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Ally Sheedy

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: June 13, 1962

An engaging, attractive, auburn-haired player who rose to prominence in the 1980s, Sheedy was lumped in with fellow actors (and co-stars) Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald in what was dubbed by critics and journalists as 'the Brat Pack'.

The native New Yorker had already made her mark as a child performer, dancing for eight years (1968-76) with the American Ballet Theatre, and author with the children's book "She Was Nice to Mice" (McGraw-Hill, 1975). The success of the book brought requests from various public…more

Credits

Actor

Career Milestones

  • 1999

    Cast as a repressed Hollywood production designer in "Sugar Town"

  • 1999

    Returned to the Off-Broadway stage in the title role of a transsexual rock singer in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

  • 1999

    Turned in a delightful comic turn as a distressed woman in the romantic comedy "I'll Take You There"; screened at Telluride

  • 1998

    Had best screen role in years as a drug-addicted photography in "High Art"

  • 1991

    Made Off-Broadway acting debut in "Advice From a Caterpillar"

Awards

  • 1999

    Independent Spirit Award: Best Female Lead

  • 1998

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Actress

  • 1998

    National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actress

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