Amy Rose Locane was born on December 19,1971 and is an American television and film actress known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby.
21 Facts About Amy Locane
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In 1992, Locane portrayed Sandy Harling in the first season of the prime time soap opera Melrose Place.
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Amy Locane appeared in the 1992 film School Ties alongside Matt Damon and Brendan Fraser, as the object of their affections.
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In September 2020, Amy Locane began serving an eight-year sentence for a fatal DUI car crash that occurred in 2010.
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Amy Locane had previously been sentenced to three years in prison, of which she served two and a half, and was re-sentenced due to the leniency of the original sentence.
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Amy Locane was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and graduated from Villa Victoria Academy.
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In 1989, Amy Locane made her big screen debut in the independent teen drama film Lost Angels starring opposite Adam Horovitz.
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Amy Locane twice played the girlfriend of Brendan Fraser, in the films School Ties and Airheads.
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In 1992, Amy Locane was a member of the original cast of the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place but left the series after only 13 episodes.
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Amy Locane played Jessica Lange's daughter in the 1994 drama film Blue Sky.
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Amy Locane played the young lover of Dennis Hopper in the 1996 film Carried Away.
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Amy Locane returned to television starring in the Christmas movie Ebenezer opposite Jack Palance.
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In 2006, Amy Locane became engaged to businessman Mark Bovenizer and subsequently retired from acting in films.
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Amy Locane acted occasionally in local community theater near their Hopewell, New Jersey, home and appeared in two eight-minute shorts released in 2009.
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On June 27,2010, at 9:05 pm, Amy Locane-Bovenizer was involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision in Montgomery, New Jersey.
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Amy Locane was driving 53 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone and rapidly closed on the car driven by Fred Seeman, which was traveling at 3 miles per hour as it made a left-hand turn in front of her to enter his driveway.
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In December 2010, Amy Locane was indicted for aggravated manslaughter and assault by automobile.
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Amy Locane served her sentence at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and was released on parole on June 12,2015.
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James Wronko, Amy Locane's attorney, said he would appeal to the state Supreme Court, a process that could take several months to play out.
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On September 17,2020, Amy Locane was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison after a judge agreed with prosecutors that Amy Locane's initial sentence was too lenient.
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New Jersey state law requires Amy Locane to serve more than six years before being eligible for parole.