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BIRTHDAY

January 05, 1961

Oklahoma City, OK

RECENT CREDITS

Firestorm (FILM) Jan. 9, 1998

Titanic (FILM) Dec. 19, 1997

Cadillac Ranch (FILM) Apr. 11, 1997

Nadja (FILM) Aug. 25, 1995

The Usual Suspects (FILM) Aug. 16, 1995

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BIOGRAPHY

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Advertised as "the face of the '80s," one-time model and Actors Studio-graduate Suzy Amis made her film bow in Fandango (1985). While making the film, Amis met her future husband Sam Robards, the son of Jason Robards, Jr. and Lauren Bacall. She followed Fandango with an off-Broadway appearance in Fresh Horses and next essayed an unprepossessing "goodie two-shoes" film role in The Big Town (1987). Despite having the least interesting assignment in that film, Amis managed to steal several scenes away from villainess Laura Dern. She further proved her acting mettle as the titular heroine of The Ballad of Little Jo (1993), portraying a young woman who passes herself off as a man to survive a harsh existence in the Old West. Unfortunately, although Amis earned a number of plaudits for her performance, the film all but disappeared at the box office. The actress turned up in lead and supporting roles in a number of varied films, including Rocket Gilbraltar (1988), Rich in Love (1993), The Usual Suspects (1995) -- which cast her as the film's only substantial female character -- and Titanic (1997), in which she played heroine Kate Winslet's great-granddaughter.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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James Cameron: One for the Thumb

Jun. 23, 2000

HOLLYWOOD, June 23, 2000 -- Now if only James Cameron could be as unafraid to team up with Arnold one more time. Clearly the "Titanic" helmer is undaunted by the task of marriage. The oft-married (and oft-divorced) director forsook bachelorhood once again to wed actress Suzy Amis June 4 in Malibu, Calif., his camp has confirmed. Cameron is 45, Amis is 39. (Other reports say sh...

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James Cameron becomes a dad

Posted: May. 2, 2001

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