Editing Amy Irving (section)

{{short description|American actress and singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Amy Irving
| image              = Amy Irving cropped.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Irving at the Governor's Ball Party after the [[1989 Academy Awards]]
| birth_name         = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1953|9|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Palo Alto, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = {{plainlist|
* [[American Conservatory Theater]]
* [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
}}
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1965–present
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|[[Steven Spielberg]]|1985|1989|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|[[Bruno Barreto]]|1996|2005|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Kenneth Bowser|2007}}
}}
| children           = 2
| father             = [[Jules Irving]]
| mother             = [[Priscilla Pointer]]
| relatives          = [[David Irving (director)|David Irving]] (brother), [[Austin Irving]] (niece)
}}

'''Amy Irving''' (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who has worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an [[Obie Award]], and nominations for two [[Golden Globe Awards]] and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].

Born in [[Palo Alto, California]], to actors [[Jules Irving]] and [[Priscilla Pointer]], Irving was involved in theater in [[San Francisco]] before her family moved to [[New York City]] during her teenage years. In New York, she made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''[[The Country Wife]]'' (1965–1966) at age 13. Irving studied theater at San Francisco's [[American Conservatory Theater]] and at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]. She made her feature film debut in [[Brian De Palma]]'s ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976) and had a lead role in ''[[The Fury (film)|The Fury]],'' a 1978 supernatural thriller.

In 1980, Irving appeared in a Broadway production of ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' and the film ''[[Honeysuckle Rose (film)|Honeysuckle Rose]]'' (1980). She was cast in [[Barbra Streisand]]'s [[musical (film)|musical epic]] ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' (1983), for which she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In 1988, she received an Obie Award for her [[Off-Broadway]] performance in a production of ''[[The Road to Mecca (play)|The Road to Mecca]]'', and was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] for her performance in the comedy ''[[Crossing Delancey]]'' (1988).

Irving went on to appear in the original Broadway production of ''[[Broken Glass (play)|Broken Glass]]'' (1994) and the revival of ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' (1997). In film, she starred in the ensemble comedy ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997), and reprised her role as [[Sue Snell]] in ''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]'' (1999) before co-starring opposite [[Michael Douglas]] in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s crime-drama ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000). She appeared in the independent films ''[[Thirteen Conversations About One Thing]]'' (2001) and ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]'' (2009). From 2006 to 2007, she starred in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[The Coast of Utopia]]''. In 2018, she reunited with Soderbergh, appearing in a supporting role in his horror film ''[[Unsane]]''.