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Mädchen Amick
Born	December 12, 1970 (1970-12-12) (age 38) Reno, Nevada, United States
Other name(s)	Madchen Amick
Spouse(s)	David Alexis (1992–present)

Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 Award nominations 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Early life

Amick was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Judy, a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician.¹ Amick's parents are German;² the name Mädchen (pronounced mayd-chen), which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusual name.³ As a young girl, Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her creative instincts. She learned to play the piano, bass, violin and guitar and took lessons in tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance. In 1987, at the age of 16, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

After moving to L.A., Amick appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as in The Borrower (1991). Amick got her first break when director David Lynch chose her to play waitress Shelly Johnson on the TV series Twin Peaks. Amick's character endured terrible abuse at the hands of her husband, Leo, and was one of the most popular characters, ensuring her return in the feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. In 1992, Amick appeared in the Stephen King horror movie Sleepwalkers. She has also appeared in TV movies such as Love, Cheat and Steal (1993). A highlight of Amick's film career is the 1994 feature film Dream Lover, a thriller in which she co-starred with James Spader. Amick also appeared in the romantic comedy French Exit (1995) and the sci-fi thriller Bombshell (1996).

Amick's return to network TV came in the fall of 1995 with the much-publicized CBS dramatic series Central Park West. In 1998, Amick starred in the updated edition of Fantasy Island. Both shows only lasted one season.

After a decade of roles that failed to ignite the publicity Twin Peaks had, Amick gradually became a noticeable face in television with recurring roles on Gilmore Girls (2002 - 2003), ER (2004 - 2005), Jake in Progress (2005) and Joey (2004). In 2006, Amick was a regular in the sitcom Freddie which was subsequently cancelled. Amick guest starred in a number of episodes of the serial thriller Kidnapped on NBC, playing a strange and deadly assassin. She also had a recurring role in the second series of Dawson's Creek as the lead character's substitute film studies teacher. She most recently had a lead role in the short-lived CBS musical series Viva Laughlin.

She had a recurring role in season 2 of Gossip Girl as Nate Archibald's "cougar" love interest, and she also appears in the second season of the Showtime series Californication. In 2008, Amick appeared as Christian Slater's wife on the NBC series My Own Worst Enemy.

Personal life

Amick has been married to songwriter David Alexis since 1992. The couple have two children.¹

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Don't Tell Her It's Me	Mandy	Alternative title: The Boyfriend School
1991	The Borrower	Megan
1992	Sleepwalkers	Tanya Robertson	Alternative titles: Stephen King's Sleepwalkers and Sleepstalkers
	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	Shelly Johnson
1994	Dream Lover	Lena Mathers
	Trapped in Paradise	Sarah Collins
1995	French Exit	Zina
1996	Bombshell	Angeline
1997	Wounded	Julie Clayton
1998	Twist of Fate	Rachel Dwyer	Alternative title: Psychopath
2000	The List	Gabrielle Mitchell
2001	Face to Face	Jamie	Alternative title: Italian Ties
	Scenes of the Crime	Carmen
2002	Global Effect	Dr. Sera Levitt
2005	Four Corners of Suburbia	Rachel Samson
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Anya (Teenage Girl)	Episode: "The Dauphin"
	Baywatch	Laurie Harris	Episode: "Panic at Malibu Pier"
1990	Jury Duty: The Comedy	Miss Doddsworth	Television movie
	I'm Dangerous Tonight	Amy	Television movie
1990-1991	Twin Peaks	Shelly Johnson	30 episodes
1991	For the Very First Time	Rhonda	Television movie
1993	Love, Cheat & Steal	Lauren Harrington	Television movie
1995	The Courtyard	Lauren	Television movie
	Fallen Angels	Mrs. Cordell	Episode: "Love and Blood"
1995-1996	Central Park West	Carrie Fairchild	21 episodes
1997	Heartless	Ann "Annie" O'Keefe	Television movie
1998	The Hunted	Samantha Clark	Television movie
	Fantasy Island	Ariel	13 episodes
1999	Dawson's Creek	Nicole Kennedy	Episodes: "Psychic Friends" "A Perfect Wedding" "Reunited"
	Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story	Jackie McCoy	Television movie
2001	Hangman	Grace Mitchell	Television movie
2002	The Rats	Susan Costello	Television movie
2002-2003	Gilmore Girls	Sherry Tinsdale	Episodes: "It Should Have Been Lorelai" "Take the Deviled Eggs..." "Dear Emily and Richard"
2003	Queens Supreme	Lisa Salinger	1 episode
	Wild Card	Crystal Stevenson	Episode: "Black Sheep"
	Ed	Celeste "CeCe" Royce	Episode: "Home for Christmas"
2004-2005	ER	Wendall Meade	10 episodes
2005	Lies and Deception	Jean Brooks	Television movie
	Jake in Progress	Kylie	Episodes: "Pilot" "Check Please"
	Joey	Sara	Episodes: "Joey and the Neighbor" "Joey and the Spying" "Joey and the Temptation" "Joey and the Moving In" "Joey and the Breakup"
2005-2006	Freddie	Allison	22 episodes
2006	Law & Order	Alissa Goodwyn	Episode: "Home Sweet Home"
2006-2007	Kidnapped	Yvonne Guttman	Episodes: "Burn, Baby, Burn" "Gone Fishing" "Impasse"
2007	Viva Laughlin	Natalie Holden	3 episodes
2008	Shark	Gina Romero	Episode: "One Hit Wonder"
	The Verdict	Christine	Television movie
	Gossip Girl	Catherine	Episodes: "Summer, Kind of Wonderful" "Never Been Marcused" "The Dark Night" "The Ex Files"
	My Own Worst Enemy	Angie Spivey	13 episodes
	Californication	Janie Jones	5 episodes

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1991	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress: Prime Time	Twin Peaks
1995	Saturn Award		Best Actress	Dream Lover

References

External links

• Mädchen Amick at the Internet Movie Database
• Mädchen Amick at Allmovie
• Mädchen Amick at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Yahoo Movie Profile

Persondata
NAME	Amick, Mädchen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Amick, Madchen
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 12, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reno, Nevada, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH