Amy Van Nostrand (born April 11, 1953)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared on Broadway in The Hothouse by Harold Pinter; off-Broadway, she appeared in Pearl Theatre's Dance With Me.
Amy van Nostrand | |
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| Born | April 11, 1953 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Sam Daly |
Early years
editVan Nostrand was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]
Career
editOn Broadway, Van Nostrand appeared as Miss Cutts in The Hothouse.[1] She has worked with many regional theatres including Huntington Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Coast Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Trinity Rep, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, and The People's Light & Theatre Company.[citation needed]
In film and television her credits include Partners in Crime, Outside Providence, Execution of Justice, Say You’ll Be Mine, Deception, The House of Mirth, Made in Heaven, The Fugitive, Frasier, The Practice, Wings, Trial By Jury, Dangerous Heart, Almost Grown, Over My Dead Body, L.A. Law, Cagney and Lacey, The Flood, Kids Like These, Vietnam War Stories, Family Album, U.S.A., and One Life to Live.
Amy Van Nostrand is an Associate Producer with Seven Girlfriends and a Member of Board of Directors for Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.[citation needed]
She won the Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Actress for The Colorado Catechism by Vincent J. Cardinal.[citation needed]
She has a B.A. from Brown University and studied as a Peter Kaplan Fellow at Trinity Repertory.[citation needed]
Personal life
editAmy Van Nostrand married actor Tim Daly in 1982,[2] and they divorced in 2010.[1]
Selected filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Girl At Clios | |
| 1993 | Ruby Cairo | Marge Swimmer, Faro Neighbor | |
| 1999 | Outside Providence | Mrs. Winston | |
| 2000 | Partners in Crime | Mrs. Weems | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | Assorted Ghost #2 |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The House of Mirth | Gwen Van Osburgh | |
| 1984–1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Bon Bon Le Chocolat/Carol Terry | Episodes: "Thank God It's Monday ", "Two Grand", "Button, Button" |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story II | Waller | Episode: "Home" |
| L.A. Law | Nancy Shacter | Episode: "The Grace of Wrath" | |
| Kids Like This | Amy | ||
| 1993 | The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? | Linda Smith | |
| 1994 | Dangerous Heart | Emily | |
| 1995 | Wings | Gwen Tucker | Episode: "Have I Got a Couple for You" |
| 1997 | The Practice | Carolyn Wiggins-Clark | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Monkeys" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Janice | Episode: “The Maris Counselor” |
| 1999 | Execution of Justice | Mary Ann White | |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Grace Tully | Episode: "And in That Darkness" |
| 2004 | Bereft | Jodi | |
| Landslide | Ginger | ||
| 2006 | Law & Order | Maddy |
Producer credits
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Seven Girlfriends | associate producer |
Theatre
editBroadway
edit| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Hothouse | Harold Pinter | Miss Cutts |
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Off-Broadway
edit| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance With Me |
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Other Stage Credits
edit| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Buried Child | Sam Shepard |
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| 1993 | The Colorado Catechism | Vincent J. Cardinal |
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| 2000 | Ancestral Voices | A.R. Gurney |
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| 2001 | Heartbreak House | George Bernard Shaw | Hesione Hushabye |
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| Love Letters | A. R. Gurney |
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| 2006 | Something You Did | Willy Holtzman |
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| 2008 | Death of A Salesman | Arthur Miller | Linda Loman |
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| A View from the Bridge | Arthur Miller | Beatrice |
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Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Drama-Logue Award | Outstanding Actress | The Colorado Catechism | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Amy Van Nostrand". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Brady, James (May 26, 1991). "In Step With: Timothy Daly". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. p. 265. Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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