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An engaging, attractive, auburn-haired player who rose to prominence in the 1980s, Sheedy was lumped in... (Learn more)

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Ally Sheedy’s Milestones
Contributed to The New York Times, Village Voice, Ms. magazine
Danced with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from ages six to 14
1973 Made professional debut with ABT
1974 Wrote best-selling children's book, "She Was Nice to Mice," at age 12
1977 Began appearing in TV commercials at age 15; first one was for "Burger King"
1981 First TV appearances, "The Best Little Girl in the World", "The Day the Loving Stopped" and "I Want to Have My Baby"
1983 Film acting debut, "Bad Boys"
1983 Played recurring role of Catholic high school girl on "Hill Street Blues"
1984 First film with Rob Lowe "Oxford Blues"
1991 Made Off-Broadway acting debut in "Advice From a Caterpillar"
1998 Had best screen role in years as a drug-addicted photography in "High Art"
1999 Cast as a repressed Hollywood production designer in "Sugar Town"
1999 Returned to the Off-Broadway stage in the title role of a transsexual rock singer in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
1999 Turned in a delightful comic turn as a distressed woman in the romantic comedy "I'll Take You There"; screened at Telluride

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Also known as

AKA : Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
Birth Name : Alexandra Sheedy

Born

June, 13 1962 in New York City, New York, USA

Education

  • Ecole Francaise, New York, New York:
  • Bank Street School, New York, New York:
  • Columbia Grammar and Prepatory School, New York, New York:
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California:

Professions

actor, writer