Ally Sheedy Biography

Fast Facts

• Avid supporter of the Farm Sanctuary, an organization that works to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourages awareness and understanding of farm animals
• Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for best actress for her role in "High Art․"
• Nominated for a Chlotrudis Award for best actress in 1999
• Started writing and directing her own plays at the age of eight
• Started dancing with the American Ballet Theatre at the age of six
• Studied drama at the University of Southern California
• One of the original members of the "Brat Pack" of the 1980s
• Wrote the children's book "She Was Nice to Mice" when she was just 12