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Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia,
Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...
, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''" Aimée"''.


People


A–E

* Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–1966), Australian hospital administrator *
Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...
(born 1974), American actress * Amy Alcott (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer * Amy Archer-Gilligan, (1873–1962), American serial killer *
Amy Beach Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in ...
(1867–1944), American composer and pianist * Amy Birnbaum (born 1975), American voice actress * Amy Bishop (born 1965), American professor and mass shooter * Amy Braverman, American statistician * Amy Brenneman (born 1964), American actress * Amy Bruckner (born 1991), American actress and singer * Amy Callaghan (born 1992), British politician * Amy Carmichael (1867–1951), British missionary to India * Amy Castle (born 1990), American actress and internet personality * Amy Cimorelli (born 1995), American singer * Amy Carter (born 1967), American political activist * Amy Chan (badminton) (born 1961), player from Hong Kong * Amy Cheng, Singaporean actress * Amy Childs (born 1990), English reality TV star * Amy Chow (born 1978), American retired gymnast *
Amy Chua Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law ...
(born 1962), Chinese-American law professor and writer * Amy Cotton (born 1980), Canadian judoka *
Amy Coney Barrett Amy Vivian Coney Barrett (born January 28, 1972) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump and has served since October 27, 2020. ...
(born 1972), American Supreme Court Associate Justice *
Amy Dalby Amy Mary Dalby (3 January 1888 – 10 March 1969) was an English actress of stage and screen, often in kindly or eccentric spinster roles. Amy first acted at the age of six. Her final performance was in the 8 March 1969 episode "The Battle of G ...
(1888–1969), British actress * Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress * Amy Diamond (born 1992), Swedish singer *
Amy Dumas Amy Christine Dumas (; born April 14, 1975), known professionally as Lita, is an American professional wrestler. Often regarded as one of the greatest women's performers, she is also one of the most popular female superstars in World Wrestling ...
(born 1975), American singer, retired WWE professional wrestler


F–R

* Amy Fisher (born 1974), American criminal and cause célèbre * Amy Garnett (born 1976), English rugby player * Amy Goodman (born 1957), American journalist *
Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...
(born 1960), American Christian contemporary pop singer * Amy Hargreaves (born 1970), American actress * Amy Heidemann, (born 1986), American rapper and singer known professionally as Qveen Herby * Amy Beth Hayes (born 1982), British actress * Amy Faye Hayes (born 1973), American ring announcer and model * Amy Harris, Australian ballet dancer * Amy Heckerling (born 1954), American film director *
Amy Hempel Amy Hempel (born December 14, 1951) is an American short story writer and journalist. She teaches creative writing at the Michener Center for Writers. Life Hempel was born in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to California at age 16, which is whe ...
(born 1951) American writer and journalist * Amy Hennig (born 1964), video game director and script writer * Amy Hill (born 1953), American actress * Amy Holland (born 1953), American pop rock singer * Amy Hastings (born 1976), track and field athlete * Amy Irving (born 1953), American actress *
Amy Jackson Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a British actress and model known for her work in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. A former Miss Teen World, Jackson has appeared in over fifteen films. She made he ...
(born 1992), English actress *
Amy Johnson Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records du ...
(1903–1941), English aviator * Amy Jo Johnson (born 1970), American actress, singer-songwriter and musician * Amy Klobuchar (born 1960), a United States senator from Minnesota *
Amy Kremenek Amy D. Kremenek is an American academic administrator serving as the fifth president of the Tompkins Cortland Community College. Life Kremenek completed a B.S. from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1991 and a M.P.A. from the ...
, American academic administrator * Amy Lee (born 1981), American singer-songwriter, pianist and lead singer of Evanescence * Amy Lee (saxophonist), American musician * Amy Lindsay, American actress * Amy Lowell (1874–1925), American poet *
Amy Malek Amy Malek (born c. 1979/1980), is an American assistant professor, scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist. She serves as the endowed Chair and Director in Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Her wo ...
(c. 1979/1980), American scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist * Amy McDonald (Scottish footballer) (born 1985), Scottish football player and coach * Amy Macdonald (born 1987), British singer-songwriter * Amy MacDonald, American author * Amy Mainzer (born 1974), American astronomer * Amy Malbeuf, Canadian-Métis visual artist, educator, and cultural tattoo practitioner * Amy Millan (born 1973), Canadian singer-songwriter * Amy Miller (born 1980), Canadian filmmaker *
Amy Nuttall Amy Abigail Nuttall (born 7 June 1982) is an English actress and singer known for playing Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2000 until 2005, and housemaid Ethel Parks in ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey''. Early life Nut ...
(born 1982), British actress and singer * Amy O'Neill (born 1971), American actress/performer. *
Amy Palmer Amy Marie Palmer (born April 20, 1975, in Tooele, Utah) is a retired female hammer thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres, achieved on April 29, 2000, in Philadelphia. She was the bronze medalist at the 1998 Goodw ...
(born 1975), American hammer thrower * Amy Parkinson (1855–1938), Canadian poet *
Amy Parmenter Amy Parmenter (born 1 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for Giants Netball. Parmenter was elevated to the Giants senior ahead of the 2019 season, having been a training partner with Canber ...
(born 1997), Australian netball player *
Amy Pemberton Amy Louise Pemberton is a British actress. She portrays Gideon in the television series ''Legends of Tomorrow'' and voiced Elaena Glenmore in the ''Game of Thrones'' video game. She voiced Slone from ''Titanfall 2'' (2016), and played Privat ...
(born 1988), British actress * Amy Phillips (born 1978), British Comedian and impressionist *
Amy Poehler Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy tro ...
(born 1971), American comedian and actress *
Amy Purdy Amy Michelle Purdy (born November 7, 1979) is an American actress, model, para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, clothing designer and author. Purdy is a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist, 2018 Paralympics silver medalist, and one of the t ...
(born 1979), American Paralympic Snowboarder and TV Personality * Amy Ray (born 1964), American singer-songwriter, half of the Indigo Girls duo * Amy Redford (born 1970), American actress, daughter of Robert Redford *
Amy Robach Amy Joanne Robach (born February 6, 1973) is an American television reporter for ABC News. She is the co-anchor of ''20/20'' and the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for '' Good Morning America''. She was a national correspondent for NBC N ...
(born 1973), American television journalist * Amy Rodriguez (born 1987), American soccer player * Amy Ryan (born 1968), American actress


S–Z

* Amy Sanderson (1876–1931), Scottish suffragette * Amy Satterthwaite (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer *
Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...
(born 1981), American comedian and actress *
Amy Sedaris Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...
(born 1961), American actress, author, and comedian * Amy Seimetz (born 1981), American actress, writer, producer, director, and editor * Amy Segerstedt (1835–1928), Swedish teacher, folk teacher, philanthropist * Amy Sky (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host * Amy Sloan (born 1978), Canadian actress * Amy Soranno (born 1993/1994), Canadian animal rights activist *
Amy Smart Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. A native of Los Angeles, Smart began her career modelling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school. Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert's anthology horror ...
(born 1976), American actress and fashion model *
Amy Spain Amy Spain ( – March 10, 1865) was a teenage American slave who was executed by a Confederate military court in the final days of the American Civil War. She was convicted of treason for stealing from her owner, and hanged from a sycamore tree ...
(1848–1865), American slave * Amy Spanger (born 1971), American actress * Amy Spangler (born 1949), American activist *
Amy Spurway Amy Spurway is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel ''Crow'' was published in 2019. The novel, a black comedy about a woman returning home to Cape Breton Island to reunite with her estranged family after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, ...
(born 1976), Canadian authour * Amy Steel (born 1960), American actress *
Amy Studt Amy Jane Studt (born 22 March 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Growing up in a musical family, with her father a violinist and conductor who had toured with Roy Orbison, and her mother a pianist, Studt began writing music at ...
(born 1986), British singer-songwriter *
Amy Summers Amy Summers (born May 3, 1963) is an American politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 49th district since 2014. Early life and education Summers was born on May 3, 1963, to parents Paul and Nel Elder. She gradua ...
(born 1963), American state representative from
West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
*
Amy Tan Amy Ruth Tan (born on February 19, 1952) is an American author known for the novel '' The Joy Luck Club,'' which was adapted into a film of the same name, as well as other novels, short story collections, and children's books. Tan has written ...
(born 1952), American writer * Amy Tinkler (born 1999), British gymnast *
Amy Tong Amy Y. Tong (born October 18, 1977) is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Tong won a gold medal in the Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg) division at ...
(born 1977), American judoka * Amy Veness (1876–1960), British actress * Amy Vermeulen (born 1983), Canadian football (soccer) forward * Amy Walker (born 1982), American actress and singer * Amy Wax (born 1953), American law professor *
Amy Weber Amy Marie Weber (July 2, 1970) is an American actress, model, film producer, singer, real estate broker and former professional wrestling valet. She is best known for her time in WWE as a WWE Diva. She released an album, ''Let it Rain'', the tit ...
(born 1970), American model, singer, actress, and former WWE professional wrestler * Amy Welborn (born 1960), an American author *
Amy Williams Amy Joy Williams, (born 29 September 1982) is a British former skeleton racer and Olympic gold medallist. Originally a runner, she began training in skeleton in 2002 after trying the sport on a push-start track at the University of Bath. Altho ...
(born 1982), British Olympic Skeleton champion *
Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A membe ...
(1983–2011), British singer-songwriter * Amy Winfrey, American animator *
Amy Witting Amy Witting (26 January 1918 – 18 September 2001) was the pen name of an Australian novelist and poet born Joan Austral Fraser. She was widely acknowledged as one of Australia's "finest fiction writers, whose work was full of the atmosphere an ...
(born 1918–2001), Australian writer *
Amy Wright Amy Wright is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in such films as ''The Deer Hunter'', '' Breaking Away'', '' The Accidental Tourist'', '' Hard Promises'', ''Crossing Delancey'', and ''Miss Firecracker''. She is the widow o ...
(born 1950), American actress * Amy Wyss (born 1970/1971), Swiss-American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. *
Amy Yasbeck Amy Marie Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom ''Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Acc ...
(born 1962), American actress * Amy Zegart (born 1967), American writer and academic * Amy Zongo (born 1980), French athlete


Fictional characters

* Amy, a character from ''
Barney and the Backyard Gang ''Barney and the Backyard Gang'' is an American direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and released in periodic installments from 29 August 1988 to 1 August 1991. The series led to the launch of the children's television show, ''Bar ...
''. * Amy, a character from Canadian teen drama series '' The Next Step''. * Amy, a character from '' Total Drama: Pahkitew Island''. * Amy, a character in the film '' Would You Rather''. * Amy the Amethyst Fairy, a character from the '' Rainbow Magic'' book franchise. * Amy Alden, the main character and 13-year-old daughter of Aliane and Tom Alden in the film ''
Fly Away Home ''Fly Away Home'' ( ''Flying Wild'' and ''Father Goose'') is a 1996 family drama film directed by Carroll Ballard. The film stars Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels, and Dana Delany. ''Fly Away Home'' was released on September 13, 1996, by Columbia Pict ...
''. * Amy Amanda Allen, reporter in
The A-Team ''The A-Team'' is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from January 1983 to March 1987 about former members of a fictitious United States Army Special Forces unit. The four members of the team were tried by court ma ...
* Amy Anderson, the civilian name of
Sailor Mercury is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. She is the alternate identity of , a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a member of the Sailor Guardians, supernatural female fighters who protect the Solar Sys ...
in the English dub of the popular anime, ''Sailor Moon''. * Amy Antsler, one of the main characters in the film '' Booksmart''. * Amy Barlow, character in soap opera '' Coronation Street''. * Amy Barnes, character in soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
''. * Amy Bendix, a character in ''
The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
''. * Amy Bradshaw, the main character in '' D.E.B.S.''. * Amy Cahill, one of the main characters of ''
The 39 Clues ''The 39 Clues'' is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors, including Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldacci, J ...
'' series. * Amy Dorrit, the main character in the novel ''
Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...
'', also in a '' television serialisation of the novel. * Amy Duncan, the main character in the TV show ''
Good Luck Charlie ''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. The series' creators, Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, no ...
''. * Amy Dunne, the main character in ''Gone Girl'' by Gillian Flynn. * Amy Enker, titular character of Australian film ''Amy''. * Amy Farrah Fowler, a character in the American sitcom ''
The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on C ...
''. * Amy Fleming Borden, the main character in the TV series '' Heartland''. *
Amy Gardner Amelia Gardner is a fictional character portrayed by Mary-Louise Parker on ''The West Wing'', an American serial political drama. Created in the show's third season after a voicemail from Parker to the show's creator, Amy serves as both a femini ...
, lobbyist and the First Lady's Chief of Staff in ''The West Wing''. * Amy Gillis, a character in American TV series
Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a l ...
. * Amy Gray, a judge in the television series '' Judging Amy''. *
Amy Greene Amy Elizabeth Greene (born October 2, 1975) is an American novelist. Her debut novel, ''Bloodroot'', was a national bestseller. Her second novel, ''Long Man'', was published in March 2014. She is also a contributor to '' The'' ''New York Times'' ...
, Rachel Greene's younger sister in the TV series '' Friends''. * Amy Grimes, a character in the film '' Cyberbully''. * Patricia "Fat Amy" Hobart, a character from the '' Pitch Perfect'' film series. * Amy Juergens, the main character in the teen show ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. * Amy Limietta, from the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. * Amy MacDougall, Robert Barone's girlfriend on the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. * Amy Madden / Havoc, main character in the Disney series '' The Villains of Valley View''. * Amy Madison, in the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. * Amy March, from the novel ''Little Women'' by Louisa May Alcott. * Amy Matthews, Cory Matthews' mother in the TV series ''Boy Meets World''. * Amy Medford, the title character of ''Amy'' (1981 film), a Walt Disney Pictures live-action film. * Amy Minoru, the older sister of Nico Minoru in the TV series '' Runaways''. * Amelia "Amy" Pond, companion of the Doctor in the TV series '' Doctor Who''. *
Amy Pond Amelia "Amy" Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation, played by ...
, a character in the TV series '' Supernatural''. * Amy Raudenfeld, a main character in the TV series '' Faking It''. * Amy Rose, a character from the video game franchise '' Sonic the Hedgehog''. * Amy Santiago, a main character in the TV series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. * Amy Sorel, a playable female character in the ''Soul'' series of fighting games. * Amy Sosa, a main character in the NBC sitcom '' Superstore''. * Amy Squirrel, a main character in the film ''
Bad Teacher ''Bad Teacher'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel, the film tells ...
''. * Amy Sutton, a character in the ''
Sweet Valley High ''Sweet Valley High'' is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefi ...
'' series. * Amy Szalinski, a character from the ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' franchise. * Amy Warnicker, a character in the film ''
Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...
''. * Amy Yuuzuki, a main character in the TV series ''
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger is the Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following '' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. ''Kyoryuger'' aired on TV Asahi from February 17, 2013 to February 9, 2014, joini ...
''.


See also

* * * Aimee * Aime *
Ami (given name) AMI or Ami may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media *AMI-tv, a Canadian TV channel ** AMI-télé, the French-language version *AMI-audio, a Canadian audio broadcast TV service *''Ami Magazine'', an Orthodox Jewish news magazine Businesses ...


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