Born: December 19, 1971 - Trenton, New Jersey, USA 
Amy Locane was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised by her mother. She was ten years old when a local photographer spotted her and sent her picture to an agent in New York. Amy commuted to New York accompanied by her mother and auditioned for commercials, often doing her homework on the train. By the time she was twelve, she had 50 commercials under her belt and landed her first sit-com, "Spencer," on NBC playing Chad Lowe's younger sister. When she was 16, she won her first role in a film, "Lost Angels" in which she starred opposite Donald Sutherland for Oscar winning director, Hugh Hudson. Other films quickly followed including the cult classic, "Cry Baby," starring Johnny Depp and directed by John Waters, "School Ties" starring Chris O'Donnell, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, and Tony Ricardson's "Blue Sky," in which Amy won critical raves playing Jessica Lange's daughter.At 19, Aaron Spelling picked Amy to be in the original cast of Darren Star's "Melrose Place." All of the other actors were in their mid to late 20s so it was surprising to some, given her extensive film resume and not surprising to others, who knew how young she was, that the young Locane was evicted after 13 episodes.After "Melrose," she looked for edgier roles and found them in the comedy, "Bongwater," starring Britney Murphy Luke Wilson and Jack Black and the critically acclaimed and provocative drama "Carried Away," in which she starred with Dennis Hopper. Amy's most recent credits include a supporting role as Maggie Gyllenhaal in the indie smash, "Secretary."During the last year Amy has starred in two television movies, "Mystery Woman" for the Hallmark Channel and the upcoming "Dead Rail" for the Sci Fi Channel. Amy loves acting, fashion and jogging. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her Yorkshire terrier, Joe.
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