Amy Madigan was born on 11 September 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. She is an American actress.

She make her debut in Love Child (1982). She also starred in Places in the Heart (1984) starring Ed Harris. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Twice in a Lifetime (1985) and then appeared in Field of Dreams (1989).

Other films include Pollock (2000), A Time for Dancing (2000), The Sleepy Time Gal (2001) and Gone Baby Gone (2007).

Madigan has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983.

Filmography

• The Last Full Measure (2009)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007)
• "Criminal Minds" (2 episodes, 2007)
• Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006)
• The Path to 9/11 (2006)
• Winter Passing (2005)
• "Carnivàle" (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
• Admissions (2004)
• The Ranch (2004)
• The Discontents (2004)
• In the Land of Milk and Money (2004)
• Just a Dream (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Shot in the Heart (2001)
• The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
• Pollock (2000)
• In the Name of the People (2000)
• A Time for Dancing (2000)
• Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
• With Friends Like These... (1998)
• A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
• Loved (1997)
• Female Perversions (1996)
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
• "500 Nations" (1995)
• "Crocodile Shoes" (1994)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1994)
• And Then There Was One (1994)
• The Dark Half (1993)
• Lucky Day (1991)
• Uncle Buck (1989)
• Roe vs. Wade (1989)
• Field of Dreams (1989)
• The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
• Nowhere to Hide (1987)
• Zeisters (1986)
• The Revolt of Mother (1986)
• Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
• Alamo Bay (1985)
• The Laundromat (1985)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• "Eureka Stockade" (1984)
• Love Letters (1984)
• The Day After (1983)
• Travis McGee (1983)
• Love Child (1982)
• Victims (1982)
• The Ambush Murders (1982)
• "CHiPs" (1 episode, 1981)
• Crazy Times (1981)
• "Hart to Hart" (1 episode, 1981)

Awards

• CableACE Award Actress (Movie/Mini-Series) "And Then There Was One" 1994
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made-For-Television "Roe vs. Wade" 1989
• Theatre World Award 1987
• CableACE Award Actress (Dramatic/Theatrical Special) "The Laundromat" 1985