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Amy Irving
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Actor Born: September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto, CA Biography:"Amy Irving" was the daughter of influential theatrical producer/director Jules Irving and actress "Priscilla Pointer". Trained at the American Conservatory Theater and Britain's LAMDA, Irving made her off-Broadway debut in 1970. She remained loyal to the theater even after establishing herself in films, co-starring on Broadway as Mozart's wife in Amadeus (1982), and receiving a 1988 Obie Award for "Road to Mecca"; other notable stage credits are "Heartbreak House" and "The Heidi Chronicles". She made an unforgettable film debut as a scheming high-schooler in the "Brian DePalma" shocker "Carrie" (1976). In 1983, she earned an Oscar nomination for making us believe that she was in love with male-drag-wearing "Barbra Streisand" in "Yentl". Her TV resumé includes the lavish miniseries "The Far Pavillions" (1985) and the title character in "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (1986). In 1987, she launched a... Full Biography
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