Amy Wright

Born: 1950-04-15

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker. Wright is married to actor Rip Torn and the couple have two daughters. Wright is a graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory School and Beloit College. She also starred with Eric Schweig in The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck (both made in 1995). She starred in the original production of Breakfast with Les and Bess as Shelby. Wright currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Deer Hunter

as Bridesmaid
Released: 1978-12-08

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds...

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The Amityville Horror

as Jackie
Released: 1979-07-27

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and...

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Wise Blood

as Sabbath Lily
Released: 1979-10-24

A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the...

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The Good Shepherd

as Safe House Operations Officer
Released: 2006-12-11

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones...

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Miss Firecracker

as Missy Mahoney
Released: 1989-04-28

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a...

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Synecdoche, New York

as Burning House Realtor
Released: 2008-10-24

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create...

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Heartland

as Clara Jane
Released: 1979-09-22

Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in...

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Tom and Huck

as Aunt Polly
Released: 1995-12-22

A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes...

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The Scarlet Letter

as Goody Gotwick
Released: 1995-10-13

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is...

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The Accidental Tourist

as Rose Leary
Released: 1988-12-23

After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life....

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Stardust Memories

as Shelley
Released: 1980-09-26

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the...

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Joe the King

as Mary
Released: 1999-01-22

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's...

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The Namesake

as Pam
Released: 2006-09-02

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate...

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Breaking Away

as Nancy
Released: 1979-05-24

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the...

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Please Give

as Erin
Released: 2010-04-30

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who...

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Deceived

as Evelyn
Released: 1991-09-27

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling...

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Inside Moves

as Anne
Released: 1980-12-19

After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time...

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Girlfriends

as Ceil
Released: 1978-08-11

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs...

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Crossing Delancey

as Ricki
Released: 1988-08-17

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to...

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The Telephone

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-22

Crazy out of work actress Vashti Blue spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet...

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Hard Promises

as Shelley
Released: 1992-01-31

A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out...

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Off Beat

as Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Released: 1986-04-10

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of...

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In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

as Karen
Released: 1991-05-12

From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based...

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To Dance with the White Dog

as Carrie
Released: 1993-12-05

When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion...

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Final Verdict

as Queenie
Released: 1991-09-09

A trial lawyer risks losing his family and career when he defends a client who he knows to be...

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Love Hurts

as Karen Weaver
Released: 1990-04-19

The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.

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Messengers

as Nan Parrish
Released: 2004-06-27

Dr. Sarah Chapel returns to the small town of Brighton Mills when her father Dr. Robert Chapel...

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Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

as Lurlene
Released: 1990-05-04

Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.

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Robot in the Family

as Kristina Shamir
Released: 1994-03-02

A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty...

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Settle the Score

as Becky
Released: 1989-10-30

Katherine Whately, a tough, young Chicago cop, comes home to her small town to settle her...

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Not a Pretty Picture

as Cindy
Released: 1976-01-03

Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is...

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Trapped In Silence

as Dana Wendolowski
Released: 1986-05-11

A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Sister Dorothy
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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