Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman
Brenneman in 2009
Born	Amy Frederica Brenneman (1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 (age 60) New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Occupations	Actress producer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Brad Silberling ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	2
Website	theamybrenneman.com

Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964)^[1] is an American actress and producer. She worked extensively in television, coming to prominence as Detective Janice Licalsi in the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue (1993–1994). Brenneman next co-created and starred as Judge Amy Gray in the CBS drama series Judging Amy (1999–2005). She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for these roles.

In subsequent years, Brenneman has had starring roles as Violet Turner in the Shonda Rhimes medical drama series Private Practice (2007–2013), and as Laurie Garvey on the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017). She is also known for her recurring role as Faye Moskowitz on Frasier and has starred in various films, including Heat (1995), Fear (1996), Daylight (1996), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), Nine Lives (2005), and The Jane Austen Book Club (2007).