Amy Locane

Amy Locane
Born Amy Rose Locane
December 19, 1971 (1971-12-19) (age 40)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1984–present
Spouse Mark Bovenizer

Amy Rose Locane (born December 19, 1971) is an American television and film actress.

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Career

Locane was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She starred as one of the original cast on the television series Melrose Place, in which she played Sandy, an aspiring actress who waited tables at the show's bar hangout, Shooters. She left Melrose Place after its first 12 episodes of season one and was replaced by Daphne Zuniga. She also starred in the movie Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler.

She plays a lead role in the film Cry-Baby (1990), starring Johnny Depp, co-stars in the comedy Bongwater with Luke Wilson and Jack Black, and plays the love interest for main character Brendan Fraser in School Ties. She appears in Carried Away.

Personal life

In 2008, Locane married Mark Bovenizer, a local businessman and volunteer firefighter from New Jersey.[1][2][3] They have two daughters, born in January 2007 and January 2009.[4] In April 2011, at the age of two, their younger daughter was diagnosed with a chronic gastrointestinal disease.[5]

Locane has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred in Montgomery, New Jersey, on June 27, 2010. It is alleged she was driving under the influence of alcohol. Her attorney described the charge as being unwarranted based on the facts.[1][6]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. ^ a b "Actress Amy Locane charged in connection with fatal weekend accident in Montgomery", Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ: Gannett Company), June 28, 2010, http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100628/NEWS/100628040/Actress-Amy-Locane-charged-in-connection-with-fatal-weekend-accident-in-Montgomery, retrieved June 29, 2011 
  2. ^ Magee, Kelly (June 30, 2010), "'Melrose' DUI", New York Post, http://www.nypost.com/p/melrose_dui_wMhotjlrbB0ZzZTC5QpG4N, retrieved June 29, 2011 
  3. ^ Cruz, Alicia (March 30, 2011), "Manslaughter case against N.J. actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer takes new turn", NewJerseyNewsroom.com, http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/manslaughter-case-against-nj-actress-amy-locane-bovenizer-takes-new-turn, retrieved June 29, 2011 
  4. ^ "Amy Locane Welcomes Second Daughter", People, January 26, 2009, http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/26/amy-locane-welcomes-second-daughter-avery-hope/, retrieved June 29, 2011 
  5. ^ "2011 Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis", Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/2011TakeStepsWalk/Chapter-NewJersey?px=2371161&pg=personal&fr_id=2569, retrieved July 3, 2011 
  6. ^ Hutchins, Ryan (December 16, 2010), "'Melrose Place' actress is indicted in fatal Montgomery drunken driving crash", The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ: Advance Publications), http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/melrose_place_actress_is_indic.html, retrieved June 29, 2011 

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