Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn
(Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy was a part
of her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb
taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the mother of two
sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe as a
family member as well as alone. Since her parents were teachers who taught,
they could spend the entire summer traveling and camping across the United
States. In fact, they have been camping in every state, with the exception of
Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to help in relief efforts.
Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as
winning contests to write. In high school, she excelled in athletics winning
the first ever 3200-meter relay for girls in Illinois track. After suffering an
injury, Amy returned to college and played many parts on the stage, starting
with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and then directed Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt
Dan and Lemon”. Amy went to Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and graduated
with a cum laude, an B.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater.
After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she studied Improv at the Improv
Olympics and Acting at The Actor's Center. After graduation she was offered a
permanent for the no-longer-running soap drama Another World (1964). In the
category of "Outstanding support actress on an Daytime Drama Series",
she has been nominated to Daytime Emmy Awards. The most memorable of her roles
include of strong women, such as Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie
Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen in Peacemakers (2003) alongside Tom
Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides
in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist in Les Savy Fav, where she is
also employed in the music industry as an independent business as a part-owner
of the independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy is still working
in the field of film and writing.
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