Mädchen Amick

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Actress

Birth Date: December 12, 1970

Age: 53 years old

Birth Place: Sparks, Nevada

Best-known for playing waitress Shelly Johnson in "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91), prolific actress Mädchen Amick also enjoyed recurring roles in "Central Park West" (CBS, 1995-96), "Witches of East End" (Lifetime, 2013-14) and "Riverdale" (The CW, 2017-) as well as leading parts in dozens of TV movies. Born in Sparks, NV in 1970, Amick moved to Los Angeles aged 16 to pursue an acting career and made her screen debut in a 1989 episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (Syndication, 1987-1994). She subsequently played an emotionally-disturbed teen in "Baywatch" (Syndication, 1989-2001), a serial killer in Tobe Hooper's "I'm Dangerous Tonight" (1990) and Kyle MacLachlan's girlfriend in "Don't Tell Her It's Me" (1990). There were also early roles in "Jury Duty: The Comedy" (1990), "Til I Kissed Ya" (1991) and "The Borrower" (1991), but it was her casting in "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91) that truly elevated her career. Amick portrayed waitress Shelly Johnson in the original series, its big-screen spin-off "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (1992) and its revival "Twin Peaks: The Return" (Showtime 2017). After landing her biggest film role, sexually curious virgin Tanya in Stephen King adaptation "Sleepwalkers" (1992), Amick played femme fatale figures in "Dream Lover" (1993) and "Love, Cheat and Steal" (1993), hostage victim Sarah in "Trapped in Paradise" (1994) and warring screenwriter Zina in "French Exit" (1995). She returned to television when she was cast as the scheming Carrie Fairchild in prime-time soap opera "Central Park West" (CBS, 1995-96) before adding "The Courtyard" (1995), "Heartless" (1997) and "The Hunted" (1998) to her ever-increasing list of TV movies. She also played a vengeful forest ranger in "Wounded" (1997), a surgeon in "Bombshell" (1997) and justice-seeking attorney in "Twist of Fate" (1998), assumed the role of shape-shifting second-in-command Ariel in the "Fantasy Island (ABC, 1998-99) revival and guested as substitute teacher Nicole on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1997-2003). Amick then appeared as a blackmailing call-girl in "The List" (2000), deli owner in "Scenes of the Crime" (2001) and world-saving doctor in "Global Effect" (2002), took leading roles in TV movies "Hangman" (2001) and "The Rats" (2002), and played Sherry Tinsdale on three episodes of "Gilmore Girls" (The WB, 2000-07). She enjoyed much longer stints as social worker Wendall Meade in "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009) next-door-neighbor Sara in "Joey" (NBC, 2004-06) and sister-in-law Allison on "Freddie" (ABC, 2005-06). After starring in indie drama "Four Corners of Suburbia" (2005), Amick guested as an assassin on "Kidnapped" (NBC, 2006-07), a cougar Duchess on "Gossip Girl" (The CW, 2007-2012) and Lew's long-lost love on "Californication" (Showtime, 2007-2014), landed supporting roles in "Viva Laughlin" (CBS, 2007) and "My Own Worst Enemy" (NBC, 2008), and played Lily Collins' mother in "Priest" (2011). Amick's prolific TV streak continued with recurring guest spots on "Damages" (FX, 2007-2012), "CSI: NY" (2004-2013), "Longmire" (A&E, 2012-), "American Horror Story: Hotel" (FX, 2015-16) and "Love" (Netflix, 2016-). Amick also landed the permanent roles of troublemaking sister Wendy Beauchamp in "Witches of East End" (Lifetime, 2013-14) and Betty's controlling mother Alice in "Riverdale" (The CW, 2017-).

Credits

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

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2023

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Riverdale: Extras

Actor
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2018

Couch Surfing

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2018

Twin PeaksStream

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2017

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Shelly Briggs
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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

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2017
81%

Second ChanceStream

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Joan Solodar
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2016
30%

American Horror Story: HotelStream

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Mrs. Ellison
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2015

Witches of East EndStream

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Wendy Beauchamp
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2013
65%

Beauty and the BeastStream

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2012
51%

LongmireStream

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Deena
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2012
88%

RingerStream

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2011
49%

PriestStream

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Shannon Pace
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2011
15%

Metro

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2011

The Talk

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2010

Unanswered Prayers

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Ava Andersson
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2010

White CollarStream

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Selena Thomas
Series
2009
96%

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

Drop Dead DivaStream

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Gina Blunt
Series
2009
78%

My Own Worst Enemy

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Angie Spivey
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2008

In Plain SightStream

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Susan Campbell
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2008

Viva Laughlin

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Natalie Holden
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2007
25%

Gossip GirlStream

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2007
84%

CalifornicationStream

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Janie Jones
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2007
57%

Mad MenStream

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Andrea Rhodes
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2007
94%

SharkStream

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2006
52%

Kidnapped

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2006

PsychStream

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2006
89%

Freddie

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Allison
Series
2005
6%

Jake in Progress

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2005

Four Corners of Suburbia

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Rachel Samson
Movie
2005

Lies and Deception

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Jean Brooks
Movie
2005

CSI: NYStream

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Aubrey Hunter
Series
2004

Joey

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2004
50%

Last Call With Carson Daly

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2002

Efecto global

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Dr. Sera Levitt
Movie
2002

The Rats

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Susan Costello
Movie
2001

Scenes of the Crime

Actor
Carmen
Movie
2001

Ed

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2000

Gilmore GirlsStream

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Sherry Truesdale
Series
2000

The List

Actor
Gabrielle Mitchell
Movie
2000

Hangman

Actor
Grace Mitchell
Movie
2000

Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Actor
Jackie McCoy
Movie
1999

Fantasy Island

Actor
Series
1998

Dawson's CreekStream

Guest Star
Series
1998

The Hunted

Actor
Samantha Clark
Movie
1998

Twist of Fate

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Rachel Dwyer
Movie
1998

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Angeline
Movie
1997

Wounded

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Julie Clayton
Movie
1997

Heartless

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Ann "Annie" O'Keefe
Movie
1997

Herida

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1997

CPW

Actor
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1996

Central Park West

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Carrie Fairchild
Series
1995

The Courtyard

Actor
Lauren
Movie
1995

French Exit

Actor
Zina
Movie
1995

ERStream

Guest Star
Wendall Meade
Series
1994

Traición Sin Límites

Actor
Movie
1994

La Traición II

Actor
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1994

Love, Cheat & Steal

Actor
Lauren Harrington
Movie
1994

Dream Lover

Actor
Lena Mathers
Movie
1994

Trapped in Paradise

Actor
Sarah Collins
Movie
1994

Fallen Angels

Actor
Mrs. Cordell
Series
1993

Love, Cheat and Steal

Actor
Movie
1993

Fallen Angels

Actor
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1993

Sleepwalkers

Actor
Tanya Robertson
Movie
1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Actor
Shelly Johnson
Movie
1992

La Primera Vez

Actor
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1991

For the Very First Time

Actor
Rhonda
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1991

La Magia del Romance

Actor
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1991

Law & OrderStream

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1990

Twin PeaksStream

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Shelly Johnson
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1990
77%

No Le Digas a Ella que Soy Yo

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1990

Busco Novia

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1990

Jury Duty: The Comedy

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Miss Doddsworth
Movie
1990

I'm Dangerous Tonight

Actor
Amy
Movie
1990

Don't Tell Her It's MeStream

Actor
Mandy
Movie
1990

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