Amy Madigan
Actor

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Date of birth
Age
76
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
singer, stage actor, television actor, film actor, film producer, television producer, actor
Languages
English

Biography

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. 

Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025).

On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski.

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Education

  • Marquette University
  • Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
  • Roosevelt University

Awards

  • Theatre World Award1987
  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award1984 Streets of Fire
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film1989 Roe vs. Wade
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress2026 Weapons
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role2026 Weapons
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2026 Weapons

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1986 Twice in a Lifetime
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2026 Weapons

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