Amy Morton ( English Amy Morton ) - American actress, two-time nominee for the Tony Award.
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 Morton (right) with Rondi Reid in the original production of August: Osage County (2007). | |
| Date of Birth | January 1, 1958 ( 61) |
| Place of Birth | Oak Park ( Illinois ), USA |
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| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1983 - present time |
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Life and career
Morton was born in Oak Park , Illinois and spent most of her career on the Chicago theater stage. Since 1997, she has been a member of the main actor group Steppenwolf Theater Company, where she has played more than thirty roles [1] . On her Broadway stage, she made her debut in 2001, with a role in the play " Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest ." She starred in the original Chicago and subsequent Broadway productions of August: Osage County, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play in 2008 [1] [2] . The role of Morton in the film of the same name was later played by Julia Roberts . She received her second Tony nomination in 2013, for her lead role in the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ", But lost the Cisele Tyson Award [3] .
In addition to his career on stage, Morton has appeared in several films, the most significant of which is “ I would go to heaven ” (2009) [4] . On television, she appeared in the TV series Ambulance , Private Practice , Homeland , Blue Blood , and Girls , and also had significant secondary roles in Boss , Chicago Firefighters , and Chicago Police [ 5] . In Chicago Police, she was promoted to regular membership starting in season two [6] .
Filmography
| Year | Name in Russian | English title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Talking frankly | Straight talk | Ann | |
| 1993 | I'm over it | Falling down | Mother | |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Roookie of the year | Mary Rowengarter | |
| 1999 | 8 millimeters | 8MM | Janet Matthews | |
| 2009 | The best | The greatest | Lydia | |
| 2009 | I would be in heaven | Up in the air | Kara Bingham | Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Cast Nomination - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cast Nomination - Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
| 2011 | Dilemma | The dilemma | Diana Tatin | |
| 2013 | Blue bird | Bluebird | Leslie | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Actress |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Amy Morton (unavailable link) . Steppenwolf Theater Company . Date of treatment April 26, 2014. Archived on April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Amy Morton . Internet Broadway Database . The appeal date is April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Cicely Tyson, Best Actress In A Play: 'The Trip to Bountiful' Actor Wins Tony . The Huffington Post (June 9, 2013). The appeal date is April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Michael Phillips. Talking Pictures: Amy Morton, "Up in the Air" . Chicago Tribune (December 11, 2009). The appeal date is April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Lori Rackl. SteppenWolf Theater vet Amy Morton joins police force on 'Chicago PD' . Chicago Sun-Times (November 14, 2013). The appeal date is April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Chicago PD's Amy Morton Addresses Fans' Love-Hate for Sgt. Platt . TV Guide . The appeal date is October 17, 2014.
Links
- Amy Morton on the Internet Broadway Database
- Amy Morton at the Internet Movie Database