Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Born: April 15, 1950
in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker. Wright is married to actor Rip Torn and the couple have two daughters. Wright is a graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory School and Beloit College. She also starred with Eric Schweig in The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck (both made in 1995). She starred in the original production of Breakfast with Les and Bess as Shelby. Wright currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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My Amityville Diaries
Title: My Amityville Diaries
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A Making-of documentary featuring interviews with screenwriter Sandor Stern, actor Meeno Peluce, actor Don Stroud, actor Marc Vahanian and actress Amy Wright.
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Please Give
Title: Please Give
Character: Erin
Released: April 30, 2010
Type: Movie
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
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Synecdoche, New York
Title: Synecdoche, New York
Character: Burning House Realtor
Released: October 24, 2008
Type: Movie
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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The Good Shepherd
Title: The Good Shepherd
Character: Safe House Operations Officer
Released: December 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
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The Namesake
Title: The Namesake
Character: Pam
Released: September 2, 2006
Type: Movie
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
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Messengers
Title: Messengers
Character: Nan Parrish
Released: June 27, 2004
Type: Movie
Dr. Sarah Chapel returns to the small town of Brighton Mills when her father Dr. Robert Chapel unexpectedly dies. His clients and friends miss him, and Sarah discloses that all of them have perfect health; they hear voices when they are sleeping; and they are addicted to the stimulant Tributol. Her further investigation discloses a dark secret about the haunting voices.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Sister Dorothy
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Joe the King
Title: Joe the King
Character: Mary
Released: January 22, 1999
Type: Movie
A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.
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Tom and Huck
Title: Tom and Huck
Character: Aunt Polly
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.
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The Scarlet Letter
Title: The Scarlet Letter
Character: Goody Gotwick
Released: October 13, 1995
Type: Movie
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
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Robot in the Family
Title: Robot in the Family
Character: Kristina Shamir
Released: March 2, 1994
Type: Movie
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.
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To Dance with the White Dog
Title: To Dance with the White Dog
Character: Carrie
Released: December 5, 1993
Type: Movie
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.
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Hard Promises
Title: Hard Promises
Character: Shelley
Released: January 31, 1992
Type: Movie
A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. He comes home to confront her, trying to convince her not to get married, aided by the daughter, who loves him despite his wandering ways. The couple finds out they still have feelings for each other but must decide how best to handle the contradiction of their lifestyles.
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Deceived
Title: Deceived
Character: Evelyn
Released: September 27, 1991
Type: Movie
The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.
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Final Verdict
Title: Final Verdict
Character: Queenie
Released: September 9, 1991
Type: Movie
A trial lawyer risks losing his family and career when he defends a client who he knows to be guilty as charged.
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In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Title: In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Character: Karen
Released: May 12, 1991
Type: Movie
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.
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Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Title: Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Character: Lurlene
Released: May 4, 1990
Type: Movie
Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.
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Largo Desolato
Title: Largo Desolato
Character: Lucy
Released: April 20, 1990
Type: Movie
A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a four-and-one-half-year prison term for political subversion. The play focuses on two days in the life of a dissident writer who is awaiting the knock at the door that may send him to prison.
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Love Hurts
Title: Love Hurts
Character: Karen Weaver
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.
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Settle the Score
Title: Settle the Score
Character: Becky
Released: October 30, 1989
Type: Movie
Katherine Whately, a tough, young Chicago cop, comes home to her small town to settle her teenage rape. She is welcomed by her brother but shunned by her father. Josh, the town doctor, is her only ally in her quest for the truth. Together Katherine and Josh find the bloody trail of a serial murderer and shatter the lie that is two decades old.
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Miss Firecracker
Title: Miss Firecracker
Character: Missy Mahoney
Released: April 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.
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The Accidental Tourist
Title: The Accidental Tourist
Character: Rose Leary
Released: December 23, 1988
Type: Movie
After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.
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Crossing Delancey
Title: Crossing Delancey
Character: Ricki
Released: August 17, 1988
Type: Movie
Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.
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The Telephone
Title: The Telephone
Released: January 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Crazy out of work actress Vashti Blue spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.
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Trapped In Silence
Title: Trapped In Silence
Character: Dana Wendolowski
Released: May 11, 1986
Type: Movie
A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no one has ever heard him utter a word.
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Off Beat
Title: Off Beat
Character: Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Released: April 10, 1986
Type: Movie
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
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Inside Moves
Title: Inside Moves
Character: Anne
Released: December 19, 1980
Type: Movie
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
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Stardust Memories
Title: Stardust Memories
Character: Shelley
Released: September 26, 1980
Type: Movie
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
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Wise Blood
Title: Wise Blood
Character: Sabbath Lily
Released: October 24, 1979
Type: Movie
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
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Heartland
Title: Heartland
Character: Clara Jane
Released: September 22, 1979
Type: Movie
Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeeper is accepted by Clyde Stewart, a rancher. The work is back-breaking and the isolation is brutal, particularly as winter arrives. Elinor begins to think about homesteading her own property near Stewart's ranch, but Stewart tries to dissuade her with explanations about the killing conditions and poor rewards, especially for a woman with no man to help her ranch. Although their temperaments are different and little affection exists, Elinor and Stewart agree to marry and combine homesteads. What lies ahead is the severest test of all.
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The Amityville Horror
Title: The Amityville Horror
Character: Jackie
Released: July 27, 1979
Type: Movie
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
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Breaking Away
Title: Breaking Away
Character: Nancy
Released: May 24, 1979
Type: Movie
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.
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The Deer Hunter
Title: The Deer Hunter
Character: Bridesmaid
Released: December 8, 1978
Type: Movie
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
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Girlfriends
Title: Girlfriends
Character: Ceil
Released: August 11, 1978
Type: Movie
A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
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Not a Pretty Picture
Title: Not a Pretty Picture
Character: Cindy
Released: January 3, 1976
Type: Movie
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.