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Amy Acker
Name : Amy Acker
Birth Date : 5 December 1976,
Birth Place : Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name : Amy Louise Acker
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Profession : Actress
Spouse: James Carpinello
(25 April 2003 - present) 2 children
Bios
Amy Acker Netglimse Bio (http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/amy_acker/index.shtml)
Amy Acker is the rising star who portrays Winifred 'Fred' Burkle on the WB network's cult hit, ANGEL. Amy Louise Acker was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Amy is the oldest of four children; one of her sisters is in college (2001) and her other sister and brother are in high school (2001). Amy's father is a lawyer in Dallas and her mother is a full time mom. Growing up Amy wanted to be a ballerina. She studied ballet, modern and jazz dancing for 13 years. But sadly after knee surgery in high school she couldn't dance anymore. So Amy started taking acting in high school during her sophomore year, and she loved it. Also in the ninth grade, Amy began modeling.
She started Southern Methodist University in 1996. Amy is not a Methodist, but attended SMU because they were supposed to have a really good theater department. As part of her acting course at SMU, she was trained in weapons and certified in combat. Amy's first television role was in the Wishbone company, which was used solely for the PBS television show Wishbone. During her junior year, she modeled for J.Crew's Spring 1998 catalogue. Previous to that shoot, Amy spent 3 of her summers modeling in Japan. While in school she performed in many plays: Seta, Beast on the Moon at Stage West; Terry, Balm in Gilead; Isabella, Measure for Measure; Chorus, The Greeks; Christina, Fefu and her Friends; Anna, Apparent Wind. She performed with Undermain theater (UMT), during her senior year (1998-1999) at SMU, in the praised Therese Raquin which Amy was nominated for Actress in a leading role in 1999 Leon Rabin Awards. Whilst she was at SMU,she was in the TV movie 'To Serve and Protect' as Melissa Jorgensen which was release February 14 1999. It was filmed in Dallas, Texas so it was close to home. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts in Acting from SMU when she graduated in 1999.
After she graduated from SMU ,she went and worked at a Shakespeare theater for about eight months in Wisconsin called American Players Theater. There she played Hero in Much Ado About Nothing and Hilda in The Master Builder by Ibsen. After American Players Theater,she moved to New York for about eight months, wanting to still do theater. In July of year 2000 ,Amy was in the play Talc, which was part of the 11th edition of The American Living Room festival in Manhattan. Although originally Amy wanted to stay with theater,she ended up doing a couple of independent films (The Accident as Nina and The Energy Specialist) and a television pilot (MTV's Hell House). It was then Amy realized she wanted to also pursue an onscreen career. So she made a vocational decision and moved to down to Los Angeles, California in November of year 2000.
Before Amy auditioned for ANGEL she worked on the science fiction movie Groom Lake, with the acclaimed William Shatner, at the end of year 2000. Amy went in and read and after the final cut got the part. Originally 'Fred' was suppose to be a three episode deal. She was still auditioning for work, and there were some possible pilots lined up. So when Joss Wheadon mentioned a possibility of her being a regular for ANGEL's third season, Amy needed to know quick. So they shot a test scene and sent it to the network for approval. It was approved and the rest is history. Amy would be a regular. ANGEL started shooting season three on July 10th 2001. During her free time Amy travels, reads, skis, does yoga, hikes and horseback-rides. And she is learning to play golf.For the summer of 2001 Amy visited her eldest sister in Paris. She enjoys Mexican food & still lives in LA.
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Amy Acker Allstars-online.net Bio (http://allstars-online.net/Ackerbio.html)
Born and raised in Dallas, this Texas native studied ballet, modern and jazz dancing for 13 years before heading to Southern Methodist University to study fine arts. While in college, Acker discovered a love for acting and enrolled in theater classes, ultimate graduating with a B.F.A. Soon, she landed a pilot for MTV and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream.
While the pilot didn't go to series, Acker next appeared in several independent films, most notably "Groom Lake," written and directed by William Shatner. After a reading for "Angel," she nailed the recurring role of Fred.
When she's not working, Acker enjoys traveling, reading, skiing, horseback riding and learning to play golf. She relaxes by practicing yoga. Amy currently lives in Los Angeles.
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Link to Wikipedia Bio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Acker)
Amy Acker Trivia from IMBD.com (http://imdb.com/name/nm0009918/bio)
Trivia
* She studied ballet, modern dance and jazz dance for 13 years before moving onto acting. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, ending her ballet career, and she began to study acting in her sophomore year. She enrolled at Southern Methodist University in 1995 to take advantage of that school's renowned theatrical program.
* 1995 graduate of Lake Highlands High School.
* While on "Angel" (1999), she and her co-star, J. August Richards, shared a trailer for quite some time.
* Son, Jackson James Carpinello, born 22 January 2005.
* Starting with the season five episode, "S.O.S.", she was promoted from guest star to series regular on "Alias" (2001), and appeared in the opening credits until the series ended.
* Second child, a daughter, Ava Grace Carpinello, born 1 September 2006 in Los Angeles, weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz.
Personal Quotes
- [on meeting Alyson Hannigan, whose "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) character Willow crossed over to take part on "Angel" (1999) for the season 4 episode "Orpheus":] "This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too." [March 17, 2003]
- [on her "Angel" (1999) character Fred facing the evil vampire Angelus as played by star David Boreanaz, who ad libbed a lot of his lines:] "I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take. He's definitely trying to make a shock; he's going out of his way to make me uncomfortable. It's hard. She [Fred] has heard everything he can do. He's bringing out some of the vulnerability in Fred." [January 23, 2003]
- "I want to be strong and a vampire slayer." [January 23, 2003]
- [on her "Angel" (1999) character Fred:] "Looking back at my character, I've gotten to do about 12 different parts because I started out crazy, in a potato sack, in a demon dimension. Now I'm in charge of this multimillion-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role." [in The Fresno Bee, February 4, 2004]
Links
The complete credits of Amy Acker from IMDB.com (http://imdb.com/name/nm0009918/)
YouTube - Amy Acker: interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we5aLalAJjY)
YouTube - Amy Acker on (DVD Bonus) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0CTnSFLPpE)
YouTube - Angel 'Not Fade Away' Con (Amy Acker) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDlqi-tRouQ)
YouTube - Amy Acker's Screen Test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYKFGYQNms)
Amy Acker
Name : Amy Acker
Birth Date : 5 December 1976,
Birth Place : Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name : Amy Louise Acker
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Profession : Actress
Spouse: James Carpinello
(25 April 2003 - present) 2 children
Bios
Amy Acker Netglimse Bio (http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/amy_acker/index.shtml)
Amy Acker is the rising star who portrays Winifred 'Fred' Burkle on the WB network's cult hit, ANGEL. Amy Louise Acker was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Amy is the oldest of four children; one of her sisters is in college (2001) and her other sister and brother are in high school (2001). Amy's father is a lawyer in Dallas and her mother is a full time mom. Growing up Amy wanted to be a ballerina. She studied ballet, modern and jazz dancing for 13 years. But sadly after knee surgery in high school she couldn't dance anymore. So Amy started taking acting in high school during her sophomore year, and she loved it. Also in the ninth grade, Amy began modeling.
She started Southern Methodist University in 1996. Amy is not a Methodist, but attended SMU because they were supposed to have a really good theater department. As part of her acting course at SMU, she was trained in weapons and certified in combat. Amy's first television role was in the Wishbone company, which was used solely for the PBS television show Wishbone. During her junior year, she modeled for J.Crew's Spring 1998 catalogue. Previous to that shoot, Amy spent 3 of her summers modeling in Japan. While in school she performed in many plays: Seta, Beast on the Moon at Stage West; Terry, Balm in Gilead; Isabella, Measure for Measure; Chorus, The Greeks; Christina, Fefu and her Friends; Anna, Apparent Wind. She performed with Undermain theater (UMT), during her senior year (1998-1999) at SMU, in the praised Therese Raquin which Amy was nominated for Actress in a leading role in 1999 Leon Rabin Awards. Whilst she was at SMU,she was in the TV movie 'To Serve and Protect' as Melissa Jorgensen which was release February 14 1999. It was filmed in Dallas, Texas so it was close to home. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts in Acting from SMU when she graduated in 1999.
After she graduated from SMU ,she went and worked at a Shakespeare theater for about eight months in Wisconsin called American Players Theater. There she played Hero in Much Ado About Nothing and Hilda in The Master Builder by Ibsen. After American Players Theater,she moved to New York for about eight months, wanting to still do theater. In July of year 2000 ,Amy was in the play Talc, which was part of the 11th edition of The American Living Room festival in Manhattan. Although originally Amy wanted to stay with theater,she ended up doing a couple of independent films (The Accident as Nina and The Energy Specialist) and a television pilot (MTV's Hell House). It was then Amy realized she wanted to also pursue an onscreen career. So she made a vocational decision and moved to down to Los Angeles, California in November of year 2000.
Before Amy auditioned for ANGEL she worked on the science fiction movie Groom Lake, with the acclaimed William Shatner, at the end of year 2000. Amy went in and read and after the final cut got the part. Originally 'Fred' was suppose to be a three episode deal. She was still auditioning for work, and there were some possible pilots lined up. So when Joss Wheadon mentioned a possibility of her being a regular for ANGEL's third season, Amy needed to know quick. So they shot a test scene and sent it to the network for approval. It was approved and the rest is history. Amy would be a regular. ANGEL started shooting season three on July 10th 2001. During her free time Amy travels, reads, skis, does yoga, hikes and horseback-rides. And she is learning to play golf.For the summer of 2001 Amy visited her eldest sister in Paris. She enjoys Mexican food & still lives in LA.
------------
Amy Acker Allstars-online.net Bio (http://allstars-online.net/Ackerbio.html)
Born and raised in Dallas, this Texas native studied ballet, modern and jazz dancing for 13 years before heading to Southern Methodist University to study fine arts. While in college, Acker discovered a love for acting and enrolled in theater classes, ultimate graduating with a B.F.A. Soon, she landed a pilot for MTV and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream.
While the pilot didn't go to series, Acker next appeared in several independent films, most notably "Groom Lake," written and directed by William Shatner. After a reading for "Angel," she nailed the recurring role of Fred.
When she's not working, Acker enjoys traveling, reading, skiing, horseback riding and learning to play golf. She relaxes by practicing yoga. Amy currently lives in Los Angeles.
-----------
Link to Wikipedia Bio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Acker)
Amy Acker Trivia from IMBD.com (http://imdb.com/name/nm0009918/bio)
Trivia
* She studied ballet, modern dance and jazz dance for 13 years before moving onto acting. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, ending her ballet career, and she began to study acting in her sophomore year. She enrolled at Southern Methodist University in 1995 to take advantage of that school's renowned theatrical program.
* 1995 graduate of Lake Highlands High School.
* While on "Angel" (1999), she and her co-star, J. August Richards, shared a trailer for quite some time.
* Son, Jackson James Carpinello, born 22 January 2005.
* Starting with the season five episode, "S.O.S.", she was promoted from guest star to series regular on "Alias" (2001), and appeared in the opening credits until the series ended.
* Second child, a daughter, Ava Grace Carpinello, born 1 September 2006 in Los Angeles, weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz.
Personal Quotes
- [on meeting Alyson Hannigan, whose "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) character Willow crossed over to take part on "Angel" (1999) for the season 4 episode "Orpheus":] "This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too." [March 17, 2003]
- [on her "Angel" (1999) character Fred facing the evil vampire Angelus as played by star David Boreanaz, who ad libbed a lot of his lines:] "I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take. He's definitely trying to make a shock; he's going out of his way to make me uncomfortable. It's hard. She [Fred] has heard everything he can do. He's bringing out some of the vulnerability in Fred." [January 23, 2003]
- "I want to be strong and a vampire slayer." [January 23, 2003]
- [on her "Angel" (1999) character Fred:] "Looking back at my character, I've gotten to do about 12 different parts because I started out crazy, in a potato sack, in a demon dimension. Now I'm in charge of this multimillion-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role." [in The Fresno Bee, February 4, 2004]
Links
The complete credits of Amy Acker from IMDB.com (http://imdb.com/name/nm0009918/)
YouTube - Amy Acker: interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we5aLalAJjY)
YouTube - Amy Acker on (DVD Bonus) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0CTnSFLPpE)
YouTube - Angel 'Not Fade Away' Con (Amy Acker) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDlqi-tRouQ)
YouTube - Amy Acker's Screen Test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYKFGYQNms)