Mädchen Amick

Born: 1970-12-12

Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress who rose to prominence in the early 1990s. Her name "Mädchen" means "girl" in German, though she was born in Sparks, Nevada. Her most iconic role came in 1990 when David Lynch cast her as Shelly Johnson in the cult classic series "Twin Peaks." The waitress character became one of the show's most beloved roles, and Amick's performance helped launch her career. She appeared in both the original series (1990-1991) and the 2017 revival. Notable Works: "Twin Peaks" (1990-1991, 2017) as Shelly Johnson "Gilmore Girls" (2002-2003) as Sherry Tinsdale "ER" (2004-2005) as Wendall Meade "Witches of East End" (2013-2014) as Wendy Beauchamp "Riverdale" (2017-present) as Alice Cooper "American Horror Story: 1984" (2019) "Sleepwalkers" (1992) "Dream Lover" (1993) "Trapped in Paradise" (1994) She married David Alexis in 1992, and they have two children: Sylvester Time Alexis (born 1992) Mina Tobias Alexis (born 1993) She has been open about mental health awareness and advocacy, particularly after her daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She works to reduce stigma around mental health conditions and promote better understanding and support.


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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Shelly Johnson
Released: 1992-06-03

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears...

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Priest

as Shannon Pace
Released: 2011-05-05

In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire...

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Dream Lover

as Lena Mathers
Released: 1993-10-24

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically...

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Sleepwalkers

as Tanya Robertson
Released: 1992-04-10

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this...

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Trapped in Paradise

as Sarah Collins
Released: 1994-12-02

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Shelly Johnson
Released: 2014-07-16

Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by...

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Don't Tell Her It's Me

as Mandy
Released: 1990-09-21

Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness....

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Twin Peaks

as Shelly Johnson
Released: 1989-09-03

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more...

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Love, Cheat & Steal

as Lauren Harrington
Released: 1993-12-05

Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind...

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The Rats

as Susan Costello
Released: 2002-09-17

A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.

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The Borrower

as Megan
Released: 1991-08-16

Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the...

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Scenes of the Crime

as Carmen
Released: 2002-05-11

A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry...

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I'm Dangerous Tonight

as Amy
Released: 1990-08-08

An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young...

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Wounded

as Julie Clayton
Released: 1997-02-13

After a grizzly-bear poacher named Hanaghan kills her fiance and fellow Fish & Wildlife...

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The Courtyard

as Lauren
Released: 1995-09-24

Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex; then one of his neighbors is...

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The List

as Gabrielle Mitchell
Released: 2000-09-27

After being arrested for solicitation, a high-class prostitute threatens to make public a list...

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Unanswered Prayers

as Ava Andersson
Released: 2012-02-07

After his football career, Ben Beck returned to his Virginia small town and joined the family...

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Jury Duty: The Comedy

as Miss Doddsworth
Released: 1990-01-14

Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars...

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Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier

as Laurie
Released: 1989-04-29

Welcome to the bay... Mitch and his friends enter the sink or swim world that is BAYWATCH.

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The Hunted

as Samantha Clark
Released: 1998-02-04

Insurance investigator Samantha Clark goes deep into a Pacific Northwest forest to retrieve $12...

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Bombshell

as Angeline
Released: 1997-09-26

Characters in a bio technological firm utilize nanotechnology (miniature, smart robots) to...

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Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

as Jackie McCoy
Released: 1999-10-31

This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered...

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Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

as uncredited
Released: 2007-10-30

A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on...

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Heartless

as Annie O'Keefe
Released: 1997-11-05

A shy young woman receives a heart transplant and undergoes a personality change that may be...

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French Exit

as Zina
Released: 1995-09-26

Davis meets Zina in a car wreck. Their immediate attraction for one another is put into...

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A Slice of Lynch

as Self
Released: 2007-10-30

David Lynch, Mädchen Amick, Kyle MacLachlan and John Wentworth reminisce about "Twin Peaks"...

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Hangman

as Grace Mitchell
Released: 2001-02-09

Death by noose. A nasty way to die if you're not dropped from a length, but instead just had the...

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Lies and Deception

as Jean Brooks
Released: 2005-04-24

Six years after her husband's suicide, Jean Bruckner is dumbfounded by the news that he has...

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Pleading Guilty

as Brushy
Released: 2010-09-01

The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to...

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Global Effect

as Dr. Sera Levitt
Released: 2002-12-12

Terrorists steal the only cure to a deadly virus that has been unleashed in Africa.

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Psychopath

as Rachel Dwyer
Released: 1998-09-22

A beautiful attorney's hunt for a serial killer is frustrated by his accomplice's twisted scheme...

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Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

as Herself
Released: 2022-07-26

Behind the scenes footage of I'm Dangerous Tonight. Footage shot by Stan Giesea and Eric H. Lasher

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Law & Order

as Alissa Goodwyn
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Teenage Girl
First aired: 1987-09-28

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the...

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Psych

as Jacqueline Medeiros
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

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Riverdale

as Alice Cooper
First aired: 2017-01-26

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and...

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Gossip Girl

as Catherine Beaton
First aired: 2007-09-19

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side...

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American Horror Story

as Mrs. Ellison
First aired: 2011-10-05

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...

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Gilmore Girls

as Sherry Tinsdale
First aired: 2000-10-05

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Mad Men

as Andrea Rhodes
First aired: 2007-07-19

Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the...

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White Collar

as Selena Thomas
First aired: 2009-10-23

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help...

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Californication

as Janie Jones
First aired: 2007-08-13

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter...

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Longmire

as Deena
First aired: 2012-06-03

A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the...

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Longmire

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-06-03

A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the...

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Twin Peaks

as Shelly Johnson
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Shelly
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Shelly Briggs
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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ER

as Wendall Meade
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Baywatch

as Laurie Harris
First aired: 1989-04-23

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and...

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Dawson's Creek

as Nicole Kennedy
First aired: 1998-01-20

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group...

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Joey

as Sara
First aired: 2004-09-08

The charming and still-single Joey has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to...

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Witches of East End

as Wendy Beauchamp
First aired: 2013-10-06

The adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom...

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Fallen Angels

as Trina
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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Ed

as Celeste 'CeCe' Royce
First aired: 2000-10-08

After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm,...

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Love

as Mom
First aired: 2016-02-19

Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.

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Fantasy Island

as Ariel
First aired: 1998-09-26

Mr. Roarke and his three assistants run a tropical paradise where guests come in to have their...

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Kidnapped

as Vivian Guttman
First aired: 2006-09-20

Kidnapped is an American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on...

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Political Animals

as Mindy Meyers
First aired: 2012-07-15

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family...

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Freddie

as Allison
First aired: 2005-10-12

Freddie Moreno had finally escaped from the raucous house of women with whom he grew up. Having...

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Central Park West

as Carrie Fairchild
First aired: 1995-09-13

The glamorous and exciting life for the staff of trendy magazine 'Communique', owned by Allen...

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My Own Worst Enemy

as Angie Spivey
First aired: 2008-10-13

My Own Worst Enemy is an American television drama that aired on NBC in 2008. It premiered on...

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Viva Laughlin

as Natalie Holden
First aired: 2007-10-18

Ripley Holden wrestles personally and professionally to open a casino in the desert city of...

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