While at Harvard, cofounded Cornerstone Theater Company, a traveling theater group that produced plays in isolated regions of the U.S.
Spent a semester in Nepal studying sacred dances.
TV debut was in 1992's short-lived CBS series Middle Ages.
Big break came when she was cast as police officer Janice Licalsi on NYPD Blue in 1993; her nude scenes on the show broke new ground for explicit sex on network TV.
Based Judging Amy, which she co-created, on her mother's experiences as a juvenile court judge in Connecticut.
Is a spokesperson for Healthy Child, Healthy World and actively supports the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Awards
2002, Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Nominee
2002, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Nominee
2001, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Nominee
2000, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Nominee
2000, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Nominee
2001, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Nominee
1995, Emmy — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Nominee
2002, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Nominee
1994, Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Nominee
Relationships
Bodhi Russell Silberling — Son
Russell Brenneman — Father
Andrew Brenneman — Brother
Frederica Brenneman — Mother
Matthew Brenneman — Brother
Brad Silberling — Husband
Charlotte Tucker Silberling — Daughter
College
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (BA in Comparative Religion, 1987)
Details
Birth Name: Amy Frederica Brenneman
Birth Place: New London, Connecticut. United States
