1. Amy Seimetz has appeared in several productions, including AMC's The Killing, HBO's Family Tree, and films like Upstream Color, Alien: Covenant, Pet Sematary, and No Sudden Move.
17 Facts About Amy Seimetz
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Amy Seimetz has Ukrainian ancestry, and spent part of her childhood in Ukraine.
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Amy Seimetz briefly attended film school at Florida State University before moving to Los Angeles.
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Amy Seimetz began her film career by producing and directing short and independent films, including Barry Jenkins' Medicine for Melancholy, which was nominated for Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards after playing at South By Southwest and the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Amy Seimetz acted in Joe Swanberg's Alexander The Last, which premiered at SXSW.
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Amy Seimetz pinned me to my Alamo Drafthouse seat and the film kept me there for the next 82 minutes.
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Amy Seimetz is the star of Upstream Color and Pit Stop, both of which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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In 2017, Amy Seimetz appeared in Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, and had roles in Lean on Pete, directed by Andrew Haigh, and My Days of Mercy, opposite Elliot Page.
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In 2018, Amy Seimetz starred opposite Molly Shannon in Wild Nights with Emily directed by Madeleine Olnek.
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That same year, Amy Seimetz directed two episodes of Atlanta, and had a recurring role on the second season of Get Shorty.
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In 2019, Amy Seimetz starred in Pet Sematary, an adaption of the novel of the same name by Stephen King.
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Amy Seimetz directed Amy Seimetz Dies Tomorrow, starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Jane Adams, which was set to have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amy Seimetz co-starred in 2020's The Comey Rule, a miniseries for Showtime, and the thriller film The Secrets We Keep directed by Yuval Alder.
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Amy Seimetz's material was not used in the final project.
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In 2016, Amy Seimetz was engaged to filmmaker Shane Carruth, though they had separated by 2019.
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Amy Seimetz later obtained a temporary restraining order against him, alleging years of emotional, mental, and physical abuse, which Carruth denies.
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In 2020, Amy Seimetz was granted a restraining order against Carruth that will expire in August 2025.