Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago when she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family as well as on her own. Her parents were teachers, so they could enjoy every summer together camping and exploring all across the United States. They've stayed in every state except Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 after the war to help with the relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and won writing contests. Amy was a highly competitive athlete in high school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay on the Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she returned to the theater , playing a variety of roles on stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy has graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) as a cum laude graduate with an A.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she pursued studies in Improv at the Improv Olympics as well as acting at The Actor's Center. Soon after graduating, she was offered a permanent for the no-longer-running soap drama Another World (1964). The category she was nominated for is "Outstanding support actress on the Daytime Drama Series", she was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards. Her most memorable roles were of strong women, such as Alex Taylor (1999), Maggie Pistone (2000), Katie Owen (2003), and Linda Reagan (2003). Carlson lives in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist of Les Savy Fav, where she is also employed in the music industry as an independent business as part-owner of the independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy continues to write and look for unique and diverse roles in the film industry.