Amy Steel (actress)
| Amy Steel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alice Amy Steel May 3, 1960 Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Amy Steel Pulitzer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Alice Amy Steel (born May 3, 1960), also credited as Amy Steel Pulitzer, is an American film and television actress.
Biography
She is perhaps best known for her role as Ginny Field in the 1981 horror film Friday the 13th Part 2. She was offered the chance to reprise the role for the third film in the long-running series, but was convinced to turn it down by her agent at the time. Steel also starred in the 1986 horror film April Fool's Day.[1]
Her numerous television roles include a stint on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Trudy Wilson from 1980–1981, and as Peggy Warner on All My Children in 1980 and a 1995 TV movie Abandoned and Deceived. Steel also starred in the short-lived television series The Powers of Matthew Star alongside Peter Barton, who went on to appear in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and starred in the short-lived television series military drama For Love And Honor. Steel has made guest appearances on various TV series, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Family Ties, CHiPs, The A-Team, Chicago Hope, Quantum Leap, Millennium and JAG.
Personal life
In 1986 she married Peter Pulitzer.[2] She has two daughters. She serves as a marriage and family therapist intern at InBalance in the Santa Monica Mountains. She also has a private practice in Calabasas, specializing in adolescent and mid-life transitions.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fat Chance | Alison | |
| 1981 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | Ginny Field | |
| 1982 | Friday the 13th Part III | Ginny Field | |
| 1983 | Exposed | Party Guest | |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin | Liz Larson | |
| 1985 | First Steps | Nan Davis | TV film |
| 1986 | April Fool's Day | Kit Graham | |
| 1987 | Walk Like a Man | Penny | |
| 1987 | Home Fires | Cathy Ash | TV film |
| 1987 | The Red Spider | Kate O'Day | TV film |
| 1991 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Connie Trotter | TV film |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo | Roxanne Shields | TV film |
| 1992 | Play Nice | Nancy | |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice | Dr. Gail Baker | TV film |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Molly | TV film |
| 1995 | Abandoned and Deceived | TV film | |
| 1999 | Valerie Flake | Denise | |
| 1999 | Tycus | Little Girl's Mother | |
| 2003 | A Time to Remember | Claire Goodman Isenberg | TV film |
| 2014 | Tales of Poe | Mother of Dreams/Poetic Narrator |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | All My Children | Peggy Warner | |
| 1980-1981 | Guiding Light | Trudy Wilson | |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Allison Frelang | 1 episode |
| 1982-1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Pam Elliott | Regular; 14 episodes |
| 1983 | Family Ties | Stephanie Brooks | 1 episode |
| 1983 | CHiPs | Kelly Monahan | 1 episode |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Kathy Ludlam | 1 episode |
| 1983-1984 | For Love and Honor | Sharon | 12 episodes |
| 1985 | Stir Crazy | Lisa Grant | 1 episode |
| 1987-1989 | Jake and the Fatman | Samantha Shay/Mia Delaine | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Murphy | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Maggie Spontini | 1 episode |
| 1991 | China Beach | Maria Koloski | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Walter & Emily | Ginny | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Space Rangers | Sarah Boon | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Laura Darrow | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Viper | Lisa Hinkle | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Home Improvement | Eve | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Diagnosis Murder | Jenny Morley | 1 episode |
| 1995 | The Commish | Rhonda Shonick | 1 episode |
| 1996 | American Gothic | Christie | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Lisa Erickson | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Millennium | Dr. Liz Michaels | 1 episode |
| 2000 | JAG | Commander Samantha Woodling | 1 episode |
References
External links
- Amy Steel at the Internet Movie Database
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