Amy Pietz
| Amy Pietz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 6, 1969 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Alan Williams (1997-2007) (divorced) Frank J. Stier (2009) |
Amy Pietz (born March 6, 1969) is an American actress, known for her roles on television. She received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for her role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City (1995-1999). She later had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms Cursed (NBC, 2000-01), Rodney (ABC, 2004-06), and Aliens in America (The CW, 2007-08).
Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver. She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but eventually decided against it due to the low pay and shifted her focus elsewhere. She attended The Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Pietz began her career playing small roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, and well as films Rudy (1993) and Jingle All the Way (1996). In 1995 she was regular cast member on the short-lived The WB sitcom Muscle, before her breakthrough role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City starring Lea Thompson. The series aired from 1995 to 1999. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the role in 1999. The following year, Pietz went to star alongside Steven Weber on the NBC sitcom Cursed. The series was canceled after single season in 2001. She later played Martha Boswell in the stage musical The Boswell Sisters.
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