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Amy Morton - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Born 1958 - American actress.
Since 1997 she has been a member of the main cast of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, where she has played over thirty roles. She made her Broadway stage debut in 2001 with a role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She starred in the original Chicago and subsequent Broadway productions of August: Osage County, which earned her a 2008 Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. The role of Morton in the film of the same name was later played by Julia Roberts. She received her second Tony nomination in 2013 for the lead role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? But lost the Cicely Tyson Award.
In addition to her stage career, Morton has appeared in several films, the most significant of which is Up in the Air (2009). On television, she has appeared in the series Ambulance, Private Practice, Homeland, Blue Blood and Girls, and also had significant minor roles in Boss, Chicago Firefighters and Chicago Police. With Chicago Police, she was promoted to regular squad starting in season two.
