The actress who is successful in everything from movies to TV series, from theater to music: Who is Amy Irving?

Her full name is Amy Davis Irving, she was born on September 10, 1953, in Palo Alto, California. She was born to her Russian-Jewish father, film and stage director Jules Irving, and to her mother, actress Priscilla Pointer. Irving has a brother, David Irving, who is a writer and director, and a sister, Katie Irving, who is a singer and teacher to deaf children.

She spent her childhood in San Francisco, California, where her father founded the theater company "Actor's Workshop" and was active in local theatre. Joining the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Irving appeared in several productions there. She also improved herself by studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Irving moved to New York with his family, where her father served as the director of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre. A graduate of the Professional Children's School in New York, Irving made her Off-Broadway debut with "And Chocolate on Her Chin" at the age of 17.

Irving made her stage debut at the age of nine months in the production of "Rumplestiltskin," which her father put on stage to play the role of her child, whom Irving traded for spun gold. Later, at the age of two, she played a minor character in a play directed by her father. She appeared on the 1965–66 Broadway show "The Country Wife" at the age of 12, in the role of selling a hamster to Stacy Keach on a crowded stage. The play was directed by Robert Symonds, associate director of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre, who later became her stepfather after her father died and married her mother.

Within six months of returning to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, Irving made guest appearances on the cop-style television series "Police Woman" and the television sitcom "Happy Days." She also co-starred with Sam Elliott and Glenn Ford in the TV series "Once an Eagle" directed by Richard Michaels and EW Swackhamer. In 1975, she played Juliet in a remake of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Theater and reprized the same role at the Seattle Repertory Theater (1982–1983).

Later, she appeared as Sue Snell in the supernatural horror film "Carrie" directed by Brian DePalma. Released on November 3, 1976, the film was a huge commercial win and received critical acclaim. In addition, the movie has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made and has been ranked in many magazines' best movies lists. In 1978, she starred as Gillian Bellaver in the supernatural horror thriller "The Fury" directed by Brian De Palma. The film was both critically and commercially successful.

The following year, she appeared in the romantic drama film "Honeysuckle Rose" directed by Jerry Schatzberg, for which she won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. In 1983, she appeared in the romantic musical drama film "Yentl" directed by Barbra Streisand. The film was successful both at the box office and critically. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She then starred in the romantic comedy film "Micki & Maude" directed by Blake Edwards and "Crossing Delancey" directed by Joan Micklin Silver, based on the novel of the same name. Both films had moderate success at the box office. She received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance.

Meanwhile, she played the lead role in the flamboyant biographical TV movie "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (1986). She was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for her performance. In the same year, she gave a song performance and voiceover for Jessica Rabbit in the fantasy comedy mystery film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film became the second highest-grossing film of 1988.

In 1997, she appeared with a large cast in the black comedy film "Deconstructing Harry" written and directed by Woody Allen. The film, which received generally positive reviews, did not achieve the same success at the box office. In 1999, she reprized the role of Sue Snell in its sequel "The Rage: Carrie 2". The film, which received generally negative reviews from critics, also created a bombshell effect at the box office.

She later appeared in the crime drama film "Traffic" (2000), written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film was a huge commercial success, and earned many awards and nominations. The following year, she starred as Patricia in the drama film "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing." The film garnered generally positive reviews from critics. In the same year, she appeared in an episode of the crime drama television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". In 2002, she starred with Alexis Bledel, Ben Kingsley, and Sissy Spacek in the romantic fantasy drama "Tuck Everlasting"(2002) based on the novel of the same name. Additionally, Irving appeared as Emily Sloane in the action thriller and science fiction television series "Alias" (2002-2005).

Irving's stage work includes the adaptation of "Amadeus" at the Broadhurst Theatre, the play "Heartbreak House" with Rex Harrison at the Circle in the Square Theatre, and the play "Broken Glass" at the Booth Theatre. Additionally, she also acted in "Three Sisters" at the Roundabout Theatre.

Also included are Off-Broadway credits: "The Heidi Chronicles", "The Road to Mecca", "The Glass Menagerie" with her mother, actress Priscilla Pointer, and "Celadine," a world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey. " and continued her success by taking part in the 2006 all-female play "A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop".

Irving's last appearance on Broadway was during the 2006-07 season at the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's "The Coast of Utopia" at Lincoln Center in New York. In 2009, she played the lead role in the movie "Saint Joan" performed by the Hollywood Theater of the Ear. In May 2010, Irving made her Saint Louis Opera Theater debut as Desiree Armfeldt in Stephen Sondheim's directorial debut, "A Little Night Music."

Irving is in the medical drama TV series "House M.D." that aired on Fox in October 2010. He appeared as a guest actor in the third episode of the seventh season of the series. Irving appeared in a recurring role in the conspiracy TV series "Zero Hour", which was canceled in 2013. In 2018, she appeared as one of the lead roles in the psychological horror film "Unsane" directed by Steven Soderbergh.

In April 2023, Amy released her debut album "Born In A Trunk", featuring 10 cover singles quoted from her life and career.

Personal life

From 1976 to 1980, Irving dated film director Steven Spielberg. Later, she had a brief affair with co-star Willie Nelson. Later, she reunited with Spielberg and the couple were married from 1985 to 1989. The couple has a son named Max Samuel, who was born on June 13, 1985. In 1989, Irving began a relationship with film director Bruno Barreto. The couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2005. The couple has a son named Gabriel Davis, who was born on May 4, 1990. In 2007, filmmaker Kenneth Bowser Jr. married with As of 2015, Irving resides with her family in New York.