Amy Carlson

Birth Name:

Amy Lynn Carlson

Birth Place:

Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress

At the Western Heritage Awards in 2004, she won a Bronze Wrangler award for Outstanding Factual or Fictional Drama for her role in "Peacemakers․"
Has supported charitable organizations like Help USA, Heifer International, and the American Indian Empowerment Fund
In 1994, she spent time in Rwanda after the war to help with the relief efforts
Was nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Female Newcomer in 1995 and Hottest Romance in 1997 for her role in "Another World․"
After moving to Chicago, she studied improv at Improv Olympic and acting at The Actor's Center
Graduated cum laude from Knox College, where she appeared in productions of "Noises Off" and "School for Scandal․"
Had early success in the TV series "Another World" in the mid-1990s
Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Babe" in 1992
Best known for her role as Linda Reagan in "Blue Bloods" and as Alex Taylor in "Third Watch․"

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