Biography
Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, as well as nominations for an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of "meaningful roles", she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025). On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (200…
Movies & TV Shows
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Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Katharine Wyatt
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Gone Baby Gone (2007) — Bea McCready
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Criminal Minds (2005) — Jane
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The Hunt (2020) — Ma
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Weapons (2025) — Gladys
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Fringe (2008) — Marilyn Dunham
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How to Get Away with Murder (2014) — Irene Crawley
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Field of Dreams (1989) — Annie Kinsella
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Uncle Buck (1989) — Chanice Kobolowski
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Antlers (2021) — Principal Booth
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ER (1994) — Mary Taggart
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Frasier (1993) — Maggie (voice)
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Law & Order (1990) — Emily Ryan
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Streets of Fire (1984) — McCoy
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Rules Don't Apply (2016) — Mrs. Bransford
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The Last Full Measure (2020) — Donna Burr
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The Dark Half (1993) — Liz Beaumont
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Carnivàle (2003) — Iris Crowe
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The Day After (1983) — Alison Ransom
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Grace and Frankie (2015) — Elaine
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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) — Miss Adelaide Finnister
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Pollock (2000) — Peggy Guggenheim
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The Lifeguard (2013) — Justine
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Sweetwater (2013) — Madame Bovary
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Frontera (2014) — Olivia
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That's What I Am (2011) — Principal Kelner
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Places in the Heart (1984) — Viola Kelsey
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American Woman (2018) — Peggy
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CHiPs (1977) — Jewel Burnett
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Winter Passing (2006) — Lori Lansky
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Hart to Hart (1979)
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A Time for Dancing (2002) — Jackie Russell
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Female Perversions (1996) — Madelyn Stephens
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Rebuilding (2025) — Bess
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The Laramie Project (2002) — Reggie Fluty
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Late Night with David Letterman (1982) — Self - Guest
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Saving Grace (2007) — Gretchen Lagardi
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Virginia (2010) — Mrs. Tipton
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A Crooked Somebody (2018) — Joyce Vaughn