., 1988
• Rose Leary, The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988
• Missy Mahoney, Miss Firecracker, Corsair, 1989
• Lurlene, Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will? (also known as Daddy's Dyin'), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
• Evelyn Wade, Deceived, Buena Vista, 1991
• Karen Weaver, Love Hurts, Vestron Pictures, 1991
• Shelley, Hard Promises, Columbia, 1991
• Loose woman, Where the Rivers Flow North, Caledonia Pictures, 1993
• Waitress, Josh and S.A.M., Columbia, 1993
• Kristina Shamir, Robot in the Family, 1994
• Aunt Polly, Tom and Huck (also known as The Adventures of Tom and Huck and Tom Sawyer), Buena Vista, 1995
• Goody Gotwick, The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995
• Mary, Joe the King, Trimark Pictures, 1999
• Mona (the herbalist), Besotted, Surf `n' Turf Films, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Dana Wendolowski, Trapped in Silence, CBS, 1986
• Becky Whately, Settle the Score (also known as Blood Knot and Hidden Rage), NBC, 1989
• Karen, In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (also known asIn the Line of Duty: The Twilight Murders and Midnight Murders), NBC, 1991
• Queenie, Final Verdict, TNT, 1991
• Carrie, To Dance with the White Dog, NBC, 1993
• Rosie, Amy & Isabelle (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy and Isabelle), ABC, 2001
• Specials
• Lucy, "Vaclav Havel's Largo Desolato" (also known as "Largo Desolato"), Great Performances, PBS, 1990
• Margaret Stokley, Lethal Innocence, PBS, 1991
• Pilots
• Jean, A Fine Romance, CBS, 1983
• Stage Appearances
• Laura, The Glass Menagerie, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh,PA, 1975
• Maria of Anjou, Agnes and Joan, Lab Theatre Company, All Angels Church, New York City, 1975
• One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 1975
• Eva Jackson, The Rimers of Eldritch, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1976
• Jennifer, A Safe Place, New Dramatists, Inc., New York City, 1976
• Mary, The Elusive Angel, New Dramatists, Inc., 1976
• Title role, Miss Julie, Mrs. Y, The Stronger, and woman, Creditors (triple-bill), Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Mrs. Y, The Stronger, and woman, Creditors (double-bill), New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Model, Night Shift, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1977
• The Little Foxes, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1977
• Yucca, My Cup Ranneth Over, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, NewYork City, 1978
• Shirley Talley, Fifth of July, Circle Repertory Company Theatre, 1978, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1979, later New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1980-1982
• Connie, "Slacks and Tops," Triple Feature, Manhattan Theatre Club,New York City, 1983
• Shelby Dischinger, Breakfast with Les and Bess, Hudson Guild Theatre, 1983
• Poppy Norton-Taylor, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New YorkCity, beginning in 1983, also Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1984
• Words from the Moon, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Mrs. Klein, off-Broadway production, 1996
• Appeared in Prin, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City; in Lake Hollywood, Signature Theatre, New York City; and in Hamlet, Terrible Jim Fitch, Time Framed, and A Village Wooing, all New York City; also appeared in Trifles.
• Major Tours
• Toured in Mrs. Klein.
• Stage Work
• Director
• A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Chainlighting Theatre Company, New York City, 1999