Amy Irving

Amy Davis Irving born September 10 1953 is an American actress and singer who worked in film stage and television Her accolades include an Obie Award two Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination Born in Palo Alto California to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years In New York she made her Broadway debut in The Country Wife 19651966 at age 13 Irving subsequently studied theater at San Franciscos American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palmas Carrie 1976 followed by a lead role in the 1978 supernatural thriller The Fury 1978 In 1980 Irving appeared in a Broadway production of Amadeus before being cast in Yentl 1983 for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress In 1988 she received an Obie Award for her OffBroadway performance in a production of The Road to Mecca and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the comedy Crossing Delancey 1988 Irving went on to appear in the original Broadway production of Broken Glass 1994 and the revival of Three Sisters 1997 In film she starred in the ensemble comedy Deconstructing Harry 1997 and reprised her role in The Rage Carrie 2 1999 before costarring opposite Michael Douglas in Steven Soderberghs crimedrama Traffic 2000 She subsequently appeared in the independent films Thirteen Conversations About One Thing 2001 and Adam 2009 From 2006 to 2007 she starred in the Broadway production of The Coast of Utopia In 2018 she reunited with Soderbergh appearing in a supporting role in his horror film Unsane Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Irving licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia