Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high school. 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 Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family and independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer due to this. They have camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Amy demonstrated artistic talent early by participating in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. In high school she was a dazzling athlete who was a part of the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she returned to college and played many parts on the stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and then directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon. Amy has graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) Cum laude and graduated with an A.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. Following graduation, she moved to Chicago where she studied Improv at the Improv Olympic. She also studied acting at The Actor's Center. A job as a contract actress on the now-defunct soap drama Another World (1964) moved her to NYC soon after graduation. In the category of "Outstanding support actress on a Daytime Drama Series", she has been nominated to Daytime Emmy Awards. The most memorable of her roles were of strong women in the roles of Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen alongside Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson lives in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav, where she is also employed in the independent music business as part-owner of an independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy continues to pursue various and distinctive role in the field of film.