Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in
Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn in Illinois until
she graduated from junior college. The family also resided in the Middle East,
where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the oldest
of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over
Europe both with her family and alone. Her parents were teachers so they had
the opportunity to spend their summers camping together and travel all across the
United States. In actuality, they've camp in every state with the exception of
Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the 1994 war to aid relief efforts. Amy
was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests.
She was a talented athlete during high school, and was a participant in the
very first 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After suffering an
injury, Amy returned to school and performed in a variety of roles on the
stage, starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July” and then directing
Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Da and Lemon”. Amy was a Knox College student from
Galesburg, Illinois. She graduated with an B.A. East Asian history, with an
emphasis on Theater. Following graduation, she relocated to Chicago where she
studied Improv at the Improv Olympics as well as acting at The Actor's Center.
Following graduation she was offered a contract job as an actress on the
defunct soap show Another World (1964). The actress has been nominated for a
Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in
the category of Daytime Drama Series". The most memorable of her roles
were of strong women as Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in
Falcone (2000), Katie Owen in Peacemakers (2003) alongside Tom Berenger in
Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York
City with husband Syd Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav, where she also is
employed in the music industry as an independent business as part-owner of the
independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy continues to work on
films and write.
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