Amy Madigan

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Amy Madigan
Madigan at the 41st Emmy Awards, September 1988
Born	September 11, 1948 (1948-09-11) (age 61) Chicago, Illinois
Spouse(s)	Ed Harris (1983-)

Amy Madigan (born September 11, 1948) is an American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams and Iris Crowe in the HBO television series Carnivale.

Early life

Madigan was born in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Dolores, a union worker, and John Madigan, a Chicago-area political analyst, newspaper journalist, broadcast and media personality and lawyer.^[1] Madigan studied philosophy at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, piano at the The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts, and also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.^[2] She moved to Los Angeles in 1970.

Career

Madigan was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime. From 2003 to 2005, she starred in the HBO series Carnivàle as Iris Crowe, the sister of sinister preacher Brother Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown). Madigan also played keyboard, percussions, and vocals behind Steve Goodman on tour throughout the late '70s. Later she briefly recorded with Danny Sheridan's Eli Radish Band replacing former Pure Prarie League vocalist Starr Smith. She was (with singers Fred Bliffert and Jesse Roe) one-third of the group Jelly whose only album, A True Story, was released by Asylum in 1977. At the 71st Annual Academy Awards, Madigan was one of several performers who refused to applaud Elia Kazan, due to his controversial activities during his career.

Personal

Madigan has served on the national board of NARAL, an abortion rights organization. Madigan has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. The couple have one child together, a daughter, Lily, after whose birth Madigan stated she was pro-life.

Amy bought a championship horse from Steve Macres.

Selected credits

• ER (2009)
• Living Proof (2008)
• Grey's Anatomy (2008 – 2009)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007)
• Criminal Minds (2007)
• Winter Passing (2005)
• The Discontents (2004)
• In the Land of Milk and Money (2004)
• Carnivàle (2003-2005)
• Just a Dream (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• A Time for Dancing (2000)
• Pollock (2000)
• Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
• Female Perversions (1996)
• The Dark Half (1993)
• Uncle Buck (1989)
• Field of Dreams (1989)
• The Prince of Pennsylvania (1989)
• Alamo Bay (1985)
• The Laundromat (1985)
• Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• The Day After (1983)
• Love Child (1982)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Amy Madigan at the Internet Movie Database