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Amy Madigan
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September 11, 1951 in Chicago, IL
Biography:Actress "Amy Madigan" is the daughter of Chicago political commentor John Madigan, well known in the Windy City for his WBBM radio signoff, "John Madigan...News Radio Ssssseventy-eight." After studying piano at the Chicago Conservatory and philosophy at Milwaukee's Marquette University, Madigan spent the next decade as a touring rock musician. In the late 1970s, she began preparing for an acting career at L.A.'s Lee Strasberg Institute, making her TV bow on an episode of "Hart to Hart". While she may have looked like a standard blonde ingenue, Madigan's endearingly raspy voice and '60s-style ebullience secured her a series of offbeat leading roles, culminating with her performance as Kevin Costner's ex-activist wife in "Field of Dreams" (1989). In 1985, "Amy Madigan" was Oscar-nominated for her performance as Gene Hackman's embittered daughter in "Twice in a Lifetime". She is married to actor Ed... Full Biography
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Amy Madigan and Ed Harris
Amy Madigan and Ed Harris
Director Ed Harris, daughter Lily and wife Amy Madigan arrive at the premiere of...
Director Ed Harris (R), daughter Lily and wife Amy Madigan (L) arrive at the premiere of...
Amy Madigan and Director/Producer Jon Turteltaub at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of...
Ed Harris and Amy Madigan at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of...
Ed Harris and Amy Madigan at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of...
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