Anna Maria Chlumsky (/ˈklʌmski/; born December 3, 1980) is an
American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known
playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its
1994 sequel. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky's career entered a hiatus
while she attended college. She returned to acting with roles in
several independent films, including Blood Car (2007) and In the Loop
(2009). From 2012 to 2019 Chlumsky portrayed Amy Brookheimer on the
HBO television series Veep, for which she has received six nominations
for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series.Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of
Nancy (née Zuncic), a singer, actress, and former flight attendant,
and Frank Chlumsky Jr., a chef and saxophone player. She was raised in
a Roman Catholic family. Chlumsky is of Czech and Croatian
descent.Chlumsky entered show business at an early age, modeling with
her mother in an advertising campaign, though her roles in My Girl
(1991) and My Girl 2 (1994) brought her fame. She also starred in
Trading Mom (1994) alongside Sissy Spacek, as well as in Gold Diggers:
The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) with Christina Ricci. In the mid to
late 1990s, she appeared or starred in several television films and
series.[citation needed]Chlumsky attended the University of Chicago,
graduating in 2002 with a BA in international studies. After
graduation, she worked as a fact-checker for the Zagat Survey and
served as an editorial assistant for a HarperCollins science
fiction-fantasy imprint. She found this work unsatisfying and, after a
chance meeting with Roberta Flack as well as other things she
considered signs, decided to return to acting. She went to the
Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan to receive formal training.
American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known
playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its
1994 sequel. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky's career entered a hiatus
while she attended college. She returned to acting with roles in
several independent films, including Blood Car (2007) and In the Loop
(2009). From 2012 to 2019 Chlumsky portrayed Amy Brookheimer on the
HBO television series Veep, for which she has received six nominations
for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series.Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of
Nancy (née Zuncic), a singer, actress, and former flight attendant,
and Frank Chlumsky Jr., a chef and saxophone player. She was raised in
a Roman Catholic family. Chlumsky is of Czech and Croatian
descent.Chlumsky entered show business at an early age, modeling with
her mother in an advertising campaign, though her roles in My Girl
(1991) and My Girl 2 (1994) brought her fame. She also starred in
Trading Mom (1994) alongside Sissy Spacek, as well as in Gold Diggers:
The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) with Christina Ricci. In the mid to
late 1990s, she appeared or starred in several television films and
series.[citation needed]Chlumsky attended the University of Chicago,
graduating in 2002 with a BA in international studies. After
graduation, she worked as a fact-checker for the Zagat Survey and
served as an editorial assistant for a HarperCollins science
fiction-fantasy imprint. She found this work unsatisfying and, after a
chance meeting with Roberta Flack as well as other things she
considered signs, decided to return to acting. She went to the
Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan to receive formal training.
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