Amy Irving - Biography

Last Editor: rlett81175				Amy Irving Biography -   Name : Amy Irving Profession : Actress Birth Details : born September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto, California Birth name : Amy Davis Irving Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m) Spouse : Bruno Barreto (1996 - 2005) (divorced) 1 child Steven Spielberg (27 November 1985 - 1989) (divorced) 1 child

Amy Irving Trivia -

Her prenuptial agreement with filmmaker Steven Spielberg netted her an estimated cool $100m when the couple split in 1989. Daughter of Priscilla Pointer and Jules Irving Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31. [1979] When she reprised her role from Carrie (1976) as Sue Snell in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), Irving can be seen banging on the door of the ill-fated party to be allowed in. She did the same thing in the original film in which her character is banging on the door of the gym to be let in during the famous bloodletting prom scene. She was the subject of a running joke in the comic book E-Man, published by Charlton Comics and later by First Comics. One of the supporting characters, Teddy Q, a sentient (though mute - think Snoopy-like) koala, was in love with her, and frequently sent her fan mail. Sister of director David Irving and Katie Irving. Provided the singing voice for sultry heroine Jessica Rabbit in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). (Kathleen Turner supplied the character's speaking voice.) Has played wife to Brazilian director Bruno Barreto since 1990 and has a son by him, but they have yet to make it official. In addition to being the first-ever "winner" of the Worst Supporting Actress Razzie (for her performance opposite Willie Nelson in Honeysuckle Rose (1980)), Irving has the distinction of being one of two (the other is James Coco) actors (as of 2005) to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie Award for the same performance. As Barbra Streisand's "wife" in Yentl (1983), Irving got nods as 1983's Best and Worst Supporting Actress. She did not win either Award. Has a son, Max Spielberg, with Steven Spielberg Often co-stars with her mother, Priscilla Pointer, who usually plays her mother or mother-in-law. Played daughter to real-life mother Priscilla Pointer in 3 movies: Carried Away (1996), Carrie (1976) and Honeysuckle Rose (1980). She has a son, Gabriel, with director Bruno Barreto. She's completely opposed to cosmetic surgery. Mother of Max Spielberg

Amy Irving Detailed Biography -

Amy Irving (born September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto, California) is an American actress. Her parents are Jules Irving (a Jewish American director) and Priscilla Pointer (a Christian Scientist actress). In the late 60s and early 70s, she attended the acting school at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and acted in a number of their professional theatrical productions. Irving has appeared in films such as Carrie, by Brian De Palma (in which her mother, Pointer, costarred) and Deconstructing Harry, directed by Woody Allen. She supplied the singing voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. She has also appeared in several theatrical productions. She won an Obie Award for The Road to Mecca. Irving is the ex-wife of film director Steven Spielberg (November 27, 1985 - 1989). Due to her prenuptial agreement with Spielberg, their divorce netted her an estimated US$100 million. She had been living with Brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto since 1990 and they wed in 1996. She has two sons, one with Spielberg (Max Samuel) and one with Barreto.