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Birth Name: Amy Louise Acker
Birth Place: Dallas, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/05/1976, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor

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Weekend TV Review: Return of the Dead, Friday Means Fringe, and More

Feb 10, 2012 10:32 AM ET
by Matt Roush

"Ain't nobody's hands clean in what's left of this world." We probably don't need a new interloper (Terriers' terrific Michael Raymond-James) to deliver this message to the shell-shocked survivors of AMC's The Walking Dead, which resumes its second season (Sunday, 10/9c) in the immediate aftermath of the massacre of the barn zombies, which ended the fall run on a shattering note.

Feb 9, 2012 10:00 PM ET
by Hanh Nguyen

Amy Acker, known for portraying a sweet egghead who was enslaved on Joss Whedon's vampire-detective series Angel, won't be playing the victim on Friday's Grimm (9/8c, NBC).

In "Tarantella," Acker plays Lena, an alluring woman who happens to be a deadly black widow-type of creature, or in Grimm-speak, a Spinnetod. "It's a spider-creature who, in order to survive, has to sacrifice or eat three men every five years," the actress tells TVGuide.com.

Jan 30, 2012 10:08 AM ET
by Michael Logan

She's a serial killer with a secret. Sci-fi fave Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse) guest stars on the Feb. 10 episode of NBC's fairy-tale cop drama Grimm as a spiderwoman who seduces and slays a string of Portland men by sucking out their organs and leaving their bodies mummified. Don't be looking for some feminist statement here. "This is not one of those revenge-against-men-type stories," Acker says. "She's a black widow who is facing a very difficult inner struggle. She's doing what she must to survive." To attract her victims, the character goes undercover in various hot disguises, then when it's time to do the nasty, suddenly sports fangs, extra arms and lots of body hair.

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Amy Acker: TV Listings

Amy Acker: Credits

Year	Title	Description
2010	Happy Town	TV Show Series, Actor - Rachel Conroy
2009	Dollhouse	TV Show Series, Actor - Dr. Claire Saunders
2005	The Perfect Man	Movie, Actor
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Movie, Actor - Miggy
1999	Angel	TV Show Series, Actor - Winifred `Fred' Burkle/Illyria

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Exclusive: Captain America’s Sebastian Stan Heads to Once Upon a Time

Jan 25, 2012 05:31 PM ET
by Natalie Abrams

Another mysterious man is coming to Once Upon a Time.

Sebastian Stan, who recently starred opposite Chris Evans in Captain America, will guest-star in an upcoming episode of the ABC fairy tale series, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Details on his role are... read more

Exclusive: Buffy Alum Azura Skye Takes Flight on Grimm

Jan 25, 2012 04:27 PM ET
by Kate Stanhope

Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Azura Skye will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Grimm, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

Skye, 30, will play a kind, mild-mannered bed and breakfast owner named Robin Steinkeller, who also happens to be a Seltenvogel (an extremely rare bird-like creature). Robin has something very valuable to many in the Wesen world, and... read more

Amy Acker Heads to NBC's Grimm

Nov 17, 2011 07:09 PM ET
by Natalie Abrams

Angel alum Amy Acker has landed a guest-role on NBC's Grimm, TVLine.com reports.

Acker, 34, will portray an everyday housewife who suffers from rapid aging. The cure: read more

Joss Whedon Films Movie in Secret

Oct 24, 2011 09:45 AM ET
by Robyn Ross

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has completed a movie he filmed in secret.

On Sunday night, frequent Whedon collaborators Nathan Fillion and Sean Maher tweeted a link to the website for the project, Much Ado About Nothing.

Feb 27, 2009 11:05 AM ET
by Matt Mitovich

I have said it before, I say it again: The Buffyverse is en fuego these days.

Angel's Amy Acker, who currently is sporting some nassssty scars on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, has joined ABC's murder-mystery pilot Happy Town, playing the wife of Geoff Stults' top cop.

Elsewhere on the Alphabet network, both Michael Nouri and David Morse have taken residence in Empire State, playing ... read more

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