Amy Madigan is a multi-award-winning actress, singer, and producer from the United States. She has an excellent resume in cinema, television, and theater.
She is well recognized for her role as Sunny in the film ‘Twice in a Lifetime,’ as well as her part as the loving wife Annie in the sports fantasy film ‘Field of Dreams.’
She has also had great performances on television, most famously as ‘Dr. Katharine Wyatt in the blockbuster nighttime medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ and the HBO series Carnivàl.’
Amy Madigan’s Bio, Age, Childhood, and Adolescence
Amy Marie Madigan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to John Madigan and Dolores Hanlon on September 11, 1950.
Her father was a well-known journalist, while her mother was a secretary and amateur actress. She has two brothers and sisters, Jack and Jim.
She attended the St. Philip Neri School in Chicago for basic school before transferring to the nearby ‘Aquinas Dominican High School.’ She became interested in performing and participated in many school productions.
She began studying music, primarily piano, at the ‘Chicago Conservatory of Music in the mid-1950s. She earned a philosophy degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Career
Amy Madigan aggressively pursued a musical career beginning in the late 1960s and became a traveling musician for the following ten years of her life.
She developed an early interest in the performing arts, notably music, being the daughter of a superstar. Her early career consisted of a decade of traveling with many bands.
She subsequently shifted to acting and rose to stardom with a string of outstanding performances in films and television. She also experimented with theater in the United States and overseas.
She perfected the art of presenting odd parts with panache, thanks to her cheerful attitude and husky voice.
Later in life, she regularly cooperated with her actor-husband, and she now has a wonderful family and professional life in the United States.
In 1974, she relocated to Los Angeles with the aim of advancing her music career. She soon became the main singer for the rock band ‘Jelly,’ and their first and only album, ‘A True Story,’ was published in 1977.
In order to promote the band’s record, she undertook a naked picture session for ‘Playboy’ magazine in 1978, when she was only coated in jelly.
From 1997 to 1999, she had award-winning performances in films such as ‘Loved’ and television shows such as ‘A Bright Shining Lie.’
In 2000, she co-starred alongside her husband in the Oscar-winning film ‘Pollock,’ which he also produced and directed. In the film, she plays affluent art collector Peggy Guggenheim.
She appeared in television films such as ‘Shot in the Heart’ and ‘The Laramie Project in 2001-02.
In 2016, she starred as ‘Halie’ in the Off-Broadway production of ‘Buried Child,’ which then traveled to the West End of London.
She has appeared in television programs such as ‘Grace and Frankie and ‘How to Get Away with Murder.’
She was most recently seen in the 2018 film ‘American Woman,’ as well as a couple of episodes of the TV program ‘Ice.’ She will appear in films such as ‘The Hunt’ and ‘The Last Full Measure in 2019.
Personal and Family Life
In November 1983, Amy Madigan married actor Ed Harris. They reportedly met many years before while working on a theater show at the ‘Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.’
They met on the set of their film Places in the Heart,’ and decided to marry shortly after. She and her spouse have one kid, Lily.
Her mother died in 1992, and her father remarried the following year. She now resides in Malibu, California, USA.
Amy Madigan’s Net worth
Amy Madigan’s net worth is estimated to be $25 million as of 2022.
Amy Madigan Body Measurement: Height and Weight
Amy Madigan’s chest-waist-hip measurements are 35-25-37 inches or 89-63.5-94 centimeters, and her bra size is 34C with a cup size of C.
