Portrait of Amy Madigan

Acting

Amy Madigan

Career

Active from 1982 to 2028, busiest in 2002 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mark Twain
Mark Twain
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Amy Madigan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Justice 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Emotional 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen

as Francie

Ashley Wright
Ashley Wright

as Donna Terry

2020s

11 titles Β· average score 66
Gladys
Gladys (2028)

as Gladys

Weapons
Weapons (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gladys

Rebuilding
Rebuilding (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

as Bess

Off the Horse
Off the Horse (2025)

as Bobbette

Bull Street
Bull Street (2024)

as Mary-Ann

Brooklyn, Minnesota
Brooklyn, Minnesota (2024)

as Gail

Go For Grandma
Go For Grandma (2023)

as Grandma

Antlers
Antlers (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Principal Booth

The Hunt
The Hunt (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ma

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Miss Adelaide Finnister

The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

as Donna Burr

2010s

20 titles Β· average score 56
Stuck
Stuck (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sue

A Crooked Somebody
A Crooked Somebody (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joyce Vaughn

Grey Lady
Grey Lady (2017)
GoodWatch score 35

as Lola

Buried Child
Buried Child (2016)

as Halie

Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Elaine

Frontera
Frontera (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

as Olivia

Shirin in Love
Shirin in Love (2014)
GoodWatch score 39

as Rachel

How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Irene Crawley

Sweetwater
Sweetwater (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

as Madame Bovary

The Lifeguard
The Lifeguard (2013)
GoodWatch score 37

as Justine

That's What I Am
That's What I Am (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Principal Kelner

Once Fallen
Once Fallen (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rose

2000s

27 titles Β· average score 69
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show

DoppelgΓ€nger
DoppelgΓ€nger (2009)

as Mom

Fringe
Fringe (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Marilyn Dunham

Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bea McCready

Murder on Pleasant Drive
Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sherrie Davis

Winter Passing
Winter Passing (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lori Lansky

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Jane

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Katharine Wyatt

Admissions
Admissions (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Martha Brighton

Mark Twain
Mark Twain (2002)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Other Voices (voice)

Mark Twain
Mark Twain (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

as (voice)

In the Name of the People
In the Name of the People (2000)

as Connie Murphy

1990s

15 titles Β· average score 67
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

as Amy Hill Hearth

A Bright Shining Lie
A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mary Jane Vann

Loved
Loved (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Brett Amerson

Female Perversions
Female Perversions (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Madelyn Stephens

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jane Withersteen

And Then There Was One
And Then There Was One (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Roxy Ventola

Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Mary Taggart

The Dark Half
The Dark Half (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Liz Beaumont

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show Β· as Maggie (voice)

Lucky Day
Lucky Day (1991)

as Kari

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Emily Ryan

1980s

21 titles Β· average score 58
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Annie Kinsella

Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chanice Kobolowski

Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sarah Weddington

The Prince of Pennsylvania
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Carla Headlee

Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Barbara Cutter

Alamo Bay
Alamo Bay (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

as Glory

The Laundromat
The Laundromat (1985)

as Deedee Johnson

Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sunny

Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as McCoy

Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

as Viola Kelsey

Love Letters
Love Letters (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Wendy

Love Child
Love Child (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Terry Jean Moore

1970s

2 titles Β· average score 52
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show Β· as Jewel Burnett