Real Name : Amy Louise Acker
Birth : 5 December 1976, Dallas, Texas, USA
Height : 5' 8"
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Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Amy Acker is the oldest of four children of Robert Acker, a lawyer, and Sandra Bruyere, a housewife, of French ancestry, and the cousin of Joel Jeffrey Acker. An acting major at Southern Methodist University, Amy acted in several college theater productions. She appeared in various roles during the fantasy segments for the popular award-winning children's TV series _"Wishbone" (1995)_ (qv), which was filmed in Texas and consisted of Dallas theater actors. Upon graduation she worked in Wisconsin and New York before winning the role of "Fred" on _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv).
Biography written by: Anonymous
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- 'Angel': Season 3 Overview (2004) (V) [Herself]
- 'Angel': Season 4 Overview (2004) (V) [Herself]
- 'Angel': The Final Season (2005) (V) [Herself]
- 21 and a Wake-Up (2009) [Caitlin Murphy] <1>
- A Near Death Experience (2008) (TV) [Ellie Daly] <1>
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) [Miggy] <63>
- Fire & Ice (2008) (TV) [Princess Luisa] <1>
- Groom Lake (2002) [Kate] <3>
- Mr. Dramatic (2005) [Jodi] <2>
- Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003) (TV) [Mrs. Burt Ward] <10>
- Sironia (2011) [Molly] <2>
- The Accident (2001) [Nina] <1>
- The Cabin in the Woods (2011) [Wendy Lin] <9>
- The Novice (2006) [Jill Yarrut] <14>
- To Serve and Protect (1999) (TV) [Melissa Jorgensen]
- "Alias" (2001) {30 Seconds (#5.13)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {All the Time in the World (#5.17)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {Fait Accompli (#5.7)} [Kelly Peyton] <11>
- "Alias" (2001) {I See Dead People (#5.14)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {Maternal Instinct (#5.11)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {Mockingbird (#5.4)} [Kelly Peyton] <9>
- "Alias" (2001) {No Hard Feelings (#5.15)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {Reprisal (#5.16)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {S.O.S. (#5.10)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Alias" (2001) {Solo (#5.6)} [Kelly Peyton] <11>
- "Alias" (2001) {The Horizon (#5.9)} [Kelly Peyton] <9>
- "Alias" (2001) {The Shed (#5.3)} [Kelly Peyton] <9>
- "Alias" (2001) {There's Only One Sydney Bristow (#5.12)} [Kelly Peyton] <6>
- "Angel" (1999) {A Hole in the World (#5.15)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle/Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {A New World (#3.20)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Apocalypse, Nowish (#4.7)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Awakening (#4.10)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Belonging (#2.19)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle]
- "Angel" (1999) {Benediction (#3.21)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Billy (#3.6)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Birthday (#3.11)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Calvary (#4.12)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Carpe Noctem (#3.4)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Conviction (#5.1)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Couplet (#3.14)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Dad (#3.10)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Damage (#5.11)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Deep Down (#4.1)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Destiny (#5.8)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Double or Nothing (#3.18)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Forgiving (#3.17)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Fredless (#3.5)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Ground State (#4.2)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Habeas Corpses (#4.8)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Harm's Way (#5.9)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Heartthrob (#3.1)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Hell-Bound (#5.4)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Home (#4.22)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Inside Out (#4.17)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Just Rewards (#5.2)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Life of the Party (#5.5)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Lineage (#5.7)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Long Day's Journey (#4.9)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Loyalty (#3.15)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Lullaby (#3.9)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Not Fade Away (#5.22)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Offspring (#3.7)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Origin (#5.18)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Orpheus (#4.15)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Over the Rainbow (#2.20)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle]
- "Angel" (1999) {Peace Out (#4.21)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Players (#4.16)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Power Play (#5.21)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Provider (#3.12)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Quickening (#3.8)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Release (#4.14)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sacrifice (#4.20)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Salvage (#4.13)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Shells (#5.16)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Shiny Happy People (#4.18)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Sleep Tight (#3.16)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Slouching Toward Bethlehem (#4.4)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Smile Time (#5.14)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Soul Purpose (#5.10)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Soulless (#4.11)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Spin the Bottle (#4.6)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Supersymmetry (#4.5)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {That Old Gang of Mine (#3.3)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {That Vision Thing (#3.2)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco (#5.6)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Girl in Question (#5.20)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {The House Always Wins (#4.3)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Magic Bullet (#4.19)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {The Price (#3.19)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb (#2.22)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle]
- "Angel" (1999) {Through the Looking Glass (#2.21)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle]
- "Angel" (1999) {Time Bomb (#5.19)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Tomorrow (#3.22)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Underneath (#5.17)} [Illyria] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Unleashed (#5.3)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {Waiting in the Wings (#3.13)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <5>
- "Angel" (1999) {Why We Fight (#5.13)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Angel" (1999) {You're Welcome (#5.12)} [Winifred 'Fred' Burkle] <4>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {A Spy in the House of Love (#1.9)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Briar Rose (#1.11)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Echo (#1.0)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Epitaph One (#1.13)} [Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Getting Closer (#2.11)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Ghost (#1.1)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Man on the Street (#1.6)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Needs (#1.8)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Omega (#1.12)} [Crystal/Whiskey/Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Stage Fright (#1.3)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {The Hollow Men (#2.12)} [Clyde Randolph] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {The Target (#1.2)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {True Believer (#1.5)} [Dr. Claire Saunders] <8>
- "Dollhouse" (2009) {Vows (#2.1)} [Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey] <8>
- "Drive" (2007) {No Turning Back (#1.4)} [Kathryn Tully] <14>
- "Drive" (2007) {Partners (#1.2)} [Kathryn Tully] <14>
- "Drive" (2007) {Rearview (#1.6)} [Kathryn Tully] <14>
- "Ghost Whisperer" (2005) {Weight of What Was (#3.5)} [Tessa] <6>
- "Happy Town" (2010) {Blame It on Rio Bravo (#1.8)} [Rachel Conroy]
- "Happy Town" (2010) {Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (#1.7)} [Rachel Conroy]
- "Happy Town" (2010) {I Came to Haplin for the Waters (#1.2)} [Rachel Conroy] <3>
- "Happy Town" (2010) {In This Home on Ice (#1.1)} [Rachel Conroy] <3>
- "Happy Town" (2010) {Polly Wants a Crack at Her (#1.3)} [Rachel Conroy] <3>
- "Happy Town" (2010) {Questions and Antlers (#1.6)} [Rachel Conroy]
- "Happy Town" (2010) {Slight of Hand (#1.4)} [Rachel Conroy] <3>
- "Happy Town" (2010) {This Is Why We Stay (#1.5)} [Rachel Conroy] <3>
- "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) {Come On (#1.22)} [Penelope] <7>
- "Human Target" (2010) {Christopher Chance (#1.12)} [Katherine Walters] <5>
- "Justice League" (2001) {Double Date (#4.6)} (voice) [Huntress]
- "Justice League" (2001) {Flashpoint (#4.10)} (voice) [Huntress]
- "Justice League" (2001) {Grudge Match (#5.9)} (voice) [Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress] <2>
- "Justice League" (2001) {Question Authority (#4.9)} (voice) [Huntress]
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) {Smile (#7.3)} [Leslie LeZard] <4>
- "October Road." (2007) {Dancing Days Are Here Again (#2.8)} [Girl in Blue Uniform]
- "October Road." (2007) {Hat? No Hat? (#2.10)} [Jenny Bristol]
- "Private Practice" (2007) {A Family Thing (#2.1)} [Molly Madison] <10>
- "Special Unit 2" (2001) {The Invisible (#2.4)} [Nancy]
- "Supernatural" (2005) {Dead in the Water (#1.3)} [Andrea Barr] <3>
- "The Good Wife" (2009) {Running (#1.23)} [Trish Arkin] <14>
- "Wishbone" (1995) {Bone of Contention (#2.4)} [Priscilla]
- "Wishbone" (1995) {Pup Fiction (#2.49)} [Catherine Morland]
- "Wishbone" (1995) {Roamin' Nose (#2.208)} [Venus]
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- 'James Carpinello' (qv) (25 April 2003 - present); 2 children
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- "TV Zone" (USA/UK), May 2004, Iss. 175, pg. 22-28, by: Steven Eramo, "Science Vixen"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA), June/July 2003, Vol. 5, Iss. 8, pg. 24-28, by: Abbie Bernstein, "The Lady in Fred"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA), October 2002, Iss. Yearbook 2002, pg. 70-76, by: Darryl Curtis and Ruth Thomas, "Angel Love"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA), March 2002, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, pg. 54-58, by: Mike Stokes, "The Chosen One"
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- "Yes" (Netherlands), 2 March 2003, Iss. 9, pg. 62+63, by: Femmigje Krijbolder, "What about...Amy Acker?"
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- Therese Raquin (1998)
- Beast on the Moon (1998)
- Balm in Gilead (1996-1999)
- Measure for Measure (1996-1999)
- The Greeks (1996-1999)
- Fefu and her Friends (1996-1999)
- Apparent Wind (1996-1999)
- Much Ado About Nothing (1999-2000)
- The Master Builder (1999-2000)
- Talc (2000)
- Appears in Music Video "Lost Cause" by Scapegoat Wax
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- (2004) Currently guest-voicing as "The Huntress" for the Cartoon Network's _"Justice League" (2001)_ (qv) (aka "Justice League Unlimited") for the episode "Double Date".
- (November 2005) Currently guest-starring on the last season hit ABC spy series _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv) as Kelly Peyton.
- (2009) Guest starring as "Dr. Claire Saunders" on 'Joss Whedon' (qv)'s _"Dollhouse" (2009)_ (qv).
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- [on meeting 'Alyson Hannigan' (qv), whose _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv) character Willow crossed over to take part on _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv) for the season 4 episode "Orpheus":] "This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too." [March 17, 2003]
- [on her _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv) character Fred facing the evil vampire Angelus as played by star 'David Boreanaz' (qv), who ad libbed a lot of his lines:] "I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take. He's definitely trying to make a shock; he's going out of his way to make me uncomfortable. It's hard. She [Fred] has heard everything he can do. He's bringing out some of the vulnerability in Fred." [January 23, 2003]
- "I want to be strong and a vampire slayer." [January 23, 2003]
- [on her _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv) character Fred:] "Looking back at my character, I've gotten to do about 12 different parts because I started out crazy, in a potato sack, in a demon dimension. Now I'm in charge of this multimillion-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role." [in The Fresno Bee, February 4, 2004]
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- She studied ballet, modern dance and jazz dance for 13 years before moving onto acting. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, ending her ballet career, and she began to study acting in her sophomore year. She enrolled at Southern Methodist University in 1995 to take advantage of that school's renowned theatrical program.
- 1995 graduate of Lake Highlands High School.
- While on _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv), she and her co-star, 'J. August Richards' (qv), shared a trailer for quite some time.
- Son, Jackson James Carpinello, born 22 January 2005.
- Starting with the season five episode, "S.O.S.", she was promoted from guest star to series regular on _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv), and appeared in the opening credits until the series ended.
- Second child, a daughter, Ava Grace Carpinello, born 1 September 2006 in Los Angeles, weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz.
- Wore her own glasses as "Fred" on _"Angel" (1999)_ (qv).
- Close friend of 'Neil Patrick Harris' (qv).
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