About
Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination. Born in Palo Alto, California, to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years. In New York, she made her Broadway debut in The Country Wife (1965–1966) at age 13. Irving subsequently studied theater at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), followed by a lead role in the 1978 supernatural thriller The Fury (1978). In 1980, Irving appeared in a Broadway production of Amadeus before being cast in Yentl (1983), for which...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
HouseSeries • 2004
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Happy DaysSeries • 1974
Spin CitySeries • 1996
Police WomanSeries • 1974
The AffairSeries • 2014
The RookiesSeries • 1972
CarrieMovie • 1976
Who Framed Roger RabbitMovie • 1988
AliasSeries • 2001
TrafficMovie • 2000
Hide and SeekMovie • 2005
Deconstructing HarryMovie • 1997
SoundtrackSeries • 2019
The Rage: Carrie 2Movie • 1999
Casualties of WarMovie • 1989
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestMovie • 1991
Tuck EverlastingMovie • 2002
UnsaneMovie • 2018
The FuryMovie • 1978
A Mouthful of AirMovie • 2021
She's Having a BabyMovie • 1988