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Biography While at New York's Bank Street School, 12-year-old Ally Sheedy wrote about a mythical encounter between Queen Elizabeth I and an inquisitive mouse. The result, "She Was Nice to Mice", was published by McGraw-Hill and became an instant best seller. Although it proved a springboard to an acting career...
| Talent Agent: |
Innovative Artists - Bill Veloric
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| Profession: |
Actress / Producer / Thanks |
| Born: |
13 June 1962, New York City, New York, USA (age 47) |
| Birth Name: |
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy |
| Height: |
5' 5" (1.65 m) |
| Spouse: |
David Lansbury (10 October 1992 - present) (filed for divorce) 1 child
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| Also Known As: |
Ally Sheedy / Alexandra Sheedy |
| Awards: |
4 wins & 10 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1977 - 2009 |
Salary
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Maid to Order (1987): $500,000 |
Real Life Quotes
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It's so unfair. The term "Brat Pack" is so condescending. |
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I started writing because I used to tell stories to the children who lived nearby and when I was six I started writing them down. I write poetry and plays, too, and writing is important to me. It is important for me to express my feelings and thoughts. If I'm feeling angry or wonderful or upset or happy I just write it out and reread the feelings over and over again. When I'm depressed I read something I wrote when I was happy and I can feel a great lift in my spirits. I love writing! |
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I am really close to my parents. My mother and my father do not live together. We children spend half of the week at one house and half of the week at the other house. We have been living as we do for six years. I get along well with my brother Patrick, who is ten, and my sister Meghan, who is thirteen. We have an iguana and rabbit as pets. |
Trivia
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Auditioned for the movie A League of Their Own but didn't get the role because she couldn't play baseball well enough. |
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Is the eldest of three children born to an advertising executive dad and a literary agent mom. |
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Treated for addiction to prescription medication. |
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Her mother is Charlotte Sheedy, a prominent New York literary agent. |
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Dated Richie Sambora. |
Other Works
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September-December 1999: Played Hedwig, East German transsexual, in the off-Broadway musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". |
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Reviewed Childen's books for The New York Times one year after "She Was Nice To Mice" was published. |
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Children's Book: "She Was Nice to Mice". |
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Poetry book: "Yesterday, I Saw The Sun", 1991. |
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Early in her career appeared in commercials for McDonald's and Colgate toothpaste. |
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