Amy Pietz

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Amy Pietz
Born (1969-03-06) March 6, 1969 (age 54)
Education DePaul University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouses
Kenneth Alan Williams
(m. 1997;div. 2007)
Frank J. Stier
(m. 2010)

Amy Pietz (born March 6, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles on television. She received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for her role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City (1995–99). She later had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms Cursed (NBC, 2000–01), Rodney (ABC, 2004–06), and Aliens in America (The CW, 2007–08).

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Early life

Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver. She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but eventually decided against it due to the low pay and shifted her focus elsewhere. [1]

She attended the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.[ citation needed ]

Career

Pietz began her career playing small roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation , as well as films Rudy (1993) and Jingle All the Way (1996). In 1995, she was regular cast member on the short-lived The WB sitcom Muscle , before her breakthrough role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City starring Lea Thompson. [2] The series aired from 1995 to 1999. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the role in 1999. [3]

The following year, Pietz went to star alongside Steven Weber on the NBC sitcom Cursed . [4] The series was canceled after a single season in 2001. She later played Martha Boswell in the stage musical The Boswell Sisters . [2]

From 2004 to 2006, she appeared in ABC sitcom Rodney . During 2007–08 season, she played the mother in The CW sitcom Aliens in America . She also had guest starring roles on Ally McBeal , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , The Division , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Burn Notice , The Closer , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Nip/Tuck , Desperate Housewives , Two and a Half Men , Mom , and How to Get Away with Murder . She had a recurring role as Donna in the NBC comedy series The Office in 2010. [5]

In 2011, Pietz played Meredith King, the mother of Chloe King, in the short-lived ABC Family drama series The Nine Lives of Chloe King . [6] In 2016, she was cast as lead character's boss in The CW comedy-drama series No Tomorrow . [7]

In 2016, Pietz guest-starred in the 4th season of Marc Maron's IFC series Maron as Natalie, a fellow rehab patient. In 2019, she starred as Ralph Dibny's mother in The Flash.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Pietz married actor Kenneth Alan Williams in 1997 in her native Milwaukee. Pietz gave birth to a son when she was 23, Benjamin, whom she subsequently placed for adoption. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Rudy Melinda
1996 Jingle All the Way Liza Tisch
2009ReunionSadie
2009 You Sam
2010I Was a 7th Grade Dragon SlayerOfficer Annie
2011 Prom Mrs. Doyle
2013Zephyr SpringsDawn
2013Autumn LeavesAutumn Short film
2014 The Pact 2 Margaret 'Maggie' Abbot
2017 Halfway Beth
2017 The Year of Spectacular Men Bitchy Casting Director
2020 Hooking Up Betty Beane

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Missing Persons Lucy StansfieldEpisode: "Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved.."
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. RhodesEpisode: "Bloodlines"
1995 Muscle Bronwyn JonesMain role
1995–1999 Caroline in the City Annie SpadaroMain role
1997All Lies End in MurderTerri PaxtonTV film
1997 Every 9 Seconds CarrieTV film
1998 Conrad Bloom BonnieEpisode: "Gone with the Re-Wind"
1999 Starship Regulars MaraVoice
2000–01 The Weber Show Melissa TaylorMain role
2002 Ally McBeal Bonnie BooneEpisodes: "A Kick in the Head", "Homecoming"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rebecca McCormickEpisode: "Lady Heather's Box"
2003 The Drew Carey Show ElaineEpisode: "Two Girls for Every Boy"
2003 ER Pregnant HIV+ WomanEpisode: "Freefall"
2003NewtonAlice PryorTV film
2004 All About the Andersons Mrs. SandoreEpisode: "Get Out of Dodge... Ball"
2004 The Division Jo MillerEpisode: "Skips and Scones"
2004 I'm with Her SamanthaEpisodes: "Party of Two", "Friends in Low Places", "Drama Queen"
2004–2006 Rodney CharlieMain role
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zoe DunlopEpisode: "Alien"
2007–08 Aliens in America Franny TolchuckMain role
2008 Burn Notice Jeannie AndersonEpisode: "Double Booked"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Lisa KellerEpisode: "Bloodline"
2009 The Closer Dana CrawfordEpisode: "Good Faith"
2009 Bones Ellen ClarkEpisode: "The Salt in the Wounds"
2009 Trust Me DianeEpisodes: "What's the Rush?", "Odd Man Out", "The More Things Change"
2009 Hawthorne Gretchen BreyerEpisode: "Night Moves"
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm WendyEpisode: "Denise Handicapped"
2009 Medium Nancy CovingtonEpisode: "Once in a Lifetime"
2010 Nip/Tuck Allison KriegerEpisode: "Walter and Edith Krieger"
2010 American Dad! Ally / Elaine (voice)Episode: "Great Space Roaster"
2010 Desperate Housewives MadelineEpisode: "You Must Meet My Wife"
2010 The Office Donna NewtonRecurring role (seasons 6–7)
2011 Private Practice IsabelleEpisode: "Love and Lies"
2011 The Paul Reiser Show BetsyEpisode: "The Old Guy"
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Meredith KingMain role
2012 Necessary Roughness Corinne WalshEpisode: "All the King's Horses"
2012Stalked at 17Karen CursonTV film
2012AudreyJulieEpisodes: "Satisfy Me", "Black Gold", "A Tart Finish"
2013 The Mentalist Joanna LyleEpisode: "Days of Wine and Roses"
2013 Dexter Dr. KruperEpisode: "Remember the Monsters?"
2014 Two and a Half Men AngieEpisode: "Lotta Delis in Little Armenia"
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Sharon ReminiEpisode: "We're Not Friends"
2015 Backstrom Christina RoseEpisode: "I Am a Bird Now"
2015Stalked by My NeighborAndrea AllenTV film
2015 Devious Maids SusieEpisode: "Suspicion"
2016 The Magicians Hannah / The LamiaEpisodes: "Impractical Applications", "Remedial Battle Magic"
2016 Maron NatalieEpisode: "The 13th Step"
2016–17 No Tomorrow Deirdre HackmeyerMain role
2017 You're the Worst AdrienneEpisode: "A Bunch of Hornballs"
2017 Hit the Road Meg SwallowMain role
2019–20 Modern Family JaniceRecurring role (Seasons 10–11)
2019 The Flash Debbie DibnyEpisode: "Dead Man Running"
2019 Animal Kingdom Meredith3 episodes
2020 Mom RebeccaEpisode: "Big Sad Eyes and a Wrinkled Hot Dog"
2022 Dynasty Mandy Von DunkelEpisode: "But a Drug Scandal?"
2022 Love, Victor Margaret CampbellGuest role (season 3)
2023 Wolf Pack Kendra LangRecurring role

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