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Amy Acker

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000204
Amy Acker at an event for Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
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Born and raised in Dallas, Texas where she graduated Lake Highlands High School, Amy Acker is the oldest of four children; she has two sisters and one brother. An acting major at Southern Methodist University, Amy acted in several college theater productions. She appeared in various roles during the fantasy segments for the popular award-winning children's TV series Wishbone (1995), which was filmed in Texas and consisted of Dallas theater actors. Upon graduation she worked in Wisconsin and New York before winning the role of "Fred" on Angel (1999).
BornDecember 5, 1976
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BornDecember 5, 1976
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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Amy Acker, Emma Bates, and Jillian Morgese in Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Amy Acker and Natalie Alyn Lind in The Gifted (2017)
Amy Acker and Stephen Moyer in The Gifted (2017)
Amy Acker in The Gifted (2017)
David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Andy Hallett, and J. August Richards in Angel (1999)
Amy Acker, Eyal Podell, and J. August Richards in Angel (1999)
Amy Acker in Angel (1999)
Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Eyal Podell, and J. August Richards in Angel (1999)
Amy Acker, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Percy Hynes White in The Gifted (2017)
Sharon Gless, Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Percy Hynes White in The Gifted (2017)
Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind, Sean Teale, and Jermaine Rivers in The Gifted (2017)
Amy Acker and Stephen Moyer in The Gifted (2017)

Known for

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, and Glenn Quinn in Angel (1999)
Angel
7.9
TV Series
  • Winifred Burkle
  • Illyria
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The Cabin in the Woods
7.0
  • Lin
  • 2011
Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
Person of Interest
8.5
TV Series
  • Root
  • The Machine
  • Caroline Turing
  • Samantha Groves
Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
Alias
7.6
TV Series
  • Kelly Peyton

Credits

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Actress

  • Ordinary Angels
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Unbreakable Boy
    • Lori
    • Completed
  • Mariel Molino in The Watchful Eye (2023)
    The Watchful Eye
    • Tory
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Amy Acker, James Carpinello, and Jack Carpinello in Creeper (2022)
    Creeper
    • Lorrie
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
    • Catherine
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • For Every Good Invention (2021)
    For Every Good Invention
    • Hannah
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Amy Acker, Brooke Nevin, Myla Volk, Warren Christie, Kristian Bruun, and Summer H. Howell in Crashing Through the Snow (2021)
    Crashing Through the Snow
    • Maggie Collins
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Marg Helgenberger in All Rise (2019)
    All Rise
    • Georgia Knight
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Amy Acker and James Carpinello in Outside (2020)
    Outside
    • Woman
    • Short
    • 2020
  • God Friended Me (2018)
    God Friended Me
    • Tammy Marshall
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jason Isaacs in Superman: Red Son (2020)
    Superman: Red Son
    • Lois Lane (voice)
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Suits (2011)
    Suits
    • Esther Edelstein
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2019
  • Fred Savage in What Just Happened??! (2019)
    What Just Happened??!
    • Dr. Rachel Layne
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Dr. Kathleen Shepherd
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Gifted (2017)
    The Gifted
    • Kate Strucker
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • David Arquette and Amy Acker in Amanda & Jack Go Glamping (2017)
    Amanda & Jack Go Glamping
    • Amanda
    • 2017
  • Alan Tudyk in Con Man (2015)
    Con Man
    • Dawn Jones
    • Dawn
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017

Producer

  • Amy Acker and James Carpinello in Outside (2020)
    Outside
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jessica Lee Keller and Robert Roldan in The Way It Begins (2018)
    The Way It Begins
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018

Director

  • Amy Acker and James Carpinello in Outside (2020)
    Outside
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020

Videos71

Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Clip 1:18
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Clip 1:12
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Dear Santa
Clip 1:12
Dear Santa
Trailer
Trailer 2:23
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Official Trailer
TONIGHT 8/7c
Trailer 0:31
TONIGHT 8/7c
Season 2: "Inner Circle" Trailer
Trailer 1:11
Season 2: "Inner Circle" Trailer
Season 2 Trailer
Trailer 3:27
Season 2 Trailer
Season 1 Trailer
Trailer 2:50
Season 1 Trailer
International Version
Trailer 1:41
International Version
Theatrical Version
Trailer 1:43
Theatrical Version
Ordinary Angels
Trailer 2:23
Ordinary Angels

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 5, 1976
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • James CarpinelloApril 25, 2003 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Jackson James Carpinello
  • Parents
      Sandra Bruyere
  • Relatives
      Sibling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Therese Raquin (1998)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Acker studied ballet, modern dance and jazz dance for 13 years before moving onto acting. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, thus ending her ballet career. She began to study acting in her sophomore year. A 1995 graduate of Lake Highlands High School, she enrolled at Southern Methodist University to take advantage of that school's renowned theatrical program.
  • Quotes
    [3/17/03, on meeting Alyson Hannigan, whose Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) character "Willow" crossed over to take part on Angel (1999) for the season-4 episode, Orpheus (2003)] This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too.

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