Mädchen Amick

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Biography

Amick reprised the part in the feature prequel "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (1992). Her other feature credits include the likably lowbrow thriller, "Stephen King's Sleepwalkers" (1992), in which she starred as a virgin who falls for a handsome high school student who's secretly a soul-eating mutant, and the lackluster comedy "Don't Tell Her It's Me" (1990). Amick received a somewhat more respectable star turn in the erotic thriller "Dream …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

December 12, 1970

Career Milestones

Acted in commercials and music videos by Julio Iglesias, Dweezil Zappa, Herb Alpert, and Rick Astley

1987

Moved to Los Angeles at age 16 (date approximate)

1990

Feature acting debut, "Don't Tell Her It's Me"

1990

TV series debut as a regular, playing Shelly Johnson in the cult-soap "Twin Peaks" (ABC)

1990

TV-movie acting debut, "Jury Duty"

1992

First feature lead, "Stephen King's Sleepwalkers"

1992

Reprised role of Shelly in David Lynch's feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"

1994

Starred opposite James Spader in "Dream Lover"

1995

Played bad girl Carrie Fairchild in CBS nighttime soap, "Central Park West/CPW"

1998

Returned to series TV as co-star of the short-lived ABC series "Fantasy Island"

1999

Had a recurring role as Nicole Kennedy in the WB drama "Dawson's Creek"

1999

Signed to play Mrs. Freed in the NBC biopic "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story" opposite Judd Nelson

2002

Cast in a recurring role on the WB's "Gilmore Girls"

2004

Cast as Wendall Meade, a social worker and love interest to Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) on the medical drama "ER" (NBC)

2005

Joined the cast of "Joey" (NBC) as a photographer and romantic interest of Matt LeBlanc's character