Amy Acker

Actress
Producer
Director

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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Ordinary Angels (2023)

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).

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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)

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, 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)

Known for

Angel

7.9

TV Series

Winifred Burkle
Illyria

The Cabin in the Woods

7.0

2011

Person of Interest

8.5

TV Series

Root
The Machine
Caroline Turing
Samantha Groves

Alias

7.6

TV Series

Kelly Peyton

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Actress

The Watchful Eye
- Tory
- TV Series
- 2023
Creeper
- Lorrie
- Short
- 2022
9-1-1: Lone Star
- Catherine
- TV Series
- 2022
For Every Good Invention
- Hannah
- Short
- 2021
Crashing Through the Snow
- Maggie Collins
- TV Movie
- 2021
All Rise
- Georgia Knight
- TV Series
- 2021
Outside
- Woman
- Short
- 2020
God Friended Me
- Tammy Marshall
- TV Series
- 2020
Superman: Red Son
- Lois Lane (voice)
- Video
- 2020
Suits
- Esther Edelstein
- TV Series
- 2015–2019
What Just Happened??!
- Dr. Rachel Layne
- TV Series
- 2019
Grey's Anatomy
- Dr. Kathleen Shepherd
- TV Series
- 2019
The Gifted
- Kate Strucker
- TV Series
- 2017–2019
Amanda & Jack Go Glamping
- Amanda
- 2017
Con Man
- Dawn Jones
- Dawn
- TV Series
- 2015–2017

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Director

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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
Parents
Relatives
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.

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[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.