Amy Marie Madigan (born September , ) is an American actress,
producer, and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress for the film Twice in a Lifetime. Her other film
credits include Love Child (), Places in the Heart (), Field of Dreams
(), Uncle Buck (), The Dark Half (), Pollock (), and Gone Baby Gone
(). Madigan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on
Television and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal
of Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade.Madigan was
born in Chicago. Her father, John J. Madigan (â€"), was a well-known
journalist who worked for Newsweek magazine and provided political
commentary on programs such as Meet the Press and Face the Nation. He
interviewed a range of political figures, from Richard Nixon to Martin
Luther King Jr., and hosted his own show with WBBM (AM). Her mother
was Dolores (née Hanlon; â€"), an administrative assistant and
amateur actress who performed in community theatre. She has two
brothers, Jack and Jim.Madigan attended Aquinas Dominican High School
in Chicago and performed in school plays. In the s, she studied piano
at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, and went on to graduate from
Marquette University with a degree in philosophy. She moved to Los
Angeles in . Madigan later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre
and Film Institute.In the s, Madigan pursued a career as a musician,
singing lead vocals for the band Jelly, whose only album, A True Story
(), was released by Asylum Records. Madigan appeared in Playboy (June
) nude and covered in jelly, to promote her band. She toured across
the United States performing for several bands throughout the late s.
producer, and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress for the film Twice in a Lifetime. Her other film
credits include Love Child (), Places in the Heart (), Field of Dreams
(), Uncle Buck (), The Dark Half (), Pollock (), and Gone Baby Gone
(). Madigan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on
Television and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal
of Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade.Madigan was
born in Chicago. Her father, John J. Madigan (â€"), was a well-known
journalist who worked for Newsweek magazine and provided political
commentary on programs such as Meet the Press and Face the Nation. He
interviewed a range of political figures, from Richard Nixon to Martin
Luther King Jr., and hosted his own show with WBBM (AM). Her mother
was Dolores (née Hanlon; â€"), an administrative assistant and
amateur actress who performed in community theatre. She has two
brothers, Jack and Jim.Madigan attended Aquinas Dominican High School
in Chicago and performed in school plays. In the s, she studied piano
at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, and went on to graduate from
Marquette University with a degree in philosophy. She moved to Los
Angeles in . Madigan later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre
and Film Institute.In the s, Madigan pursued a career as a musician,
singing lead vocals for the band Jelly, whose only album, A True Story
(), was released by Asylum Records. Madigan appeared in Playboy (June
) nude and covered in jelly, to promote her band. She toured across
the United States performing for several bands throughout the late s.
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