Amy Carlson

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest of three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and on her own. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer because of this. They've camped in every American state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to aid in efforts to help after the 1994 war. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and won writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she was back in the theater with many roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy went to Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and graduated cum laude with the degree of B.A. East Asian history, with the concentration in Theater. After graduation, she relocated to Chicago and pursued a degree in Improv at The Improv Olympic. She also took acting classes at The Actor's Center. Soon after graduating, she was offered a contract job on the now-defunct soap show Another World (1964). The category she was nominated for is "Outstanding support actress on an Daytime Drama Series", she has been nominated to Daytime Emmy Awards. Her most memorable roles were of strong women such as Alex Taylor (1999), Maggie Pistone (2000), Katie Owen (2003), and Linda Reagan (2003). Carlson lives in New York City, with Syd Butler as her husband, and is the bassist for Les Savy Fav. She is also the proprietor of Frenchkiss Records, an independent music label, and works as a part-owner. Amy is continuing to write as well as seek out diverse and unique jobs in the film industry.