Private Practice - Amy Brenneman
In 2005 Amy Brenneman concluded her final season as star,
producer and co creator of the hit drama series "Judging
Amy." Her role as Judge Amy Gray garnered two TV Guide
Awards, three Golden Globe Award nominations, three Emmy Award
nominations and a People's Choice Award nomination, as well
as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
Brenneman was recently seen in "Nine Lives," directed
by Rodrigo García, and can be seen next in "88
Minutes" with Al Pacino. Other upcoming projects include
"The Jane Austen Book Club" and "Downloading
Nancy."
Her other film credits include roles in Michael Mann's "Heat,"
opposite Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, the thriller "Daylight"
opposite Sylvester Stallone, and Neil LaBute's "Your
Friends and Neighbors," opposite Jason Patric and Ben
Stiller. In addition she starred in the independent film "Nevada"
with Gabrielle Anwar, Angus MacFayden and Kathy Najimy, and
in "The Suburbans" opposite Ben Stiller and Robert
Loggia. She most recently appeared in Showtime's "Things
You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her," opposite Glenn
Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker and Holly
Hunter, and was also seen in the independent feature "Off
the Map," opposite Joan Allen and Sam Elliott.
America first took notice of Brenneman with her Emmy Award
nominated performance in "NYPD Blue" in the role
of Janice Licalsi. She continued her role on the hit television
series for a year as a recurring regular, which again earned
her an Emmy nomination.
At the early age of eleven, after singing in the chorus of
"The Music Man," Brenneman's interest in performing
began to blossom. An 'A' student throughout her academic life,
she enrolled in Harvard University with the intention of graduating
with a B.A. in Comparative Religions. During her freshman
year, she teamed up with a group of fellow actors to form
the Cornerstone Theater Company. This unique company customized
theater classics such as "Romeo and Juliet" and
"Our Town," taking them to the back roads of America
and integrating local townspeople with professional actors.
Consuming over five years of her life, Brenneman is very proud
of her hard work with the company. Cornerstone has been celebrated
again and again in the national media, including "60
Minutes," The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The
New York Times and American Theatre magazine.
Brenneman's college experience also included a semester abroad
in Nepal, where she studied sacred dances with an indigenous
priest. In doing so she became one of only two or three westerners
to learn the dances. She also found time to live in Paris
for seven months, where she earned her living as an au pair
for two autistic children.
- from ABC.com
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