Amy Van Nostrand Explained

Amy van Nostrand
Birth Date:11 April 1953
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Years Active:1981–present
Occupation:Actress
Children:2, including Sam Daly

Amy Van Nostrand (born April 11, 1953) is an American actress. She has appeared on Broadway in The Hothouse by Harold Pinter; off-Broadway, she appeared in Pearl Theatre's Dance With Me.

Early years

Van Nostrand was born in Providence, Rhode Island.

Career

On Broadway, Van Nostrand appeared as Miss Cutts in The Hothouse.[1] She has worked with many regional theatres including Huntington Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Coast Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Trinity Rep, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, and The People's Light & Theatre Company.

In film and television her credits include Partners in Crime, Outside Providence, Execution of Justice, Say You’ll Be Mine, Deception, The House of Mirth, Made in Heaven, The Fugitive, Frasier, The Practice, Wings, Trial By Jury, Dangerous Heart, Almost Grown, Over My Dead Body, L.A. Law, Cagney and Lacey, The Flood, Kids Like These, Vietnam War Stories, Family Album, U.S.A., and One Life to Live.

Amy Van Nostrand is an Associate Producer with Seven Girlfriends and a Member of Board of Directors for Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.

She won the Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Actress for The Colorado Catechism by Vincent J. Cardinal.

She has a B.A. from Brown University and studied as a Peter Kaplan Fellow at Trinity Repertory.

Personal life

Amy Van Nostrand married actor Tim Daly in 1982,[2] and they divorced in 2010.[1]

Selected filmography

Feature films

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1987Made in Heaven Girl at Clios
1993Ruby CairoMarge Swimmer, Faro Neighbor
1999Outside ProvidenceMrs. Winston
2000Partners in CrimeMrs. Weems
2008Ghost TownAssorted Ghost #2

Television

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1981The House of MirthGwen Van Osburgh
1984–1988Cagney & LaceyBon Bon Le Chocolat/Carol TerryEpisodes: "Thank God It's Monday ", "Two Grand", "Button, Button"
1987Vietnam War StoryWallerEpisode: "Home"
L.A. LawNancy ShacterEpisode: "The Grace of Wrath"
Kids Like ThisAmy
1993Linda Smith
1994Dangerous HeartEmily
1995 WingsGwen TuckerEpisode: "Have I Got a Couple for You"
1997The PracticeCarolyn Wiggins-ClarkEpisode: "Sex, Lies and Monkeys"
1998FrasierJaniceEpisode: “The Maris Counselor”
1999 Execution of JusticeMary Ann White
2001The FugitiveGrace TullyEpisode: "And in That Darkness"
2004 Bereft Jodi
LandslideGinger
2006Law & OrderMaddy

Producer credits

Theatre

Other Stage Credits

YearProductionPlaywrightRoleNotes and awards
1981The Buried ChildSam Shepard
1993The Colorado Catechism
2000Ancestral VoicesA.R. Gurney
2001Heartbreak HouseGeorge Bernard ShawHesione Hushabye
  • Performances: Huntington Theatre Company at the Boston University Theatre, January 4 - February 3, 2001
Love LettersA. R. Gurney
2006Something You DidWilly Holtzman
2008Death of A SalesmanArthur MillerLinda Loman
  • Performances: Chautauqua Theater Company
A View from the BridgeArthur MillerBeatrice

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy Van Nostrand . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 25 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725002529/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/amy-van-nostrand-86938 . 25 July 2019.
  2. News: Brady . James . In Step With: Timothy Daly . 25 July 2019 . The Boston Globe . May 26, 1991 . Massachusetts, Boston . 265. Newspapers.com.