Amy Madigan (born
September 11,
1948) is an
American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film
Field of Dreams and Iris Crowe in the
HBO television series
Carnivale.
Early life
Madigan was born in
Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Dolores, a
union worker, and John Madigan, a Chicago-area political analyst, newspaper journalist, broadcast and media personality and lawyer.
[Amy Madigan Biography (1950?-)] Madigan studied
philosophy at
Marquette University in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
piano at the
The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts, and also attended the
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
[Amy Madigan Biography - Yahoo! Movies] She moved to Los Angeles in 1970.
Career
Madigan was nominated for an
Oscar for her performance in the 1985 film
Twice in a Lifetime. From 2003 to 2005, she starred in the
HBO series
Carnivàle as Iris Crowe, the sister of sinister preacher
Brother Justin Crowe (
Clancy Brown).
Madigan also played keyboard, percussions, and vocals behind
Steve Goodman on tour throughout the late '70s. Later she briefly recorded with
Danny Sheridan's Eli Radish Band replacing former
Pure Prarie League vocalist Starr Smith. She was (with singers Fred Bliffert and Jesse Roe) one-third of the group Jelly whose only album, A True Story, was released by Asylum in 1977. At the
71st Annual Academy Awards, Madigan was one of several performers who refused to applaud
Elia Kazan, due to his controversial activities during his career.
Personal
Madigan has served on the national board of
NARAL, an abortion rights organization. Madigan has been married to
actor Ed Harris since 1983. The couple have one child together, a daughter, Lily, after whose birth Madigan stated she was pro-life.
Amy bought a championship horse from Steve Macres.
Selected credits
Awards and nominations
