Amy Brenneman Bio - Biography

Name Amy Brenneman
Height 5' 6"
Naionality American
Date of Birth June 22, 1964
Place of Birth New London, Connecticut, USA
Famous for
"I am known for my work, which is awesome, and that is because I did all my running-around in my 20s. I was dating pot-smoking grad students and they were all anonymous people. If I had been doing that in Hollywood, it would have been with people like George Clooney and Woody Harrelson. But it was okay because my messing-around days were before I got to Hollywood. So I was lucky." Amy Brenneman

Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress Amy Brenneman is popular among TV viewers for her roles in the hit television series “NYPD Blue,” as Officer Janice Licalsi (1993-1994) and “Judging Amy” (1999-2005), as a juvenile court judge and divorced mother. She currently plays Dr. Violet Turner, a psychiatrist, on ABC's new series "Private Practice," a spin-off of the popular medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy."

On the big screen, the 5' 4" raven-haired, hazel-eyed performer could be seen in the films "Bye Bye Love" (1995), "Casper" (1995), "Heat" (1995), "Fear" (1996), "Nevada" (1997), "Your Friends & Neighbors" (1998), "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" (2000), "Nine Lives" (2005) and "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007). She will co-star with Maria Bello in an upcoming drama/thriller film titled "Downloading Nancy."

Brenneman, a Harvard graduate, is a co-founder of the Cornerstone Theater Company and has appeared in several of their productions. She currently resides in L.A. with her husband, television and film director Brad Siberling, and their two children.

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