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My Take
Amy Carlson strikes me as a thinking actor, a Knox College graduate who brought real intelligence to her craft. As Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods she anchored that family drama with warm, steady authority, and her earlier work on Third Watch and the soap Another World shows remarkable staying power. She gravitates toward roles that are grounded and quietly strong, never showy but always essential. What excites me now is her step into directing, that hunger to shape stories rather than just inhabit them. She is the kind of performer you do not always notice praising, yet a production feels incomplete without her. I respect that deeply.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amy Carlson
- Name (Japanese)
- エイミー・カールソン
- Reading
- えいみー・かーるそん
- Born
- July 7, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Glenbard West High School
- University
- Knox College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Amy Carlson born?
Born July 7, 1968 (age 57).
Where is Amy Carlson from?
Amy Carlson is from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States.
What does Amy Carlson do?
Amy Carlson works as actor, television actor, film actor, film director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.