Amy Carlson
The family was born in Glen Ellyn,
Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy
lived in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she entered junior college.
The family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb)
taught at American School. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy
has backpacked all over Europe with her family and independently. Because her
parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every
summer, and camping across the United States. In actuality, they've been
camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to
help in relief efforts after the war of 1994. Amy was a talented actor in
school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a promising
athlete in high school and participated in the first ever 3200 meter relay in
Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she went back to university
and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson's
"Fifth of July” and then directed Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Da and Lemon.
Amy has graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) in the year of cum
laude, with an A.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. After
graduating, she moved to Chicago and studied Improv at The Improv Olympic. She
also pursued acting at The Actor's Center. After graduation, she took the job
of a contract actress on the soap drama Another World (1964). In the category
of "Outstanding support actress on the Daytime Drama Series", she has
been nominated to Daytime Emmy Awards. The most memorable of her roles have
been of strong women in the roles of Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie
Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen as Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and
Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson lives in New York City with husband Syd
Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav, where she is also employed in the business of
independent music as part-owner of an independent label "Frenchkiss
Records". Amy is still working in film and writing.
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