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BIRTHDAY

September 10, 1953

Palo Alto, CA

RECENT CREDITS

Adam (FILM) Jul. 29, 2009

Alias (TV) May. 11, 2005

Hide and Seek (FILM) Jan. 28, 2005

Tuck Everlasting (FILM) Oct. 11, 2002

13 Conversations About One Thing (FILM) May. 24, 2002

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BIOGRAPHY

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Amy Irving was the daughter of influential theatrical producer/director Jules Irving and actress Priscilla Pointer. Trained at the American Conservatory Theater and Britain's LAMDA, Irving made her off-Broadway debut in 1970. She remained loyal to the theater even after establishing herself in films, co-starring on Broadway as Mozart's wife in Amadeus (1982), and receiving a 1988 Obie Award for Road to Mecca; other notable stage credits are Heartbreak House and The Heidi Chronicles. She made an unforgettable film debut as a scheming high-schooler in the Brian DePalma shocker Carrie (1976). In 1983, she earned an Oscar nomination for making us believe that she was in love with male-drag-wearing Barbra Streisand in Yentl. Her TV resumé includes the lavish miniseries The Far Pavillions (1985) and the title character in Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986). In 1987, she launched a children's-film series with Rumpelstiltskin (1987), directed by her brother David Irving. Irving was married to director Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1989. Since 1990, Amy Irving has referred to herself as the wife of Brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto, though the couple hasn't yet made it official.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner and Steven Spielberg Make 'Forbes...

Apr. 13, 2007

Movie stars Harrison Ford and Kevin Costner and director Steven Spielberg have been named in Forbes magazine's top 10 most costly divorce settlements in Hollywood.

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