Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz (born March 6, 1969) is an American actress, 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 (1995-1999). 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).

Amy Pietz
Born	(1969-03-06) March 6, 1969 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	DePaul University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Kenneth Alan Williams ​ ( m. 1997; div. 2007) Frank J. Stier ​ ( m. after 2010)

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.

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, Pietz starred as Jennifer Aspen's crazy sister in the 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, and How to Get Away with Murder. She also 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.

Personal life

Pietz married actor Kenneth Alan Williams in 1997 in her native Milwaukee. They have since divorced.[1] Pietz gave birth to a son when she was 23, Benjamin, whom she subsequently gave up for adoption.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Rudy	Melinda
1996	Jingle All the Way	Liza Tisch
2009	Reunion	Sadie
2009	You	Sam
2010	I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer	Officer Annie
2011	Prom	Mrs. Doyle
2013	Zephyr Springs	Dawn
2013	Autumn Leaves	Autumn	Short
2014	The Pact 2	Margaret 'Maggie' Abbot
2017	Halfway	Beth
2017	The Year of Spectacular Men	Bitchy Casting Director
2018	Saddle Up!		Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Missing Persons	Lucy Stansfield	"Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved.."
1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Lt. Rhodes	"Bloodlines"
1995	Muscle	Bronwyn Jones	Main role
1995–1999	Caroline in the City	Annie Spadaro	Main role
1997	All Lies End in Murder	Terri Paxton	TV film
1997	Every 9 Seconds	Carrie	TV film
1998	Conrad Bloom	Bonnie	"Gone with the Re-Wind"
2000–01	The Weber Show	Melissa Taylor	Main role
2002	Ally McBeal	Bonnie Boone	"A Kick in the Head", "Homecoming"
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Rebecca McCormick	"Lady Heather's Box"
2003	The Drew Carey Show	Elaine	"Two Girls for Every Boy"
2003	ER	Pregnant HIV+ Woman	"Freefall"
2003	Newton	Alice Pryor	TV film
2004	All About the Andersons	Mrs. Sandore	"Get Out of Dodge... Ball"
2004	The Division	Jo Miller	"Skips and Scones"
2004	I'm with Her	Samantha	"Party of Two", "Friends in Low Places", "Drama Queen"
2004–2006	Rodney	Charlie	Main role
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Zoe Dunlop	"Alien"
2007–08	Aliens in America	Franny Tolchuck	Main role
2008	Burn Notice	Jeannie Anderson	"Double Booked"
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Lisa Keller	"Bloodline"
2009	The Closer	Dana Crawford	"Good Faith"
2009	Bones	Ellen Clark	"The Salt in the Wounds"
2009	Trust Me	Diane	"What's the Rush?", "Odd Man Out", "The More Things Change"
2009	Hawthorne	Gretchen Breyer	"Night Moves"
2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Wendy	"Denise Handicapped"
2009	Medium	Nancy Covington	"Once in a Lifetime"
2010	Nip/Tuck	Allison Krieger	"Walter and Edith Krieger"
2010	American Dad!	Ally / Elaine (voice)	"Great Space Roaster"
2010	Desperate Housewives	Madeline	"You Must Meet My Wife"
2010	The Office	Donna Newton	Recurring role (seasons 6–7)
2011	Private Practice	Isabelle	"Love and Lies"
2011	The Paul Reiser Show	Betsy	"The Old Guy"
2011	The Nine Lives of Chloe King	Meredith King	Main role
2012	Necessary Roughness	Corinne Walsh	"All the King's Horses"
2012	Stalked at 17	Karen Curson	TV film
2012	Audrey	Julie	"Satisfy Me", "Black Gold", "A Tart Finish"
2013	The Mentalist	Joanna Lyle	"Days of Wine and Roses"
2013	Dexter	Dr. Cooper	"Remember the Monsters?"
2014	Two and a Half Men	Angie	"Lotta Delis in Little Armenia"
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Sharon Remini	"We're Not Friends"
2015	Backstrom	Christina Rose	"I Am a Bird Now"
2015	Stalked by My Neighbor	Andrea Allen	TV film
2015	Devious Maids	Susie	"Suspicion"
2016	The Magicians	Hannah / The Lamia	"Impractical Applications", "Remedial Battle Magic"
2016	Maron	Natalie	"The 13th Step"
2016–17	No Tomorrow	Deirdre Hackmeyer	Main role
2017	You're the Worst	Adrienne	"A Bunch of Hornballs"
2017	Hit the Road	Meg Swallow	Main role
2019	Modern Family	Janice	"Yes-Woman", "Snapped", "The Last Halloween"
2019	The Flash	Debbie Dibny	"Dead Man Running"
2020	Mom	Rebecca	S7 E20: "Big Sad Eyes and a Wrinkled Hot Dog"

References

1. "Amy Pietz Biography (1969-)".
2. Staff, Hollywood.com (2 February 2015). "Amy Pietz - Biography and Filmography - 1969". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
3. "The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Screen Actors Guild Awards". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
4. "NBC delays and overhauls Cursed". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
5. "Amy Pietz Recruited by The Office". 16 March 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
6. Andreeva, Nellie (12 November 2010). "MTV Pilot 'Patito Feo' Casts Lead While ABC Family Pilot 'Nine Lives' Finds Co-Lead". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
7. Petski, Denise (11 March 2016). "Amy Pietz Joins The CW Pilot 'No Tomorrow'; Josh Segarra In NBC's Vladimir Caamaño Project". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. "Amy Pietz".
9. "tv.yahoo.com/news/amy-pietz-tackles-motherhood-off-screen-nine-lives-182100429.html".

External links

• Amy Pietz on IMDb