Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Acting
Born 1950-09-11Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983.  Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025). On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Madigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (83)

Weapons
7.3

Weapons

2025Movie7.3
Gone Baby Gone
7.3

Gone Baby Gone

2007Movie7.3
The Hunt
6.7

The Hunt

2020Movie6.7
Antlers
6.2

Antlers

2021Movie6.2
Uncle Buck
6.8

Uncle Buck

1989Movie6.8
Field of Dreams
7.1

Field of Dreams

1989Movie7.1
Places in the Heart
7.2

Places in the Heart

1984Movie7.2
The Day After
6.8

The Day After

1983Movie6.8
The Dark Half
6.0

The Dark Half

1993Movie6.0
Rebuilding
6.4

Rebuilding

2025Movie6.4
Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright

Movie
Streets of Fire
6.9

Streets of Fire

1984Movie6.9
Frontera
6.5

Frontera

2014Movie6.5
The Last Full Measure
7.3

The Last Full Measure

2020Movie7.3
American Woman
6.3

American Woman

2018Movie6.3
Rules Don't Apply
5.7

Rules Don't Apply

2016Movie5.7
Sweetwater
6.1

Sweetwater

2013Movie6.1
The Comebacker

The Comebacker

2027Movie
Female Perversions
5.1

Female Perversions

1996Movie5.1
The Laramie Project
6.2

The Laramie Project

2002Movie6.2
A Crooked Somebody
6.3

A Crooked Somebody

2018Movie6.3
Pollock
6.7

Pollock

2000Movie6.7
Grey Lady
4.8

Grey Lady

2017Movie4.8
The Ambush Murders
8.0

The Ambush Murders

1982Movie8.0
Admissions
4.9

Admissions

2004Movie4.9
Loved
4.4

Loved

1997Movie4.4
Virginia
5.2

Virginia

2010Movie5.2
Winter Passing
6.0

Winter Passing

2006Movie6.0
The Prince of Pennsylvania
5.6

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988Movie5.6
With Friends Like These
6.5

With Friends Like These

1998Movie6.5
Nowhere to Hide
6.5

Nowhere to Hide

1987Movie6.5
A Bright Shining Lie
6.0

A Bright Shining Lie

1998Movie6.0
The Sleepy Time Gal
5.3

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001Movie5.3
The Laundromat
7.5

The Laundromat

1985Movie7.5
Alamo Bay
6.0

Alamo Bay

1985Movie6.0
The Lifeguard
5.4

The Lifeguard

2013Movie5.4
The Ranch
4.0

The Ranch

2004Movie4.0
The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

Movie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004Movie7.2
Riders of the Purple Sage
6.0

Riders of the Purple Sage

1996Movie6.0
Love Letters
5.6

Love Letters

1983Movie5.6
Murder on Pleasant Drive
6.6

Murder on Pleasant Drive

2006Movie6.6
That's What I Am
6.8

That's What I Am

2011Movie6.8
In the Name of the People
5.5

In the Name of the People

2000Movie5.5
Living Proof
6.5

Living Proof

2008Movie6.5
Twice in a Lifetime
5.8

Twice in a Lifetime

1985Movie5.8
Gladys

Gladys

2028Movie
Future Weather
6.1

Future Weather

2012Movie6.1
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.7

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003Movie7.7
Once Fallen
5.2

Once Fallen

2010Movie5.2
Sponsor

Sponsor

Movie
Mark Twain
7.1

Mark Twain

2002Movie7.1
Lucky Day
7.7

Lucky Day

1991Movie7.7
Just a Dream
5.3

Just a Dream

2002Movie5.3
Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid
3.7

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

1986Movie3.7
Roe vs. Wade
6.0

Roe vs. Wade

1989Movie6.0
Shirin in Love
4.0

Shirin in Love

2014Movie4.0
Travis McGee
5.7

Travis McGee

1983Movie5.7
Love Child
5.6

Love Child

1982Movie5.6
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.3

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999Movie7.3
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Movie7.0
The Donner Party
7.0

The Donner Party

1992Movie7.0
School for the Blind

School for the Blind

Movie
I Passed This Way

I Passed This Way

Movie
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

2003Movie
Stuck
7.0

Stuck

2019Movie7.0
A Time for Dancing
6.7

A Time for Dancing

2002Movie6.7
Bull Street
1.0

Bull Street

2024Movie1.0
Shot in the Heart
6.0

Shot in the Heart

2001Movie6.0
Buried Child

Buried Child

2016Movie
Is Your Mama a Llama?

Is Your Mama a Llama?

2003Movie
Go For Grandma
6.0

Go For Grandma

2023Movie6.0
Off the Horse

Off the Horse

2025Movie
Crazy Times

Crazy Times

1981Movie
Sensitivity Training
5.3

Sensitivity Training

2016Movie5.3
And Then There Was One
5.3

And Then There Was One

1994Movie5.3
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
10.0

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

2004Movie10.0
The Revolt of Mother

The Revolt of Mother

1988Movie
Brooklyn, Minnesota
8.0

Brooklyn, Minnesota

2024Movie8.0
Victims
6.3

Victims

1982Movie6.3
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

2013Movie
In the Land of Milk and Money
8.3

In the Land of Milk and Money

2004Movie8.3
American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs
7.0

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

2018Movie7.0

TV Shows (24)

Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005Series8.3
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Fringe
8.1

Fringe

2008Series8.1
How to Get Away with Murder
7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

2014Series7.8
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Grace and Frankie
7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015Series7.7
Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

1979Series6.9
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
Saving Grace
7.4

Saving Grace

2007Series7.4
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Carnivàle
7.9

Carnivàle

2003Series7.9
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
6.8

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020Series6.8
Ice
6.4

Ice

2016Series6.4
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994Series7.5
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
7.9

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

2009Series7.9
Prohibition
7.8

Prohibition

2011Series7.8
The Path to 9/11
7.3

The Path to 9/11

2006Series7.3
Crocodile Shoes
7.3

Crocodile Shoes

1994Series7.3
Mark Twain
8.0

Mark Twain

2002Series8.0
Eureka Stockade
5.5

Eureka Stockade

1984Series5.5