Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in high school her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the youngest of three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and also on her own. They both taught and could travel and camp together each summer due to this. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning contests for writing. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After a college accident, she returned to the theater and performed in a variety on stage starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she graduated in cum laude. She graduated with having a B.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. She moved to Chicago immediately following her graduation, where she studied Improv at the Improv Olympic, and performed at The Actor's Center. Soon after graduating she was offered a permanent on the no longer-running soap opera Another World (1964). She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in an Daytime Drama Series". Her most memorable roles were those of strong women, such as Alex Taylor (1999), Maggie Pistone (2000), Katie Owen (2003), and Linda Reagan (2003). Carlson lives in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav, where she also is employed in the music industry as an independent business as the co-owner of the independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy is still seeking unique and diverse jobs in the film industry.