Quick Facts
Biography
Amy Van Nostrand (born April 11, 1953) is an American actress. She has appeared on Broadway in The Hothouse by Harold Pinter; off-Broadway, she appeared in Pearl Theatre's Dance With Me.
Career
She has worked with many regional theatres including Huntington Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Coast Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Trinity Rep, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, and The People's Light & Theatre Company.
In film and television her credits include Partners in Crime, Outside Providence, Execution of Justice, Say You’ll Be Mine, Deception, The House of Mirth, Made in Heaven, The Fugitive, Frasier, The Practice, Wings, Trial By Jury, Dangerous Heart, Almost Grown, Over My Dead Body, L.A. Law, Cagney and Lacey, The Flood, Kids Like These, Vietnam War Stories, Family Album, U.S.A., and One Life to Live.
Amy Van Nostrand is an Associate Producer with Seven Girlfriends and a Member of Board of Directors for Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.
She won the Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Actress for The Colorado Catechism by Vincent J. Cardinal.
She has a B.A. from Brown University and studied as a Peter Kaplan Fellow at Trinity Repertory.
Personal life
Amy Van Nostrand married actor Tim Daly in 1982; they have two children, Sam Daly and Emelyn Daly. In 2010, Van Nostrand and Daly divorced.
Selected filmography
Feature films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Girl at Clios | |
| 1993 | Ruby Cairo | Marge Swimmer, Faro Neighbor | |
| 1999 | Outside Providence | Mrs. Winston | |
| 2000 | Partners in Crime | Mrs. Weems | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | Assorted Ghost #2 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The House of Mirth | Gwen Van Osburgh | |
| 1984–1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Bon Bon Le Chocolat/Carol Terry | Episodes: "Thank God It's Monday ", "Two Grand", "Button, Button" |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story | Waller | Episode: "Home" |
| L.A. Law | Nancy Shacter | Episode: "The Grace of Wrath" | |
| Kids Like This | Amy | ||
| 1993 | The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? | Linda Smith | |
| 1994 | Dangerous Heart | Emily | |
| 1995 | Wings | Gwen Tucker | Episode: "Have I Got a Couple for You" |
| 1997 | The Practice | Carolyn Wiggins-Clark | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Monkeys" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Janice | |
| 1999 | Execution of Justice | Mary Ann White | |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Grace Tully | Episode: "And in That Darkness" |
| 2004 | Bereft | Jodi | |
| Landslide | Ginger | ||
| 2006 | Law & Order | Maddy |
Producer credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Seven Girlfriends | associate producer |
Theatre
Broadway
| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
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| 1982 | The Hothouse | Harold Pinter | Miss Cutts |
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Off-Broadway
| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
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| Dance With Me |
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Other Stage Credits
| Year | Production | Playwright | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Buried Child | Sam Shepard |
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| 1993 | The Colorado Catechism | Vincent J. Cardinal |
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| 2000 | Ancestral Voices | A.R. Gurney |
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| 2001 | Heartbreak House | George Bernard Shaw | Hesione Hushabye |
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| Love Letters | A. R. Gurney |
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| 2006 | Something You Did | Willy Holtzman |
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| 2008 | Death of A Salesman | Arthur Miller | Linda Loman |
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| A View from the Bridge | Arthur Miller | Beatrice |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Drama-Logue Award | Outstanding Actress | The Colorado Catechism | Won |