Amy Brenneman

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Birthday:

22 June 1964, New London, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name:

Amy Frederica Brenneman

Height:

168 cm

Amy Frederica Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, to Frederica (Shoenfield), a judge in the Connecticut State Superior Court, and Russell Langdon Brenneman, Jr., an environmental lawyer. Amy's mother was one of the first women to graduate from Harvard. Amy is also a graduate of Harvard, where she majored in comparative religion. She spent one semester studying sacred dances in Nepal. While in college, she formed the Cornerstone Theater Company, a touring production company that takes classics to small towns and encourages locals to participate in them. After touring for five years, she moved to New York, where she became a teacher in Brooklyn. She landed her first TV role in 1992. Show less «

In court [on the Judging Amy (1999) set], I am completely at ease. And that's just because I'm imitating my mother.

I know for me, a lot of my 20s was about going off and proving that I wasn't like my mother. I was so different, I wasn't going to do anythi...Show more »

I know for me, a lot of my 20s was about going off and proving that I wasn't like my mother. I was so different, I wasn't going to do anything like her. And then, we all know, you fall flat on your face, because you're exactly like your parents. Show less «

I was very surprised how controversial it [her nude scene on "NYPD Blue"] was, with entire cities not running it - especially because I knew...Show more »

I was very surprised how controversial it [her nude scene on "NYPD Blue"] was, with entire cities not running it - especially because I knew the scenes weren't gratuitous. Show less «

I go to a wonderful Episcopalian church, but I'm also half-Jewish. I'm a real polyglot.

[speaking with Ability Magazine] I started doing plays when I was in seventh grade and I never stopped.