Amy Morton (born January , ) is an American actress and director, best
known for her work in theatre. Morton was nominated two times for a
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performances in August:
Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. On screen, she is
known for her performances in films Rookie of the Year (), Up in the
Air (), The Dilemma () and Bluebird (). In , Morton began starring as
Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC drama series Chicago P.D.Morton was
born in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Oak Park and River Forest
High School in Oak Park. She attended both Triton College and Clarke
University but did not graduate.A member of Steppenwolf Theater's core
group of actors since , Morton has spent most of her career working in
the Chicago theater scene. She has appeared in many stage productions,
include Clybourne Park, American Buffalo, Dublin Carol, The Pillowman,
Love-Lies-Bleeding and Awake and Sing.Morton made her Broadway debut
starring opposite Gary Sinise as Nurse Ratched in the Tony Award
winning revival of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She originated
the role of Barbara in both the original Chicago production and the
original Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. For
her portrayal she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk
Award. Morton reprised the role in the Fall London production at the
National Theatre. Morton received her second Tony Award for Best
Actress in a Play nomination for her leading performance in Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (â€"). In , she made her Off-Broadway
directing debut with play Guards at the Taj.
known for her work in theatre. Morton was nominated two times for a
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performances in August:
Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. On screen, she is
known for her performances in films Rookie of the Year (), Up in the
Air (), The Dilemma () and Bluebird (). In , Morton began starring as
Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC drama series Chicago P.D.Morton was
born in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Oak Park and River Forest
High School in Oak Park. She attended both Triton College and Clarke
University but did not graduate.A member of Steppenwolf Theater's core
group of actors since , Morton has spent most of her career working in
the Chicago theater scene. She has appeared in many stage productions,
include Clybourne Park, American Buffalo, Dublin Carol, The Pillowman,
Love-Lies-Bleeding and Awake and Sing.Morton made her Broadway debut
starring opposite Gary Sinise as Nurse Ratched in the Tony Award
winning revival of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She originated
the role of Barbara in both the original Chicago production and the
original Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. For
her portrayal she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk
Award. Morton reprised the role in the Fall London production at the
National Theatre. Morton received her second Tony Award for Best
Actress in a Play nomination for her leading performance in Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (â€"). In , she made her Off-Broadway
directing debut with play Guards at the Taj.
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