Amy Farrington

Amy Farrington
Born	(1966-09-20) September 20, 1966 (age 58) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1998–present

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Farrington in 2019.

Amy Farrington (born September 20, 1966) is an American actress and model who is best known for her roles as Stacey Devers on The Michael Richards Show and Detective Lt. Piper Lynch in the CBS drama series S.W.A.T. . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Farrington was born in Boston, Massachusetts but raised in Garland, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. After attending a musical theatre conservatory program she worked in local and regional theatres before moving to Chicago. In Chicago, she performed at several theaters including the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre,(Son of Fire, 1993) The Court Theatre and the Steppenwolf Theatre. Twenty plays later she moved to Los Angeles. Her first job was as a series regular in a pilot for NBC, followed by the series, The Michael Richards Show (2000), for the same network. She then went on to star in pilots for several networks and guest-starred and recurred on numerous sitcoms including Will & Grace (1998), Just Shoot Me! (1997), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Two and a Half Men (2003), The King of Queens (1998), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) and Young Sheldon (2018).

On July 8, 2019, Farrington joined the cast of S.W.A.T. in the role of Detective Lt. Piper Lynch, ^[4] who is a tactical consultant to S.W.A.T. ^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Bored Silly	Ms. Brandt
2001	Me & My Needs		TV movie
	Soul Survivors	ER Doctor - Midtown
2002	Julie Lydecker
2005	East of Normal, West of Weird		TV movie
2009	Exit 19	Katie	TV movie
	Hatching Pete	Doris Ivey	TV movie
	Ill-Advised	Karen Kessler	TV movie
2013	Ending Up	Terri	Short
	The Beating	ER Doctor
2014	Cloud 9	Andrea Cloud	TV movie [7] [8]
2017	Special Unit	Principal Kate

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999	Early Edition	Harper / Doctor	Episodes: "Downsized" & "Blowing Up Is Hard to Do"
1998	ER	Sandy Mader	Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"
	Cupid	Stroller	Episode: "End of an Eros"
2000	The Michael Richards Show	Stacey Devers	7 episodes
2001	Providence	Liza Gruber	Episode: "Impulse Control"
2001–2002	Malcolm in the Middle	Karen	Episodes: "Book Club" & "Cynthia's Back"
2002	Becker	Judy	Episode: "It Had to Be Ew"
	The Drew Carey Show	Bonnie	Episode: "Hickory Dickory... Double Date"
2003	Happy Family	Susan	Episodes: "Tooth" & "Over and Out"
	Just Shoot Me	Michelle	Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" & "Guess Who's Coming to Blush"
	Good Morning, Miami	Erika	Episode: "Looking for Love in All the Wrong Cages"
2004	Will & Grace	Phyllis	Episode: "Fred Astaire and Ginger Chicken" [9]
	The King of Queens	Emily	Episode: "Tank Heaven"
	Two and a Half Men	Kathleen	Episode: "Just Like Buffalo"
	Still Standing	Emmy	Episode: "Still Winning"
	Center of the Universe	Marcia Weaver	Episode: "And the Silver Medal Goes To..."
2005	Yes, Dear	Pam	Episode: "A Little Breathing Room"
	Stacked	Marcy	Episode: "An Ex-Appeal"
	The War at Home	Arlene - Brenda's Mother	Episode: "Cheers"
2006	Twins	Patty	Episode: "Dancin' & Pantsin'"
2006–2008	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Ali	4 episodes
2007	Cavemen	Mrs. Collins	Episode: "The Mascot"
	Saving Grace	Faye	Episode: "This Is Way Too Normal for You"
2008	Back to You	Margaret	Episodes: "Date Night" & "The Wall of Fame"
	Bones	Kate McNutt	Episode: "The Passenger in the Oven"
2009	The Middle	Gail	Episode: "Pilot"
	Nip/Tuck	Abigail Sullivan	Episode: "Abigail Sullivan"
2009–2011	Hung	Mindy Saline	4 episodes
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Mary May	Episode: "Shiny Happy People"
2011	Private Practice	Lisa - Abe's daughter	Episode: "Heaven Can Wait"
	The Mentalist	Melinda Drew	Episode: "Red Gold"
	The Protector	Kathleen Monroe	Episodes: "Pilot" & "Beef"
	Harry's Law	Nurse Eileen O'Malley	Episode: "Purple Hearts"
2012	The Neighbors	Tracy	Episode: "Things Just Got Real" [10]
	American Horror Story: Asylum	Mrs. Reynolds	Episode: "The Origins of Monstrosity" [11]
2012–2013	Jessie	Ms. Devlin	Episodes: "Make New Friends, But Hide the Old" & "Diary of a Mad Newswoman"
2013	Marvin Marvin	Ms. Hinkle	Episode: Marvin & The Cool Kids
	Crash & Bernstein	Ms. Harris	Episode: "Crashus Maximus"
	Scandal	Tammy Blakely	Episode: "A Woman Scorned"
	The Millers	Phone Clerk	Episode: "The Phone Upgrade"
2014	The McCarthys	Aunt Jean	Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style"
2014–2016	Faking It	Molly Ashcroft	13 episodes
2015	The Librarians	Amy's Mom	Episode: "And the Rule of Three"
2016	2 Broke Girls	Leila	Episode: "And the Partnership Hits the Fan" [12]
	Mike & Molly	Karen	Episode: "The Adoption Option"
	Vice Principals	Principal Cavanaugh	Episodes: "Run for the Money"
2017	Mom	June	Episode: "Wind Chimes and a Bottomless Pit of Sadness"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Genevive Parks	Episode: "Getaway"
	Man with a Plan	Librarian	Episodes: "Dirty Money"
	GLOW	Mallory	Episodes: "Pilot" & "The Liberal Chokehold"
	The Mick	Miss Crandall	Episodes: "The Invention"
2018	Beyond	Special Agent Gale Borden	5 episodes [13]
	Young Sheldon	Dr. Sandra Thorpe	Episode: "A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries" [14]
2019	American Princess	Dr. Bloom	Episode: "A Period Piece"
2019–2021	S.W.A.T.	Lieutenant Piper Lynch	Series regular (season 3), Recurring role (season 4) [15] [16] [17]
2023	9-1-1: Lone Star	Chief Reynolds	Episode: "Sellouts"
	Upload	Cheyenne	2 episodes
2024	Bob Hearts Abishola	Dr. Bradford	Episode: "Tayo Time"

References

1. "The Michael Richards Show". facebook.com.
2. "'S.W.A.T.' Original Cast Member Stephanie Sigman Confirms Exit From CBS Series". Deadline Hollywood .
3. "The newest member of the #SWAT squad, @amyKfarrington, tells us about Lt. Lynch and her time on set so far!". twitter.com.
4. "The #SWAT team hunts a serial bomber with Lieutenant Piper Lynch, played by new cast member Amy Farrington on tonight's premiere at 10/9c! 💥". instagram.com.
5. Petski, Denise (July 8, 2019). "'S.W.A.T.' Amy Farrington Cast As New Series Regular For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
6. "I am digging Amy Farrington's character, Lieutenant Detective Piper Lynch. SWAT is so lucky to have such a talented actress as a part of their team. Let's see what updates will be in store for the team". twitter.com.
7. "Exclusive Interview With Amy Farrington From Disney Channel "Cloud 9"". youtube.com.
8. "INTERVIEW WITH AMY FARRINGTON OF DISNEY CHANNELS NEW MOVIE CLOUD 9". celebrityhautespot.com.
9. "With Yvette on the set of Two and a Half Men". facebook.com.
10. "Meeting aliens in The Neighbors". facebook.com.
11. "7 gt8 l a 0 ga4m0h lm 1 0 2 2 J 9a5af 4h · Lovely! My daughter is the bad seed. American Horror Story". facebook.com.
12. "Goofing around on the set of Two Broke Girls". facebook.com.
13. "I've been guest starring in a really fun show. Check it out if you haven't already". facebook.com.
14. "Young Sheldon 2x05 Sneak Peek 3 "A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries"". youtube.com.
15. "'S.W.A.T.' Renewed For Season 6 At CBS". Deadline Hollywood .
16. "Woot woot! Season 5!". facebook.com.
17. "What's on TV Wednesday: 'S.W.A.T.' on CBS". www.latimes.com.

External links

• Amy Farrington at IMDb