Mädchen Amick

Acting

Mädchen Amick

Born December 12, 1970 · Sparks, Nevada, USA (age 55)

Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress who rose to prominence in the early 1990s. Her name "Mädchen" means "girl" in German, though she was born in Sparks, Nevada. Her most iconic role came in 1990 when David Lynch cast her as Shelly Johnson in the cult classic series "Twin Peaks." The waitress character became one of the show's most beloved roles, and Amick's performance he…

Known For

PriestPriest · 2011
Priest
5.92011
MovieActionFantasy
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · 1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.41992
MovieDramaMystery
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
SleepwalkersSleepwalkers · 1992
Sleepwalkers
6.11992
MovieHorrorFantasy
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
Dream LoverDream Lover · 1994
Dream Lover
6.71994
MovieDramaMystery
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Twin PeaksTwin Peaks · 1989
Twin Peaks
8.51989
MovieMysteryDrama
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · 2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
7.22014
MovieThrillerDrama
A feature-length compilation of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.
Trapped in ParadiseTrapped in Paradise · 1994
Trapped in Paradise
5.61994
MovieComedyCrime
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
Pleading GuiltyPleading Guilty · 2010
Pleading Guilty
2010
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, who is assigned by his firm to track down another attorney who has embezzled millions from the firm and disappeared. Many of the minor characters in Pleading Guilty also appear in Scott Turow's other novels. This was a pilot for a television show based on Pleading Guilty was shot in 2010 but not picked up by the FOX network. Based on Turow's 1993 book.

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