Amy Locane


Actor

About

Also Known As
Amy Locane-Bovenizer, Amy Rose Locane
Birth Place
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
Born
December 19, 1971

Biography

Amy Locane started acting at age 12, doing mostly commercials until her first TV acting job on "Spencer" (NBC, 1984-85), a short-lived high school sitcom starring Chad Lowe. After a series of guest spots on TV shows, Locane landed her first film role in "Lost Angels" (1989) with Donald Sutherland. It wasn't until she was cast opposite Johnny Depp in John Waters' "Cry Baby" (1990), howeve...

Biography

Amy Locane started acting at age 12, doing mostly commercials until her first TV acting job on "Spencer" (NBC, 1984-85), a short-lived high school sitcom starring Chad Lowe. After a series of guest spots on TV shows, Locane landed her first film role in "Lost Angels" (1989) with Donald Sutherland. It wasn't until she was cast opposite Johnny Depp in John Waters' "Cry Baby" (1990), however, that Locane's career started picking up steam. After two years of steady work, she was cast as Sandy Louise Harling, a Southern belle amongst the trendy California twentysomethings in Aaron Spelling's "Melrose Place" (Fox). Locane's character, however, didn't fit in with the rest of the show and was replaced after the 13th episode. She went on to appear in films opposite Brendan Fraser as his virginal girlfriend in "School Ties" (1992) and later as a tough-as-nails variation in "Airheads" (1994). Locane was featured as Jessica Lange's daughter in director Tony Richardson's final effort, "Blue Sky" (filmed in 1991; released 1994) and was again in the girlfriend role (this time to Jeremy Davies) in "Going All the Way" (1997).

Life Events

1984

Made TV debut on short-lived NBC sitcom "Spencer"

1989

Feature film debut, "Lost Angels"

1990

Co-starred with Johnny Depp in John Waters' cult classic "Cry-Baby"

1992

Cast in Fox ensemble drama "Melrose Place"; left after half a season

1994

Co-starred as the daughter of Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones in "Blue Sky"

1997

Landed featured role as Jeremy Davies' girlfriend in "Going All the Way"

1997

Cast in biopic "Prefontaine," starring Jared Leto

2002

Played the sister of Maggie Gyllenhaal's character in "Secretary"

Family

Helen Locane
Mother
Legal secretary. Divorced Locane's father c. 1973.
Richard Locane
Father
Electrician. Divorced Locane's mother c. 1973.

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