Amy Madigan

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her accolades include an Actor Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances as a woman in a difficult marriage in Twice in a Lifetime (1985) and Gladys in Weapons (2025); the 40-year gap marking the longest between two nominations for an actress. Madigan's other film credits include Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), Gone Baby Gone (2007), and The Hunt (2020).

On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took on roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski.