1. Amy Madigan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime.
16 Facts About Amy Madigan
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Amy Madigan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs Wade.
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Amy Madigan's father, John J Madigan, was a well-known journalist who worked for Newsweek and provided political commentary on programs such as Meet the Press and Face the Nation.
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Amy Madigan interviewed a range of political figures, from Richard Nixon to Martin Luther King Jr.
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Amy Madigan's mother was Dolores, an administrative assistant and amateur actress who performed in community theatre.
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Amy Madigan later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
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Amy Madigan toured the United States performing with several bands through the late 1970s.
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Amy Madigan was a solo singer and pianist based in Dallas in the late 70s and early 1980.
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Amy Madigan won a CableACE Award for her performance as Deedee Johnson.
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Amy Madigan then co-starred as Glory Scheer, with her husband Ed Harris, in Alamo Bay, directed by Louis Malle.
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Amy Madigan made her Off-Broadway debut in 1987, portraying Sue Jack Tiller in The Lucky Spot by Beth Henley, for which she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.
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In 1990, Amy Madigan starred opposite Paula Kelly in Stevie Wants To Play The Blues by Eduardo Machado, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award.
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Amy Madigan made her Broadway debut in the role of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1992, opposite Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut Performance.
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Amy Madigan then starred with Tilda Swinton in Female Perversions.
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Amy Madigan then guest-starred on TNT's crime drama series Saving Grace as Gretchen Lagardi.
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Amy Madigan has been married to actor Ed Harris since November 21,1983.