• Amy Pietz is an American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1969
• She studied at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and DePaul University’s Theatre School
• She is best known for roles in TV series such as “Caroline in the City”, “Cursed”, and “The Flash”
• She is married with two children
• Her net worth is over $12 million



Known for movies

Short Info

SpouseKenneth Alan Williams
FactDuring her childhood, Pietz originally trained for ballet, but decided not to make this a career after finding out how much money she'd make.


Who is Amy Pietz? Wiki Bio

Amy Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA on 6 March 1969 – her zodiac sign is Pisces and she holds American nationality. Amy is an actress, best known for appearing in TV series such as “Caroline in the City” and “Cursed”.

Early life and education

Amy was raised in Milwaukee by her adoptive mother Nancy who is a nurse, and her adoptive father Arnold Pietz who worked as a truck driver. She became interested in dance when she was six and Nancy enrolled her into ballet classes – it didn’t take long for Amy to become an avid ballet dancer and she wanted to go professional, however, she changed her mind when she realized the low pay!

She studied at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts, and after matriculation enrolled at DePaul University’s Theatre School graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1992.

Career as an actress

Amy’s debut film appearance was as Melinda in “Rudy” in 1993 – three years later, she portrayed Liza Tisch in the film “Jingle All the Way”. She played Sam in the “You” drama film in 2009 and next year played Officer Annie in the “I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer” comedy film.

In the upcoming years, Amy appeared in several movies such as “Zephyr Springs” in 2013 and “The Pact 2” in 2014, while her latest appearance has been in the “Saddle Up!” film released in 2018. Amy is best known for appearing in TV series, with her debut being in the “Missing Persons” series in which she played Lucy Stansfield – in 1994, she appeared in a single episode of the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” TV series, then from 1995 to ‘99, she starred in the “Caroline in the City” sitcom TV series, for which performance she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for an outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series.

Amy Pietz

While shooting for the series, she also appeared in “All Lies End in Murder” and “Conrad Bloom”. From 2000 to 2001, she played the lead role as Melissa Taylor in “The Weber Show”, and in 2003 appeared in a TV series such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, “The Drew Carey Show”, and “Newton” among others. The year 2004 saw her star in “Rodney” while also appearing in “All About the Andersons” and “I’m With Her” in the same year. She played a main role as Franny Tolchuck in “Aliens in America” in 2007 but it was short lived.

2008 saw her appear in “Burn Notice” and “Ghost Whisperer”, and she could have been seen appearing in four TV series in 2010, two being “American Dad!”and “Desperate Housewives”, while she featured in “Private Practice” and “The Paul Reiser Show” in 2011. She has appeared in numerous other TV series over the years some of which are “Two and a Half Men” in 2014, “Stalked by My Neighbor” in 2015, and “No Tomorrow” from 2016 to 2017, while her latest appearance has been in “The Flash” in 2019.

Love life and husband

Amy has married twice – she met Kenneth Alan Williams, a fellow actor, while she was still working her way up in the film industry. Kenneth is best known for appearing in the “ER” TV series as well as in “Will & Grace” and “V.I.P.” TV series, both in 1998. They married in her hometown of Milwaukee on 25 May 1997 but divorced nine years later in 2006 – before she met Kenneth, she was in a relationship with her college sweetheart, and gave birth to their son in 1992. As her boyfriend left her and she didn’t want to raise the child all on her own, Amy gave her son up for adoption.

On 17 January 2010 Amy married Frank Stier, but nothing about the man is known except for his name – the two have been together ever since, and have two children.

Hobbies and other interests

Amy has been interested in ballet since she was six years old, and although she doesn’t take classes anymore, she admits how she occasionally dances at home while listening to music – she also enjoys listening to jazz and blues, and often attends concerts at which those genres are played.

She has her own favorites when it comes to actors and actresses, and these are Russell Crowe, Eddie Murphy, and Judi Dench – her favorite movies include “Gladiator”, “Dolemite Is My Name”, and the “Star Wars” franchise. Amy is a philanthropist and donated an amount to support those hit by Hurricane Katrina which made landfall on Florida and Louisiana in the summer of 2005, causing catastrophic damage.

As a child, she was a huge lover of animals and her family had a pet dog – after it died, she spent a lot of time volunteering at a local animal shelter.

Appearance and net worth

Amy is 50 years old. She has long light brown hair and dark brown eyes, is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, and weighs around 114lbs (52kgs) – her vital statistics are 32-23-32, she wears shoes size 7.5 and dress size four. Her net worth is over $12 million as of late-2019.

General Info

Full NameAmy Pietz
Height1.65 m
ProfessionActor, Film producer
EducationDePaul University, Milwaukee High School of the Arts
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseKenneth Alan Williams
ChildrenBenjamin
ParentsArnold Pietz, Nancy Pietz

Accomplishments

NominationsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
MoviesHalfway, The Pact II, Stalked at 17, Prom, Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer, You, The Whole Ten Yards, DysEnchanted, Every 9 Seconds, Rudy, Reunion
TV ShowsNo Tomorrow, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Aliens in America, Rodney, Cursed, Caroline in the City, Muscle

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Good friends with her Caroline in the City (1995) co-star, Lea Thompson.
2Graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from DePaul University's Theatre School.
3Was the 2007 Queen Azalea of the Wilmington, North Carolina Azalea Festival.
4During her childhood, Pietz originally trained for ballet, but decided not to make this a career after finding out how much money she'd make.
5Is adopted herself and when young had a son who was adopted by others.
6Attended Milwaukee High School of the Arts.
7Performed in musicals, plays, and won awards acting in high school forensics in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
8Lived in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
No Tomorrow2016-2017TV SeriesDeirdre Hackmeyer / Deirdre
Halfway2016/IBeth
Maron2016TV SeriesNatalie
The Magicians2016TV SeriesThe Lamia / Hannah
The Year of Spectacular Men2016Bitchy Casting Director
Devious Maids2015TV SeriesSusie
Stalked by My Neighbor2015TV MovieAndrea Allen
Backstrom2015TV SeriesChristina Rose
How to Get Away with Murder2014TV SeriesSharon Remini
The Pact II2014Maggie Abbot
Two and a Half Men2014TV SeriesAngie
Autumn Leaves2013ShortAutumn
Dexter2013TV SeriesDr. Cooper
Zephyr Springs2013Dawn
The Mentalist2013TV SeriesJoanna Lyle
Audrey2012TV SeriesJulie
Stalked at 172012TV MovieKaren Curson
Necessary Roughness2012TV SeriesCorinne Walsh
The Nine Lives of Chloe King2011TV SeriesMeredith King
Prom2011Corey's Mom
The Paul Reiser Show2011TV SeriesBetsy
Private Practice2011TV SeriesIsabelle
The Office2010TV SeriesDonna
Desperate Housewives2010TV SeriesMadeline
American Dad!2010TV SeriesAlly / Elaine
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer2010Officer Annie
Nip/Tuck2010TV SeriesAllison Krieger
Medium2009TV SeriesNancy Covington
Curb Your Enthusiasm2009TV SeriesWendy
Hawthorne2009TV SeriesGretchen Breyer
You2009/ISam
Trust Me2009TV SeriesDiane
Bones2009TV SeriesEllen Clark
Reunion2009/IISadie
The Closer2009TV SeriesDana Crawford
Ghost Whisperer2008TV SeriesLisa Keller
Burn Notice2008TV SeriesJeannie Anderson
Rodney2004-2008TV SeriesCharlie
Aliens in America2007-2008TV SeriesFranny Franny Tolchuck
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2005TV SeriesZoe Dunlop
I'm with Her2004TV SeriesSamantha
The Whole Ten Yards2004Waitress (as Amy Peitz)
Marty and Sven2004ShortActress
DysEnchanted2004ShortClara
The Division2004TV SeriesJo Miller
All About the Andersons2004TV SeriesMrs. Sandore
Newton2003TV MovieAlice Pryor
ER2003TV SeriesPregnant HIV+ Woman
The Drew Carey Show2003TV SeriesElaine
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2003TV SeriesRebecca McCormick
Ally McBeal2002TV SeriesBonnie Boone
The Weber Show2000-2001TV SeriesMelissa Taylor
Jell-Ohh Lady2001Short
Caroline in the City1995-2000TV SeriesAnnie Spadaro
Conrad Bloom1998TV SeriesBonnie
Every 9 Seconds1997TV MovieCarrie
All Lies End in Murder1997TV MovieTerri Paxton
Jingle All the Way1996Liza Tisch
Muscle1995TV SeriesBronwyn Jones
Star Trek: The Next Generation1994TV SeriesLt. Rhodes
Missing Persons1993TV SeriesLucy Stansfield
Rudy1993Melinda
Highlander1992TV SeriesReporter

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Aliens in America2008TV Series performer - 1 episode
Caroline in the City1995-1999TV Series performer - 5 episodes

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tehuacan Project2007Short executive producer
Jell-Ohh Lady2001Short executive producer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight2014TV SeriesHerself
Good Morning America2011TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Hollywood Squares1998TV SeriesHerself
Intimate Portrait1998TV Series documentaryNarrator
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1996TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1996TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards1996TV SpecialHerself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy Series
Showbiz Today1995TV SeriesHerself

Awards

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1999ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesCaroline in the City (1995)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
Author

Benjy is currently a reporter for BiographyPedia based in Adelaide, Australia. Prior to joining BiographyPedia in July 2019, he was a Bizarre TV reporter and theatre critic at TheSun. Benjy has also written for DailyMail and TMZ. Benjy studied journalism at Goldsmiths University of London, graduating in 2009. You can contact him at [email protected].

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