Amy Santiago
Amy Santiago | |
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine character | |
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Portrayed by | Melissa Fumero |
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Occupation | Police officer |
Family |
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Spouse | Jake Peralta |
Significant other | Teddy Wells (season 2) |
Children | McClane "Mac" Peralta (son) |
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Amy Santiago is a fictional character who appears in
Character role
Amy Santiago is established as a competitive and goal-oriented character at the start of Brooklyn Nine-Nine;[1] according to Nylon, she initially fit the trope of the overachieving goody two shoes. She is shown to be a controlling and over-achieving perfectionist with a Type A personality.[2] Amy credits her competitiveness to growing up with seven brothers.[3] Other characters consider her somewhat overbearing and often joke about her;[4] Amy is teased for her nerdy aspects but not mocked or condemned.[1][2] The Atlantic states that the show highlights how Amy's intelligence is not equivalent to her being an unappealing, solitary genius. She is defined by traits that are not frequently combined in female characters—for example, seeks perfection but can not stop smoking; she loves rules but is not afraid to disobey them when they are unfair; and she has a crossword puzzle obsession despite working in a risky, physically demanding job.[1] Like her workplace colleague Rosa Diaz, Santiago is a female Latina officer. However, unlike the more tough and abrasive Diaz, Santiago tends to be more good-natured, even going as far as to try to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for her workplace colleagues and push for Christmas photos of them smiling.
Amy initially works as a detective at the
Amy is competitive with fellow detective
Development
Creation
Writers and producers Michael Schur and Dan Goor, who had known each other since they were students at Harvard University and collaborated on the sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), conceived the idea to set a comedy in a police station; they felt that setting had been insufficiently used in television comedies since Barney Miller (1975–1982).[13]
Casting
Although she was a long-time fan of comedy,
By
Reception
Amy has been praised as a positive representation of overachieving, nerdy women.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kamal, Sauleha (June 12, 2018). "The Character Who Made Me Love Brooklyn Nine-Nine". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c Green, Jaime (May 14, 2018). "Type A(my): an Ode to Brooklyn Nine-Nine for Celebrating Ambitious, Perfectionist Women". Nylon. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Devi, Vandana (March 12, 2021). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 5 Times Rosa Was Jake's Best Friend (& 5 She Was Amy's)". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Millington, Lily (May 1, 2022). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast and Characters (and What They're Doing Now)". Collider. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 3, 2021). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Big Changes for Holt and Amy Ahead of Series Finale". TVLine. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Rullo, Sam (February 4, 2014). "One TV Pair That Needs to Remain Platonic". Bustle. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Goodwillie, Ian (February 27, 2022). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Amy's Ex-Boyfriend Teddy Was Unrelenting". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- Vulture. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Joanna (May 21, 2018). "What Michael Schur Gets Right About Love That Everyone Else Gets Wrong". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (October 18, 2017). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Jake Has a Halloween Surprise for Amy". TVLine. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (May 20, 2018). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Creator on Jake and Amy's Wedding, the Show's Rescue from Cancellation, What's Next". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- E! Online. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 3, 2014). "Emmys Q&A: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Co-creator Michael Schur on Comedic Cops". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Spears, Jordyn (June 23, 2022). "8 TV Actors Who Directed Episodes of Their Own Shows". MovieWeb. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Fumero, Melissa (September 26, 2014). "Melissa Fumero Is the Secret Weapon of Brooklyn Nine-Nine". The Wall Street Journal (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Ayers. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "12 Things You Didn't Know About Brooklyn Nine-Nine". Hollywood.com. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Colon, Suzan (September 6, 2014). "Cops with Character". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Bried, Erin (October 15, 2020). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Melissa Fumero on Parenting Two Under Two in the Pandemic: 'Gratitude Is Something I Can Control'". Parents. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Fumero, Melissa (December 11, 2015). "Melissa Fumero on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Polar Bear Swims and Mattress Jumping". Uproxx (Interview). Interviewed by Andrew Husband. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Fumero, Melissa (May 10, 2019). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Melissa Fumero on How Timing Worked Out for the Show and Her Baby". ET Style (Interview). Event occurs at 7:24. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Melissa Fumero on Her 'Surprise' First Pregnancy". People. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Melissa Fumero on Filming While Pregnant: 'I Don't Recommend It!'". People. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.