Amy Brenneman Biography (2)

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Amy Brenneman first became known to television audiences for her portrayal of Janice Licalsi in the series NYPD Blue, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. Her additional television credits include the CBS series Middle Ages and the movie ATF.

Among her numerous feature film credits are Your Friends and Neighbors, Heat, Nevada, Daylight, Bye Bye, Love, Casper, Fear and the upcoming The Suburbans, in which she stars with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Love Hewitt. She is also appearing this summer in the feature film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her. with Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close.

Brenneman is a co-founder of the acclaimed Cornerstone Theater Company, with which she has appeared in The Learned Ladies, Sincerity Forever, The Video Owner's Significant Other and St. Joan of the Stockyards. She is a graduate of Harvard University.

JUDGING AMY is based on the real-life experiences of Brenneman's mother, a State of Connecticut Superior Court judge. Amy Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, director Brad Silberling.

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