Amy Wright

For other people named Amy Wright, see Amy Wright (disambiguation).

Amy Wright is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey, and Miss Firecracker. She is the widow of actor Rip Torn.

Amy Wright
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Beloit College
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1976–2011
Spouse	Rip Torn ​ ​ (m. 1989; died 2019)​
Children	2

Early years

Born in Chicago, Wright is a graduate of Beloit College.^[1]

Career

Wright acted in summer-stock productions in Rockford, Illinois, before going to New York, where she studied acting with Uta Hagen.^[1] She starred with Eric Schweig in The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck (both made in 1995). She produced a Netflix series called The Next Step.^{[citation needed]}

Wright starred in the original production of Breakfast with Les and Bess as Shelby.^[2] Wright also appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Fifth of July and Noises Off.^[3] Wright currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.^[4]

Personal life

Wright was married to actor Rip Torn from 1989 until his death in 2019, and the couple had two daughters, Katie and Claire Torn.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Not a Pretty Picture	Cindy
1978	Girlfriends	Ceil
1978	The Deer Hunter	Bridesmaid
1979	Breaking Away	Nancy
1979	The Amityville Horror	Jackie
1979	Heartland	Clara Jane
1979	Wise Blood	Sabbath Lily
1980	Stardust Memories	Shelley
1980	Inside Moves	Anne
1985	Beer	Stacy
1986	Off Beat	Mary Ellen Gruenwald
1988	The Telephone	Honey Boxe / Various
1988	Crossing Delancey	Ricki
1988	The Accidental Tourist	Rose Leary	[5]
1989	Miss Firecracker	Missy Mahoney
1990	Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?	Lurlene Turnover
1990	Love Hurts	Karen Weaver
1991	Hard Promises	Shelly
1991	Deceived	Evelyn
1993	Where the Rivers Flow North	Loose Woman
1993	Josh and S.A.M.	Waitress
1994	Robot in the Family	Kristina Shamir
1995	The Scarlet Letter	Goody Gotwick
1995	Tom and Huck	Aunt Polly
1999	Joe the King	Mary
1999	Day and an Arabian Knight	Day	Short film
2001	Besotted	Mona
2002	Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control	Psychiatrist
2004	Messengers	Nan Parrish
2006	The Namesake	Pam
2006	The Good Shepherd	Safe House Operations Officer
2008	Synecdoche, New York	Burning House Realtor
2009	Scratch... Play for Keeps	Ma	Short film
2010	Please Give	Erin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Special Treat	Bobba June	"Sunshine's on the Way"
1983	A Fine Romance	Jean	TV film
1986	Trapped in Silence	Dana Wendolowski	TV film
1989	Men	Joyce	"The Trouble with Harvey"
1989	Settle the Score	Becky	TV film
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Karen	TV film
1991	Final Verdict	Queenie	TV film
1991	Lethal Innocence	Margaret Stokely	TV film
1993	To Dance with the White Dog	Carrie	TV film
2001	Amy & Isabelle	Rosie	TV film
2002	Undeclared	Debra Karp	"Parents' Weekend"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Sister Dorothy	"Acts of Contrition"
2011	Wingin' It	Choreographer / School Teacher	"Me Carl, You Jane-ish", "Friday Afternoon Fever"

References

1. Garfield, Kim (June 29, 1980). "Amy Wright went from shyness to chasing after an evangelist". Asbury Park-Press. New Jersey, Asbury Park. p. 157. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Amy Wright". filmbug.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
3. "Amy Wright – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".
4. "HB Studio Faculty Page". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
5. "The Accidental Tourist". rogerebert.com. January 6, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

External links

• Amy Wright at IMDb