Amy Van Nostrand (born April 11, 1953) is an American actress. She has appeared on

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in ''

The Hothouse ''The Hothouse'' (1958/1980) is a full-length tragicomedy written by Harold Pinter in the winter of 1958 between '' The Birthday Party'' (1957) and ''The Caretaker'' (1959). After writing ''The Hothouse'' in the winter of 1958 and following the ...

'' by

Harold Pinter Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...

;

off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

, she appeared in Pearl Theatre's ''Dance With Me''.

Early years

Van Nostrand was born in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

Career

On Broadway, Van Nostrand appeared as Miss Cutts in ''The Hothouse''. She has worked with many regional theatres including

Huntington Theatre Company The Huntington Theatre Company is a professional theatre located in Boston, Massachusetts and the recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award, under the direction of Managing Director Michael Maso. It is notable for its longstanding artist ...

George Street Playhouse George Street Playhouse is a theater company in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the city's Civic Square government and theater district. It's one of the state's preeminent professional theaters committed to the production of new and established ...

Williamstown Theatre Festival The Williamstown Theatre Festival is a resident summer theater on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1954 by Williams College news director Ralph Renzi and drama program chairman David C. Bryant. I ...

, Coast Playhouse,

Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Public Theater, or The Public for short, is a professional theater company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After the retirement of longtime Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas, The Public began the 2018–2019 season with a new ...

, Trinity Rep,

Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Weston Theater Company (formerly known as Weston Playhouse Theatre Company) is a theater company in Weston, Vermont, United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or ...

, and The People's Light & Theatre Company. In film and television her credits include ''Partners in Crime'', '' Outside Providence'', ''

Execution of Justice ''Execution of Justice'' is an ensemble play by Emily Mann chronicling the case of Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978. The play was originally commission ...

'', ''Say You’ll Be Mine'', ''Deception'', ''The House of Mirth'', ''

Made in Heaven ''Made in Heaven'' is the fifteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It was the band's first and only release so ...

'', '' The Fugitive,'' ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Case ...

,'' ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

,'' ''

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,'' ''Trial By Jury,'' ''Dangerous Heart,'' ''Almost Grown,'' ''Over My Dead Body,'' ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

,'' ''

Cagney and Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

,'' ''The Flood,'' ''Kids Like These,'' ''Vietnam War Stories,'' '' Family Album, U.S.A.,'' and ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

''. Amy Van Nostrand is an Associate Producer with ''

Seven Girlfriends ''Seven Girlfriends'' is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Paul Lazarus and starring Tim Daly. Plot Cast *Tim Daly .... Jesse Campbell *Laura Leighton .... Anabeth *Mimi Rogers .... Marie * Olivia d'Abo .... Hannah *Melora Hardin .... ...

'' and a Member of Board of Directors for

. She won the Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Actress for ''The Colorado Catechism'' by

Vincent J. Cardinal Vincent J. Cardinal (born August 9, 1960 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is a graduate of Yale School of Drama. He is a playwright and director. He has written ''The Colorado Catechism'' and directed ''Queens Blvd.'' and ''Steve Hayes' Hollywood Reunion''. C ...

. She has a B.A. from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

and studied as a Peter Kaplan Fellow at Trinity Repertory.

Personal life

Amy Van Nostrand married actor

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as well as his recurring role as ...

in 1982, and they divorced in 2010. They have two children,

Sam Daly Samuel Pierce Daly (born March 24, 1984) is an American actor. He is the son of actor Tim Daly and actress Amy Van Nostrand, and grandson of actor James Daly (actor), James Daly. His aunt is actress Tyne Daly. Daly attended Moses Brown School wher ...

and Emelyn Daly.

Selected filmography

Feature films

Television

Producer credits

Theatre

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Other Stage Credits

Awards

References

External links

* * Living people 1953 births Brown University alumni American stage actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actors from Providence, Rhode Island Actresses from Rhode Island 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Lincoln School (Providence, Rhode Island) alumni {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub