Mädchen Amick

Actress

Popular As Mädchen E. Amick

Birthday December 12, 1970

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Sparks, Nevada, U.S.

Age 53 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5′ 6″

#9141 Most Popular

1970

Mädchen Elaina Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress and television director.

1987

In 1987, at the age of 16, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

1989

She appeared in the pilot episode of Baywatch (1989).

After moving to Los Angeles, Amick began her career with guest roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) and Baywatch (1989).

1990

She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and its revival television series Twin Peaks: The Return (2017).

Amick got her first break when director David Lynch chose her to play waitress Shelly Johnson on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991).

Amick's character endured physical abuse at the hands of her criminal husband, Leo, and was one of the most popular characters.

In 1990, Amick was cast as Mandy in Don't Tell Her It's Me and portrayed Amy in Tobe Hooper's horror film I'm Dangerous Tonight.

1991

In 1991, Amick was cast in The Borrower.

1992

In film, she had starring roles in Sleepwalkers (1992) and Dream Lover (1993).

Amick went on to work twice more with Lynch—reprising her role as Shelly in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and in seven episodes of the 2017 Twin Peaks revival series.

In 1992, Amick portrayed the heroine Tanya Robertson in the Stephen King horror film Sleepwalkers.

1993

The following year, she starred in the thriller film Love, Cheat & Steal (1993).

In 1993, Amick was cast as Lena Mathers in the feature film Dream Lover, a thriller in which she co-starred with James Spader.

1995

She was a series regular on Central Park West (1995–1996), Freddie (2005–2006), and Witches of East End (2013–2014) and as Wendall Meade in ER (2004).

In 1995, she and Spader were reunited in the TV movie The Courtyard.

That same year, Amick appeared in the romantic comedy French Exit.

Amick's return to network television came in the fall of 1995 with the much-publicized CBS primetime soap opera Central Park West.

1996

In 1996, Amick was cast in the science fiction thriller Bombshell.

1997

In 1997, she appeared in the film Wounded.

1998

In 1998, Amick costarred for one season in the reboot of Fantasy Island on ABC alongside Malcolm McDowell.

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, ER, Jake in Progress, and Joey.

2006

In 2006, Amick was a regular in the sitcom Freddie, which was subsequently canceled.

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 season of Dawson's Creek as the lead character's substitute film studies teacher.

2007

In 2007, she had a lead role in the short-lived CBS musical series Viva Laughlin.

Amick 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.

2008

In 2008, Amick starred as Christian Slater's wife on the NBC series My Own Worst Enemy.

2010

In 2010, Amick played Danielle Marchetti on the FX series Damages.

2011

In 2011 she appeared in the post-apocalyptic film Priest.

2013

In 2013, Amick began starring in the Lifetime supernatural drama Witches of East End opposite Julia Ormond, Rachel Boston and Jenna Dewan.

Amick's character Wendy Beauchamp was originally a guest star, but she became a permanent character after shooting the pilot episode.

2015

On August 6, 2015, Amick joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel as a mother whose son is ailing.

2017

She also portrayed Alice Cooper on The CW's drama television series Riverdale (2017–2023).

Mädchen Elaina Amick was born in Sparks, Nevada, a suburb of Reno, the daughter of Judy (née Ross), a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician.

Amick's parents are of partial German descent; the name Mädchen, which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusual name.

She is also of Norwegian, Swedish, English and Irish descent.

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.

Since 2017, Amick has starred as Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper's mother, on the CW television series Riverdale.