Though she hailed from a family steeped in the law, actress Amy Brenneman displayed her natural gifts for... (Learn more)
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Amy Brenneman’s Milestones
| Raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut | |
| 1990 | Appeared in the Cornerstone Theater's adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca's, "The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife" |
| 1992 | Made series debut on the acclaimed but short-lived CBS series, "Middle Ages" |
| 1992 | Starred in "Saint Joan of the Stockyards" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut |
| 1993 - 1994 | Played Officer Janice Licalsi on the ABC series, "NYPD Blue"; earned Emmy (1994, 1995) nominations for Best Supporting Actress; future husband Brad Silberling directed episodes |
| 1995 | Co-starred in the divorce-themed comedy-drama "Bye Bye, Love" |
| 1995 | Featured opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Michael Mann's "Heat" |
| 1995 | Played Christina Ricci's deceased mother in "Casper"; helmed by Silberling |
| 1996 | Appeared in the stalker thriller "Fear" |
| 1996 | Starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in the actioner "Daylight" |
| 1997 | Co-produced and co-starred in the independent film "Nevada" |
| 1997 | Had leading role in the Off-Broadway play "God's Heart" |
| 1998 - 1999 | Had recurring role as a love interest to Kelsey Grammer's "Frasier" (NBC) |
| 1998 | Played an unhappily married woman in Neil LaBute's "Your Friends and Neighbors" |
| 1999 | Featured in the independent police drama "Lesser Prophets" with fellow "NYPD Blue" veteran Jimmy Smits |
| 1999 - 2005 | Returned to series TV as a jurist and single mother in "Judging Amy" (CBS); Silberling directed the pilot; also executive produced and was one of the series' creators; received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Lead Actress from 2000-2002 and a SAG nomination in 2003 |
| 1999 | Starred as the titular painter in the HBO biopic "Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist" |
| 2000 | Acted in the Sundance screened feature "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her" (aired on Showtime in 2001) |
| 2005 | Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives"; Rodrigo García directs a series of vignettes, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women |
| 2005 | Starred with Joan Allen and Sam Elliott in "Off the Map" directed by Campbell Scott |
| 2007 | Cast as Psychiatrist, Dr. Violet Turner in the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off, "Private Practice" (ABC) |
| 2007 | Cast in the feature adatation of "The Jane Austen Book Club," as Sylvia a 50-something year old who is going through a troubling separation |
| 2008 | Re-teamed with Al Pacino for the thriller, "88 Minutes" |
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