Pietz, Amy 1969–

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PIETZ, Amy 1969

PERSONAL

Born March 6, 1969, in Milwaukee, WI; adopted daughter of a truck driver and a nurse; married Kenneth Alan Williams (an actor), May, 1997. Education: DePaul University, B.F.A., theatre, 1991. Avocational Interests: Ballet.

Addresses: Agent Leanne Coronell, Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Howard Scott, Howard Entertainment, 10850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Career: Actress and producer. Eclipse (theatre company), founding member; also performed with Organic theatre company. Appeared in commercials. Also worked as a waitress.

Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding actress in a comedy series, 1999, for Caroline in the City.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Bronwyn Jones, Muscle, The WB, 1995.

Annie Viola Spidaro, Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline ), NBC, 19951999.

Melissa Taylor, Cursed (also known as The Weber Show ), NBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Terri Paxton, All Lies End in Murder (also known as Behind Every Good Man ), ABC, 1997.

Carrie Breiter, Every 9 Seconds (also known as A Call for Help ), NBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

AllNew AllStar TV Censored When Bloopers Attack!, NBC, 1997.

Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Lea Thompson, Lifetime, 1998.

Voice, Wisconsin: An American Portrait, PBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Reporter, "The Gathering," Highlander: The Series (also known as Highlander ), syndicated, 1992.

Missing Persons, ABC, 1993.

Guest host, Later, NBC, 1994.

Lieutenant Sandra Rhodes, "Bloodlines," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG and TNG ), syndicated, 1994.

Bonnie, "Gone with the Rewind," Conrad Bloom, NBC, 1998.

Bonnie Boone, "A Kick in the Head," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002.

Bonnie Boone, "Homecoming," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002.

Herself, "Cold War? Cold Shower Is More Like It," RendezView, 2002.

Rebecca McCormick, "Lady Heather's Box," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 2003.

Elaine, "Two Girls for Every Boy," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2003.

Lauren, "Freefall," ER, 2003.

"Skips and Scones," The Division, 2004.

Samantha, "Party of Two," I'm with Her, ABC, 2004.

Mrs. Sandore, "Get Out of Dodge Ball," All about the Andersons, The WB, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Melinda, Rudy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1993.

Liza Tisch, Jingle All the Way, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1996.

JellOhh Lady (short film), La Mancha Productions, 1999.

Clara, DysEnchanted, 2004.

Film Work:

Executive producer, JellOhh Lady (short film), La Mancha Productions, 1999.

Stage Appearances:

Martha Boswell (some sources cite Helvetia Boswell), The Boswell Sisters (musical), Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 2001.

Also appeared at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL; Center Theatre; and Raven Theatre.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Chicago, April, 1995, p. 17.

Complete Woman, June, 1996, p. 5.

TV Guide, April 13, 1996, pp. 2829.