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Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Amy Brenneman is an American actress and producer who was born in New London, Connecticut, and grew up in Glastonbury, where she performed in local theater as a teenager. She graduated from Harvard University, co-founded Cornerstone Theatre Company, and began screen work in the 1992 CBS series Middle Ages. Her breakthrough came as officer Janice Licalsi on NYPD Blue, which brought Emmy nominations, and she moved into films including Heat (1995), Casper (1995), Bye Bye Love (1995), Daylight (1996), Fear (1996) and Your Friends & Neighbors (1998). She created and starred in Judging Amy as Judge Amy Gray, then played Violet Turner in Private Practice and Laurie Garvey in The Leftovers. Later film work includes The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Nine Lives (2005) and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000).

62years old

Turns 63 on June 22in 252 days

  • Born New London
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Amy Frederica Brenneman

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
26 years1995 to 2021

Genres

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Amy Brenneman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Heat1995 Action, Crime, Dramaas Eady

    IMDb rating 8.3819K votes

  2. Daylight1996 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Madelyne Thompson

    IMDb rating 6.081K votes

  3. 88 Minutes2007as Shelly Barnes

    IMDb rating 5.981K votes

  4. Fear1996as Laura Walker

    IMDb rating 6.364K votes

  5. Sweet Girl2021as Diana Morgan

    IMDb rating 5.639K votes

  6. The Jane Austen Book Club2007as Sylvia

    IMDb rating 6.730K votes

  7. Your Friends & Neighbors1998as Mary

    IMDb rating 6.38.7K votes

  8. Nine Lives2005as Lorna

    IMDb rating 6.77.4K votes

Most often with

Rodrigo García directed two of these films. Kathy Baker appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Amy Brenneman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$684 million

12 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 12 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Casper1995as Amelia Harvey
    $288M42.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Heat1995as Eady
    $187M27.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Daylight1996as Madelyne Thompson
    $159M23.3% of the total
  4. 4
    88 Minutes2007as Shelly Barnes
    $33M4.8% of the total
  5. 5
    $7.2M1.0% of the total
  6. 6
    $4.7M0.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Words and Pictures2013as Elspeth
    $3.3M0.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000as Detective Kathy Faber (segment "Love Waits For Kathy")
    $1.4M0.2% of the total
The Face of Love (2013), $350,006This Changes Everything (2018), $125,348Downloading Nancy (2008), $20,000The Suburbans (1999), $11,130

$506,484from the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Amy Brenneman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2002Lucy AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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