Amy Van Nostrand

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
Born (1953-04-11) April 11, 1953
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse
(m. 1982; div. 2010)
Children2, including Sam Daly

Early years

Van Nostrand was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]

Career

On 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.

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.

She won the Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Actress for The Colorado Catechism by Vincent J. Cardinal.

She has a B.A. from Brown University and studied as a Peter Kaplan Fellow at Trinity Repertory.

Personal life

Amy Van Nostrand married actor Tim Daly in 1982,[2] and they divorced in 2010.[1] They have two children, Sam Daly and Emelyn Daly.

Selected filmography

Feature films

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

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 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

Year Title Notes
1999 Seven Girlfriends associate producer

Theatre

Broadway

Year Production Playwright Role Notes and awards
1982 The Hothouse Harold Pinter Miss Cutts
  • Broadway debut
  • Performances: (May 6, 1982 - May 30, 1982)

Off-Broadway

Year Production Playwright Role Notes and awards
Dance With Me
  • Performances: Pearl Theatre

Other Stage Credits

Year Production Playwright Role Notes and awards
1981 The Buried Child Sam Shepard
1993 The Colorado Catechism Vincent J. Cardinal
2000 Ancestral Voices A.R. Gurney
2001 Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw Hesione Hushabye
  • Performances: Huntington Theatre Company at the Boston University Theatre, January 4 - February 3, 2001
Love Letters A. R. Gurney
2006 Something You Did Willy Holtzman
2008 Death of A Salesman Arthur Miller Linda Loman
  • Performances: Chautauqua Theater Company
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Beatrice

Awards

Year Award Category Project Result
1993Drama-Logue AwardOutstanding ActressThe Colorado CatechismWon

References

  1. "Amy Van Nostrand". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. Brady, James (May 26, 1991). "In Step With: Timothy Daly". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. p. 265. Retrieved 25 July 2019 via Newspapers.com.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.