Amy Aquino
| Amy Aquino | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-03-20) March 20, 1957[1] Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Drew McCoy (m. 1995) |
Amy Aquino (born March 20, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actress. A graduate of Harvard and Yale University, Aquino has appeared in television series such as Brooklyn Bridge, ER and Being Human. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Picket Fences. She was co-Secretary/Treasurer of the SAG-AFTRA until August 2015. Aquino currently stars in Amazon Studios's Bosch as Lt. Grace Billets.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Aquino was born in Teaneck, New Jersey,[1] to Adele Frances (née Mesiti) and Salvatore Aquino. She first acted in junior high school productions. She went on to Harvard University, studying pre-med with biology as a major. In her final year, she realised that she was spending more time acting than studying and so left to travel to New York to take acting classes while working at a law firm. She stayed there for three years without landing any acting jobs, before traveling to Minneapolis on a recommendation where she gained her first roles. She enrolled at Yale University School of Drama in 1986 after two years of rejections.[2]
Career
After three years at Yale, she spent the following five years based in New York. Whilst there she appeared with Kevin Spacey at Playwrights Horizons and joined the Circle Repertory Company. She appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles,[2] which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1989.[3] During the same year she appeared in both Moonstruck (as Loretta's hairdresser) and Working Girl where she played Melanie Griffith's secretary at the end of the film, her first film roles.[2][4]
In 1991, she was cast as one of the leads in the CBS series Brooklyn Bridge. After the show was renewed for a second series, Aquino moved to California to be closer to where it was being filmed.[2] After moving, she has primarily been in television roles, including ER[2] and Everybody Loves Raymond.[5]
In 1995, Aquino was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Dr Joanna "Joey" Diamond in Picket Fences.[2][6]
She appeared in another play of Wasserstein's, Third, in the off-Broadway production at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2005.[7] Aquino also appeared off-Broadway at the 59E59 Theaters in Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins.[8]
In 2013, Aquino was cast as the witch Donna in the second series of Being Human.[9] Later that year, Aquino was cast in the ABC Television pilot Divorce: A Love Story; however, the role was recast when the producers decided that she looked too young to play Jason Jones's mother. The actor was sixteen years younger than her.[10] Aquino played college President Dalley in The Lazarus Effect,[11] also starring Sarah Bolger, Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde.[12]
Aquino currently stars in Amazon Studios' Bosch as Lieutenant Grace Billets, commanding officer of LAPD Homicide. The show was renewed for a fifth season in February 2018.[13]
Personal life
Aquino met Drew McCoy after moving to California. They were married in 1995 at Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan.[2] Together they purchased the Villa Royale, an inn in Palm Springs, California, which they renovated over a two-year period.[2]
She joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1987, and was named the co-secretary-treasurer on September 24, 2009.[14][15] She was elected for a second term in 2011 without opposition.[16] and was elected the first secretary-treasurer of the newly merged SAG-AFTRA,[17] serving until August 2015. She previously served two terms as first vice president of the Screen Actors Guild.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Roseanne | Linda Wagner | Episode: Dances with Darlene |
| 1991–1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Phyllis Berger Silver | 32 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Madman of the People | Sasha Danziger | 16 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Picket Fences | Dr. Joanna "Joey" Diamond | 12 episodes |
| 1996–2009 | ER | Dr. Janet Coburn | 26 episodes |
| 1996 | The Larry Sanders Show | Rabbi Marcy Klein | Episode: My Name Is Asher Kingsley |
| 1999–2000 | Judging Amy | Judge Greta Anastassio | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Mrs. Schweiber | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2002 | Felicity | Dr. Toni Pavone | 10 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Lois Carver | 8 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Susan Braudy | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Peggy Ardolino | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Weeds | School Psychologist | Episode: Lude Awakening |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Marianne Grandy | Episode: Brave New World |
| 2009 | Monk | Rhonda | Episode: Mr. Monk Goes To Group Therapy |
| 2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Dr. Joan Avadon | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Warden Alice Simmsis | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Claire | Episode: In the Name of Love |
| 2010 | Castle | Janine Marks | Episode: The Late Shaft |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Judge Patricia Davis | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Glee | Funny Girl Producer/Casting Agent | 2 episodes |
| 2014– | Bosch | Lieutenant Grace Billets | 30 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Moonstruck | Bonnie |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Alice Baxter |
| 1990 | Descending Angel | Catherine |
| 1992 | Alan & Naomi | Ruth Silverman |
| 1995 | Boys on the Side | Anna |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Miss Martinez |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Alicia |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Diane Martin |
| 2009 | In My Sleep | Detective Curwen |
| 2015 | The Lazarus Effect | President Dalley |
| 2016 | Ctrl Alt Delete | Mushira |
References
^ abc Lavin, Cheryl, "Profile: Amy Aquino", Chicago Tribune, May 24, 1992
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^ "Search Past Winners". Tony Awards. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Grahnke, Lon (November 23, 1990). "HBO's clumsy `Angel' drama descends to the obvious". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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^ Zuckerman, Faye B. (March 31, 2003). "'Raymond' continues to be best". The Telegraph-Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ "Picket Fences". Lakeland Ledger. October 1, 1995. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ "Amy Aquino Added to Cast of Wendy Wasserstein's Third". Broadway.com. July 6, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Isherwood, Charles (August 10, 2010). "Angling for a Mentor, He'll Take What He Can Get". New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 8, 2013). "Amy Aquino To Co-Star In ABC's 'Divorce', Seaton Smith Cast In NBC's John Mulaney Project & More Pilot Castings". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2013). "Amy Aquino Exits ABC Pilot 'Divorce'". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2013). "The Lazarus Effect". Dc. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2013). "The Lazarus Effect". BD. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/amazon-renews-bosch-cop-drama-for-season-2-2-1201455345/
^ Singh, Ray. "... Unions make it possible to do this work as a living". Actors Equity Association. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ ab "Amy Aquino" (PDF). Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Handal, Jonathan (June 23, 2011). "SAG Nominating Committee Selects Candidates for Fall Election". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ "Ken Howard and Amy Aquino Elected National President and National Secretary-Treasurer of SAG-AFTRA". Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
External links
Amy Aquino on IMDb
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