Biography and filmography

Amy Madigan

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. 

Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025).

On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski.

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Movies (85)

Gladys

Gladys

2028 · Gladys

The Comebacker

The Comebacker

2027

Rebuilding

Rebuilding

2025 · Bess

Weapons

Weapons

2025 · Gladys

Off the Horse

Off the Horse

2025 · Bobbette

Brooklyn, Minnesota

Brooklyn, Minnesota

2024 · Gail

Bull Street

Bull Street

2024 · Mary-Ann

Go For Grandma

Go For Grandma

2023 · Grandma

Espíritus oscuros

Espíritus oscuros

2021 · Principal Booth

La Cacería

La Cacería

2020 · Ma

Con todos los honores

Con todos los honores

2020 · Donna Burr

Stuck

Stuck

2019 · Sue

Gary's Walk

Gary's Walk

2019 · Gloria

A Crooked Somebody

A Crooked Somebody

2018 · Joyce Vaughn

American Woman

American Woman

2018 · Peggy

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

2018

La Dama Gris

La Dama Gris

2017 · Lola

Buried Child

Buried Child

2016 · Halie

Las reglas no aplican

Las reglas no aplican

2016 · Mrs. Bransford

Sensitivity Training

Sensitivity Training

2016 · Nancy

Frontera

Frontera

2014 · Olivia

Shirin in Love

Shirin in Love

2014 · Rachel

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

2013 · Self

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2013 · Madame Bovary

The Lifeguard

The Lifeguard

2013 · Justine

Future Weather

Future Weather

2012 · Greta

That's What I Am

That's What I Am

2011 · Principal Kelner

Once Fallen

Once Fallen

2010 · Rose, Executive Producer

Virginia

Virginia

2010 · Mrs. Tipton

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger

2009 · Mom

Living Proof

Living Proof

2008 · Fran Visco

Desapareció una Noche

Desapareció una Noche

2007 · Bea McCready

Murder on Pleasant Drive

Murder on Pleasant Drive

2006 · Sherrie Davis

Winter Passing

Winter Passing

2006 · Lori Lansky

Admissions

Admissions

2004 · Martha Brighton

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004 · Other Voices (voice)

The Ranch

The Ranch

2004 · Mary Larkin

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

2004 · Self

In the Land of Milk and Money

In the Land of Milk and Money

2004 · Arlyne

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003 · Other Voices (voice)

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

2003 · Self

Is Your Mama a Llama?

Is Your Mama a Llama?

2003 · Narrator (voice)

A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

2002 · Jackie Russell

Just a Dream

Just a Dream

2002 · Cindy Wilder

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

2002 · (voice)

Proyecto de un crimen

Proyecto de un crimen

2002 · Reggie Fluty

Shot in the Heart

Shot in the Heart

2001 · Bessie Gilmore

The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001 · Maggie

Pollock: La vida de un creador

Pollock: La vida de un creador

2000 · Peggy Guggenheim

In the Name of the People

In the Name of the People

2000 · Connie Murphy

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999 · Amy Hill Hearth

With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These

1998 · Hannah DiMartino

A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

1998 · Mary Jane Vann

Loved

Loved

1997 · Brett Amerson

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 · Self

Female Perversions

Female Perversions

1996 · Madelyn Stephens

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1996 · Jane Withersteen, Executive Producer

And Then There Was One

And Then There Was One

1994 · Roxy Ventola

The Dark Half

The Dark Half

1993 · Liz Beaumont

The Donner Party

The Donner Party

1992 · voice

Lucky Day

Lucky Day

1991 · Kari

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989 · Chanice Kobolowski

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

1989 · Sarah Weddington

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

1989 · Annie Kinsella

The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988 · Carla Headlee

The Revolt of Mother

The Revolt of Mother

1988 · Sarah Penn

Nowhere to Hide

Nowhere to Hide

1987 · Barbara Cutter

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

1986 · Woman at funeral

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

1985 · Sunny

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

1985 · Glory

The Laundromat

The Laundromat

1985 · Deedee Johnson

Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart

1984 · Viola Kelsey

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984 · McCoy

The Day After

The Day After

1983 · Alison Ransom

Travis McGee

Travis McGee

1983 · Billy Jean Bailey

Love Letters

Love Letters

1983 · Wendy

Love Child

Love Child

1982 · Terry Jean Moore

Victims

Victims

1982 · Chloe Brill

The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

1982 · Molly Slavin

Crazy Times

Crazy Times

1981 · Marilyn

The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

· Francie

School for the Blind

School for the Blind

Sponsor

Sponsor

I Passed This Way

I Passed This Way

Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright

· Donna Terry

TV shows (25)