Amy Carlson
Born: 1968-07-07 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968 height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods.When Carlson was 13, her family (consisting of her parents, herself, and three siblings) moved to Amman, Jordan, for one year, where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School. After returning to the United States, Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. While in college, Carlson was active in the school’s theatre department, appearing in Fifth of July, Noises Off, A Lie of the Mind, and School for Scandal. Carlson graduated cum laude. Carlson is represented by Karen Foreman on behalf of the The Domain Agency. She is managed by Estelle Lasher and Principal Entertainment. Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter, born in 2006, her son, born in August 2009 and her husband, Syd Butler, bass guitar player of Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records. In 2013, Carlson's first starring role in a feature film, Sight Unseen (filmed in 2005), will be completed, with no further details of a release date.
Filmography
2025
- Peas and Carrots as Laurie Wethersby
2022
- Know Fear as Wendy
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
2020
- FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie Ward
2019
- Sunny Daze as Samantha
- The Incoherents as Jerry
2018
2017
- Landline as Carla
2016
- Natural Selection as Laura
- A Midsummer's Hawaiian Dream as Helen
2014
- Hits as Christina Casserta
2011
- Green Lantern as Jessica Jordan
- Too Big to Fail as Erin Callan
2010
- Blue Bloods as Linda Reagan
2008
- Fringe as Maureen Donovan
2007
- Anamorph as Alexandra Fredericks
- Black Friday as Rachel McKenzie
2005
- Criminal Minds as Cece Hillenbrand
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Kelly Gaffney
2003
- NCIS as Karen Sutherland
- Peacemakers as Katie Owen
2002
- Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Park Dancer
2001
- Everything Put Together as Jane
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Kate Armstrong
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Michelle
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Patricia Andrews
- Third Watch as Alex Taylor
- Get Real as Dr. Sedgwick
1998
- Martial Law
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Tammy Boyer
1994
- ER as Alex Taylor
1990
- Law & Order as Collette Connolly