Amy Brenneman

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Amy Brenneman
Brenneman in 2009
Born
Amy Frederica Brenneman

(1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 (age 59)
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Children2
Websitetheamybrenneman.com

Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964)

Primetime Emmy Award
nominations for these roles.

In subsequent years, Brenneman has had starring roles as Violet Turner in the Shonda Rhimes medical drama series Private Practice (2007–2013), and as Laurie Garvey on the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017). She is also known for her recurring role as Faye Moskowitz on Frasier and has starred in various films, including Heat (1995), Fear (1996), Daylight (1996), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), Nine Lives (2005), and The Jane Austen Book Club (2007).

Early life

Brenneman was born in

Superior Court, and Russell Langdon Brenneman Jr., an environmental lawyer.[2][3] Her aunt was Cold War-era journalist Beryl D. Hines.[4] Her mother was Jewish, and joined a Congregationalist church as an adult.[5] Her father, who was of English, Irish, and Swiss descent, was from a Protestant background.[6]

Brenneman was raised in

Cornerstone Theatre Company, with which she traveled for several years after graduation.[7]

Career

Brenneman began her career in the short-lived CBS series

Outstanding Guest Actress the following year.[8]

After leaving NYPD Blue, Brenneman made her way into film. In 1995, she appeared in Bye Bye Love, Casper, and the critically acclaimed crime drama Heat.[3] In 1996, Brenneman had the female lead role opposite Sylvester Stallone in disaster thriller Daylight, and also starred in another thriller, Fear. In 1997, she played the leading role in the independent drama film Nevada.[9] The next year she starred in Your Friends & Neighbors directed by Neil LaBute.[10] In 1998–1999 season, she returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC comedy, Frasier, as Faye Moskowitz.[11]

In 1999, Brenneman became creator and

Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.[13]

Brenneman starred in ensemble cast film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her directed by Rodrigo García in 2000. In 2005, she starred in another Rodrigo García's independent drama, Nine Lives. In 2007, Brenneman played the role of Sylvia Avila in The Jane Austen Book Club based on 2004 novel of the same name by Karen Joy Fowler.[14] In 2008, Brenneman co-starred in 88 Minutes alongside Al Pacino.[15]

In March 2007, Brenneman was cast as

Reign.[20][21]

Personal life

In 1995, Brenneman married director Brad Silberling in the garden at her parents' home. They had originally met on the set of NYPD Blue. Brenneman and Silberling have two children, Charlotte Tucker and Bodhi Russell, in Pasadena.[22][23]

Brenneman is an Episcopalian.[24][25]

Brenneman signed the "We Had Abortions" petition which appears in the October 2006 issue of

Ms. Magazine. The petition contains signatures of over 5,000 women declaring that they had an abortion and were "unashamed of the choice they made."[26]

In the February 28, 2007, all-star

James Pickens, Jr. The play was an open appeal and fundraiser for passage of U.S. House Resolution 808, which sought to establish a Cabinet-level "Department of Peace" in the United States government, funded by a two percent diversion of The Pentagon's annual budget.[27]

In July 2008, Brenneman was nominated as a candidate on the Unite for Strength slate for a place on the national governing board of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in elections scheduled for September 18, 2008.[28] The bid was successful.[29]

Brenneman is also a strong supporter of more restrictive gun laws, and in 2009 she hosted the Target for a Safe America gala at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control group that favors restrictive gun laws and supports gun bans.[30]

Filmography

Key
† die Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Bye Bye Love Susan
1995 Casper Amelia
1995 Heat Eady
1996 Fear Laura Walker
1996 Daylight Madelyne "Maddy" Thompson
1997 Nevada Chrysty
1997 Lesser Prophets Annie
1998 City of Angels Angel Uncredited cameo
1998 Your Friends & Neighbors Mary
1999 The Suburbans Grace
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Det. Kathy Faber Segment: "Love Waits for Kathy"
2003 Off the Map Adult Bo Groden
2005 Nine Lives Lorna
2007 88 Minutes Shelly Barnes
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Sylvia
2008 Downloading Nancy Carol
2009 Mother and Child Dr. Eleanor Stone
2013 Words and Pictures Elspeth
2013 The Face of Love Ann
2016 In the Shadows of the Rainbow Short film
2019 Peel Lucille
2019 Her Mind in Pieces Mother Segment: "Here Now"
2019 Foster Boy Kim Trainer
2021 Sweet Girl Diana Morgan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Middle Ages Blanche Episodes: "The Pig in the Python", "Night Moves", "Murmur of the Heart"
1992 Murder, She Wrote Amy Wainwright Episode: "A Christmas Secret"
1993–94 NYPD Blue Det. Janice Licalsi Main role, 18 episodes
1997 Duckman Lauren Simone (voice) Episode: "A Trophied Duck"
1998–99 Frasier Faye Moskowitz Recurring role, 4 episodes
1999 A.T.F. Agent Robin O'Brien TV film
1999 Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist Mary Cassatt TV film
1999–2005 Judging Amy Amy Gray Lead role, 138 episodes
2004 Sesame Street Herself
2007 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Violet Turner Episode: "The Other Side of This Life: Parts 1 & 2"
2007–13 Private Practice Dr. Violet Turner Main role, 106 episodes
2011 Robot Chicken Dorothy Gale / Various (voice) Episode: "The Departy Monster"
2014–15 Reign Marie de Guise Episodes: "The Consummation", "Forbidden", "The Price"
2014–17 The Leftovers Laurie Garvey Main role, 20 episodes
2016 No Tomorrow Herself Episode: "No Holds Barred"
2017 Veep Regina Pell Episode: "Library"
2017 The Get Ellen Television film
2018 Jane the Virgin Donna Episode: "
Chapter Eighty
"
2019 Goliath Diana Blackwood 8 episodes
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Mary Barlow Main cast
2022 Shining Girls Rachel
2022 The Old Man Zoe Main cast

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role Ref.
2014 Various "Imagine" (UNICEF: World version) Herself [31]

Producer

Year Title Notes
1997 Nevada Co-producer
1999–2005 Judging Amy Executive producer, writer/creator (138 episodes)
2016 Heartbeat Executive producer (10 episodes)
2018 Intelligent Lives Executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
1994 Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series NYPD Blue Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award
 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
1995 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2000
Golden Globe Award
 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Judging Amy Nominated
TV Guide Award Favorite Actress in a New Series Won
Producers Guild of America Award
 Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
2001 Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Nominated
TV Guide Award Actress of the Year in a Drama Series Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2002 Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Series – Drama Nominated
Women in Film Lucy Award Lucy Award Won
2003
Screen Actors Guild Award
 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Judging Amy Nominated
2005
Locarno International Film Festival
 Best Actress Nine Lives Won
Gotham Award Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
2007 TV Land Award TV Moment That Became Headline News
For appearing nude in the pilot episode 		NYPD Blue Nominated

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  10. ^ "Your Friends & Neighbors", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved June 5, 2017
  11. ^ a b JAMES ENDRST (1999-05-10). "Brenneman Takes Up Art, Courts Frasier, Seeks Own Show". The Hartford Courant. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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