Ally Sheedy

Premiere: Ally Sheedy at the New York premiere of New Line Cinema's Wedding Crashers - 7/13/2005 Photo: James Devaney, WireImage.com

Biography

Born 06/13/1962

An engaging, attractive, auburn-haired player who rose to prominence in the 1980s, Sheedy was lumped in with fellow actors (and co-stars) Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald in what was dubbed by critics and journalists as 'the Brat Pack'.

The native New Yorker had already made her mark...
Ally Sheedy's biography »

Rating:

Awards

  • In 1999, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
  • In 1998, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
  • In 1998, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Highlights

  • In 1999, Cast as a repressed Hollywood production designer in "Sugar Town"
  • In 1999, Turned in a delightful comic turn as a distressed woman in the romantic comedy "I'll Take You There"; screened at Telluride
  • In 1999, Returned to the Off-Broadway stage in the title role of a transsexual rock singer in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Family & Companions

  • Eric Stoltz: Companion (lived together in the early 1980s)
  • Eric Stoltz: lived together in the early 1980s
  • Richie Sambora: dated briefly in the late 1980s

Post your comment

Do you have a Yahoo! ID? Sign in | Sign up