Amy Aquino - Queen of Recurrence
Amy Aquino (Ak wee' no) represents the essence of what this feature is all about, as she may hold the record for most recurring characters being played concurrently at any one time. Although her stock has certainly risen since this profile was first introduced, her career has maintained a steady pace.
Since earning her MFA at the Yale School of Drama in the 80’s, Amy has split her acting career between New York and LA. On the East coast, she worked with director Daniel Sullivan and playwright Wendy Wasserstein in her Pulitzer Prize winning "The Heidi Chronicles" on Broadway, and at Lincoln Center in Wasserstein’s haunting last play "Third". She also appeared in Jonathan Tolins’ "Secrets of the Trade" at Primary Stages, and Debra Laufer’s "End Days" at the Vineyard Playhouse. On the West coast, theater audiences have seen her in last year’s "12th Night" at San Diego’s Old Globe, "Living Out" at the Mark Taper Forum; South Coast Rep’s production of "A Feminine Ending" by Sarah Treem (TV’s "The Affair") and Steve Martin’s The Underpants at the Geffen.
By the time Amy landed her current role as Lt. Grace Billets in Amazon’s hit "Bosch", she was already a film and TV vet. She had appeared in films such as "Working Girl", "Moonstruck", "Boys on the Side", "The Singing Detective", "White Oleander", "A Lot Like Love", and "In Good Company". On television she was a regular in the critically acclaimed "Brooklyn Bridge" and "Picket Fences", and made countless guest appearances, including recurring roles on "Glee", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "ER", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "The Mentalist", "Freaks and Geeks", "Harry’s Law", "CSI", "Brothers and Sisters", "Big Love", "Felicity", and "Being Human".
Amy earned a BA in Biology from Harvard University, and served as an officer of the Screen Actors Guild from 1994 to 2004, taking part in contract negotiations and spearheading a complete revamping of its communications. Elected SAG’s second highest ranking national officer in 2009, she was instrumental in bringing about merger with sister union AFTRA in 2012, resulting in her appointment as founding Co-Secretary Treasurer of the new SAG-AFTRA, and reelection to that position last year. She serves on the Boards of SAG’s Pension and Health Plans and of Arts for LA, and was on the founding boards of Girls Inc. LA and the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council, and served on the Hollywood Community Police Advisory Board. She recently joined the board of Arts for LA, a group that has for ten years advocated to make the arts accessible to all Angelenos.
Amy lives in a 100-year old bungalow in Hollywood which she and her husband, financial advisor Drew McCoy, have restored and had landmarked. She is an active strategist and spokesperson in LA’s historical preservation movement, and, as vice-president of her neighborhood association, is preparing her Old Hollywood neighborhood for Historical preservation status.
Amy’s family also includes her dog Lucy, who is over 15 and still actually brings in the newspaper – every day.
In this business, it’s all basically arbitrary. You may be cast for your talent and you may not. Period. So keep an eye on what you want from life and if you’re getting from acting, great. If not, move on to something that will give it to you."
Talent Agency
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Legal Representation
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2023 The Irrational (TV Series)
CJ Wright
2014-2018 Bosch (TV Series)
Lt. Grace Billets
2014 Suits (TV Series)
Judge
2013-2014 Being Human (TV Series)
Donna Gilchrist
2013 Glee (TV Series)
Funny Girl Producer
2013 The Mentalist (TV Series)
Judge Patricia Davis
2012 The Finder (TV Series)
Cristina Farrel / Christina Farrel
2010-2011 The Whole Truth (TV Series)
Judge #2
2011 Harry's Law (TV Series)
Judge Marylin Coulis
2010 Private Practice (TV Series)
Claire
2010 Castle (TV Series)
Janine Marks
2010 Big Love (TV Series)
Leslie Usher
2009-2010 Brothers & Sisters (TV Series)
Dr. Joan Avadon
2005-2009 Monk (TV Series)
Rhonda / Mrs. Bowen
2009 Prison Break (TV Series)
Warden Alice Simms
1995-2009 ER (TV Series)
Dr. Janet Coburn
2006-2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)
A.D.A. Valerie Nichols
2008 Twenty Good Years (TV Series)
Lois
2008 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)
Marianne Grandy
2008 The Closer (TV Series)
Laura Mayhan
2008 Head Case (TV Series)
Lorraine Finkelstein
2007 Shark (TV Series)
Judge Grant
2007 Boston Legal (TV Series)
Judge Phyllis Tamber
2007 Desperate Housewives (TV Series)
Erika Gold
2006 Heist (TV Series)
Captain
2006 Ghost Whisperer (TV Series)
Georgina
2005 Just Legal (TV Series)
2005 Weeds (TV Series)
School Psychologist
2005 CSI: NY (TV Series)
Diane Lipstone
2002-2005 Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series)
Peggy
2004 Strong Medicine (TV Series)
Willa James
2001-2004 Crossing Jordan (TV Series)
Detective Lois Carver
2003 The Practice (TV Series)
Judge Louise Moreno
2002 Alias (TV Series)
Virginia Kerr
2002 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series)
Susan Braudy
2000-2002 Felicity (TV Series)
Dr. Toni Pavone
2001 Citizen Baines (TV Series)
Marina Isaacs
2001 Gideon's Crossing (TV Series)
Dr. Fieldstone
2000 That's Life (TV Series)
Bernadette
2000 Freaks and Geeks (TV Series)
Mrs. Schweiber
1999-2000 Action (TV Series)
Connie Hunt
2000 Time of Your Life (TV Series)
Mrs. Liebowitz
1999-2000 Judging Amy (TV Series)
Judge Greta Anastassio
2000 NYPD Blue (TV Series)
Annabelle Cito
2000 The West Wing (TV Series)
Becky Reeseman
1999 7th Heaven (TV Series)
Ms. Williams
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (TV Series)
Mrs. Milch
1997 Ally McBeal (TV Series)
Dr. Harper
1997 Michael Hayes (TV Series)
Stephanie Lofton
1996 The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series)
Rabbi Marcy Klein
1995-1996 Picket Fences (TV Series)
Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond
1994-1995 Madman of the People (TV Series)
Sasha Danziger
1991-1993 Brooklyn Bridge (TV Series)
Phyllis Berger Silver
1993 Murphy Brown (TV Series)
Julianna
1993 Sisters (TV Series)
Iris
1992 Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV Series)
Carol Di Paolo
1991 Roseanne (TV Series)
Linda Wagner
1991 Davis Rules (TV Series)
Mrs. Chavez
1990 Law & Order (TV Series)
Erica Stohlmeyer
1989 One of the Boys (TV Series)
Bernice DeSalvo
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