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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. Played wife to Brazilian director Bruno Barreto since 1990 and has a son by him. They eventually married in 1996. 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 two sons, Max Spielberg, with Steven Spielberg, (b. June 13, 1985) and Gabriel Barretto (b. May 4, 1990). 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. Desperately wanted to play the role of Lydia Maxwell in Innerspace (1987), which Steven Spielberg (her husband at the time) was working on as executive producer, but she lost the part to Meg Ryan. Auditioned for the role of 'Stephanie' in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and 'Princess Leia' in Star Wars (1977). The scene in Carrie (1976) where her character Sue is walking along the footpath to put flowers on Carrie's burnt house (dream sequence). Director Brian De Palma wanted Amy to walk backwards in that shot in order to make it look more "dreamy". That is why a car in the background appears to be driving in reverse and birds are flying backwards. In 1965, appeared in a play as a walk on opposite Stacy Keach. Replaced Jane Seymour in the role of Constanze Webber on the Broadway hit Amadeus from 1981 to the shows end in 1983. As a favor for Robert Zemeckis she sung 'Why Don't You Do Right?' for sultry heroine Jessica Rabbit in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Kathleen Turner supplied the character's speaking voice. Amy Irving did not receive a pay check. Was originally going to play Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), but split from her director boyfriend at the time Steven Spielberg who was responsible for the film. The two later got together again in around 1984. Attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan, New York. |
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