Amy Carlson
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-07-07 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968 height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods.When Carlson was 13, her family (consisting of her parents, herself, and three siblings) moved to Amman, Jordan, for one year, where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School. After returning to the United States, Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. While in college, Carlson was active in the school’s theatre department, appearing in Fifth of July, Noises Off, A Lie of the Mind, and School for Scandal. Carlson graduated cum laude. Carlson is represented by Karen Foreman on behalf of the The Domain Agency. She is managed by Estelle Lasher and Principal Entertainment. Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter, born in 2006, her son, born in August 2009 and her husband, Syd Butler, bass guitar player of Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records. In 2013, Carlson's first starring role in a feature film, Sight Unseen (filmed in 2005), will be completed, with no further details of a release date.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Patricia Andrews
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Katie McGrath
Law & Order
as Collette Connolly
NCIS
as Karen Sutherland
Criminal Minds
as Cece Hillenbrand
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Kate Armstrong
Blue Bloods
as Linda Reagan
Blue Bloods
as Linda Reaga
Fringe
as Maureen Donovan
ER
as Alex Taylor
FBI: Most Wanted
as Jackie Ward
Third Watch
as Alex Taylor
Martial Law
as Cassie McGill
Green Lantern
as Jessica Jordan
Get Real
as Dr. Sedgwick
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Kelly Gaffney
Another World
Landline
as Carla
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Too Big to Fail
as Erin Callan