Amy Morton

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Amy Morton (right) with Rondi Reed in a piece by Tracy Letts (2007)

Amy Morton (* 1958 - 1959 in Oak Park , Illinois ) is an American stage actress and director , through their theater work became known. As a film actress , she was best known for her portrayal of Mary Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year  (1993) and Diane Popovich in Biggest Friends  (2011).

Live and act

Amy Morton was born in Oak Park , Illinois . She studied at Triton College and Clarke University in Dubuque , Iowa , but never graduated.

theatre

A core member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company ensemble since 1997, Morton has made the most stage appearances during her acting career in the Chicago theater scene. She appeared as actress in many stage productions, such Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris , American Buffalo by David Mamet , Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson , The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh (German: The Pillowman ), Love-Lies-Bleeding (German: Jack the Ripper lives based on the novel by Edmund Crispin ) and Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets .

Amy Morton had in 2001 her Broadway - debut as a head nurse Ratched , the counterpart of Gary Sinise as McMurphy in the revival of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (in German known as: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ) by Dale Wasserman , the one Tony Won Award for Best Revival.

Morton embodied in 2008 the character of Barbara "Barb" Weston , both in the original Chicago production, and in the Broadway production of Tracy Letts with the Pulitzer Prize excellent play August: Osage County . For her performance she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award . Amy Morton played this role again in the fall of 2008 in the Royal National Theater in London .

Morton received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama for her lead role in Edward Albee's Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (German title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ).

In 2015, Amy Morton made her off-Broadway debut as a director in the Atlantic Theater Company production Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Joseph , which premiered in May 2015 .

Movie

Amy Morton starred in a number of films. She made her film debut in 1992 with a supporting role in the comedy film Straight Talk - Say it openly, Shirlee! with Dolly Parton as the star. In 1993 she got a bigger role than Mary Rowengartner in the film Rookie of the Year (German title: Der Aufstarter ), which was also commercially successful with more than 56 million US dollars . She had her next bigger role in 1999 as Janet Matthews on the side of Nicolas Cage , Joaquin Phoenix and James Gandolfini in the thriller 8mm - eight millimeters .

Ten years later, Amy Morton had her breakthrough starring Kara Bingham alongside George Clooney ( Ryan Bingham ), Anna Kendrick ( Natalie Keener ) and Jason Bateman ( Craig Gregory ) in the tragic comedy Up in the Air . In this film she was already dubbed by Eva Kryll . Amy Morton appeared again in 2011 as Diane Popovich in Dickste Freunde (Original title: The Dilemma ) in a tragic comedy. 2013 she played the character of Leslie in the American- Swedish Independent - Production Bluebird again a major role.

watch TV

Morton has appeared on television in a number of television series and films for years , often in minor supporting roles. So in Crime Story , The Equalizer , Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , Private Practice and Homeland . From 2011 to 2012 she had a recurring role with the Republican governor candidate Catherine Walsh in the political drama series Boss on the US television channel Starz . Again she played with Amanda Harris in the CBS - crime series Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York in a recurring role.

Since 2014 Morton has played the police officer Sergeant Trudy Platt since episode 16 of the second season of the NBC television series Chicago Fire and from 2014 the character was expanded to an extended supporting role in the associated spin-off Chicago PD . Your character will be dubbed by Eva Kryll .

Awards

Tony Award

  • Nominated - 2008 - Best Actress in a Play - August: Osage County (German title: Im August in Osage County) by Tracy Letts
  • Nominated - 2013 - Best Actress in a Play - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (German title: Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf? ) By Edward Albee

Drama Desk Award

  • Nominated - 2008 - Best Actress in a Play - August: Osage County
  • Nominated - 2013 - Best Actress in a Play - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Joseph Jefferson Awards

  • Nominated - 1984 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - Life and Limb (Wisdom Bridge Theater)
  • Gewonnen - 1986 - Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play - You Can't Take It with You (German title: Man lives only once ) by George Simon Kaufman and Moss Hart ( Steppenwolf Theater Company )
  • Nominated - 1986 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - Puntila and his Hired Man (Remains Theater)
  • Nominated - 1987 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - Higher Standard of Living (Remains Theater)
  • Nominated - 1988 - Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play - Big Time (Remains Theater)
  • Nominated - 2002 - Director of a Play - Glengarry Glen Ross (Steppenwolf Theater Company)
  • Nominated - 2002 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - The Royal Family by Edna Ferber and George Simon Kaufman (Steppenwolf Theater Company)
  • Nominated - 2003 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - Homebody / Kabul (Steppenwolf Theater Company)
  • Nominated - 2007 - Actress in a Principal Role in a Play - August: Osage County (Steppenwolf Theater Company)

Filmography

Movie

TV Shows

Web links

Commons : Amy Morton  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Phillips: Talking Pictures: Amy Morton, "Up in the Air" . In: Chicago Tribune . December 11, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Subscription Center . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b Amy Morton . In: Steppenwolf Theater Company . Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 27, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.steppenwolf.org
  4. ^ A b c Amy Morton - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Broadway.com . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Cicely Tyson, Best Actress In A Play: 'The Trip to Bountiful' Actor Wins Tony . In: The Huffington Post . June 10, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ David Rooney: Rajiv Joseph's 'Guards at the Taj': Theater Review - Hollywood Reporter . In: The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Marilyn Stasio: 'Guards at the Taj' Review: Rajiv Joseph's New Play at the Atlantic - Variety . In: Variety . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Rookie of the Year (1993) - Box Office Mojo . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Talking Pictures: Amy Morton, . In: Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ Up in the Air at synchronkartei.de , accessed on September 28, 2015
  12. ↑ Bluebird . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ Steppenwolf Theater vet Amy Morton joins police force on 'Chicago PD' . In: Voices . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  14. ↑ Chicago PD's Amy Morton Addresses Fans' Love-Hate for Sgt. Platt . In: TV Guide . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ Amy Morton. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 23, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Morton, Amy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and director
DATE OF BIRTH 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Oak Park (Illinois) , Illinois , United States