Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz
Amy Pietz
Born	March 6, 1969 (age 55); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	DePaul University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouses	; Kenneth Alan Williams; (m. 1997; div. 2007) ; Frank J. Stier; (m. 2010)

Amy Pietz (born March 6, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles on television. She received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for her role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City (1995–99). She later had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms Cursed (NBC, 2000–01), Rodney (ABC, 2004–06), and Aliens in America (The CW, 2007–08).

Early life

Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver. She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but eventually decided against it due to the low pay and shifted her focus elsewhere.^[1]

She attended the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Pietz began her career playing small roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as films Rudy (1993) and Jingle All the Way (1996). In 1995, she was regular cast member on the short-lived The WB sitcom Muscle, before her breakthrough role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City starring Lea Thompson.^[2] The series aired from 1995 to 1999. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the role in 1999.^[3]

The following year, Pietz went to star alongside Steven Weber on the NBC sitcom Cursed.^[4] The series was canceled after a single season in 2001. She later played Martha Boswell in the stage musical The Boswell Sisters.^[2]

From 2004 to 2006, she appeared in ABC sitcom Rodney. During 2007–08 season, she played the mother in The CW sitcom Aliens in America. She also had guest starring roles on Ally McBeal, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Division, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Burn Notice, The Closer, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, Two and a Half Men, Mom, and How to Get Away with Murder. She had a recurring role as Donna in the NBC comedy series The Office in 2010.^[5]

In 2011, Pietz played Meredith King, the mother of Chloe King, in the short-lived ABC Family drama series The Nine Lives of Chloe King.^[6] In 2016, she was cast as lead character's boss in The CW comedy-drama series No Tomorrow.^[7]

In 2016, Pietz guest-starred in the 4th season of Marc Maron's IFC series Maron as Natalie, a fellow rehab patient. In 2019, she starred as Ralph Dibny's mother in The Flash.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Pietz married actor Kenneth Alan Williams in 1997 in her native Milwaukee. Pietz gave birth to a son when she was 23, Benjamin, whom she subsequently placed for adoption.^[8]^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Rudy	Melinda
1996	Jingle All the Way	Liza Tisch
2009	Reunion	Sadie
2009	You	Sam
2010	I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer	Officer Annie
2011	Prom	Mrs. Doyle
2013	Zephyr Springs	Dawn
2013	Autumn Leaves	Autumn	Short film
2014	The Pact 2	Margaret 'Maggie' Abbot
2017	Halfway	Beth
2017	The Year of Spectacular Men	Bitchy Casting Director
2020	Hooking Up	Betty Beane

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Missing Persons	Lucy Stansfield	Episode: "Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved.."
1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Lt. Rhodes	Episode: "Bloodlines"
1995	Muscle	Bronwyn Jones	Main role
1995–1999	Caroline in the City	Annie Spadaro	Main role
1997	All Lies End in Murder	Terri Paxton	TV film
1997	Every 9 Seconds	Carrie	TV film
1998	Conrad Bloom	Bonnie	Episode: "Gone with the Re-Wind"
1999	Starship Regulars	Mara	Voice
2000–01	The Weber Show	Melissa Taylor	Main role
2002	Ally McBeal	Bonnie Boone	Episodes: "A Kick in the Head", "Homecoming"
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Rebecca McCormick	Episode: "Lady Heather's Box"
2003	The Drew Carey Show	Elaine	Episode: "Two Girls for Every Boy"
2003	ER	Pregnant HIV+ Woman	Episode: "Freefall"
2003	Newton	Alice Pryor	TV film
2004	All About the Andersons	Mrs. Sandore	Episode: "Get Out of Dodge... Ball"
2004	The Division	Jo Miller	Episode: "Skips and Scones"
2004	I'm with Her	Samantha	Episodes: "Party of Two", "Friends in Low Places", "Drama Queen"
2004–2006	Rodney	Charlie	Main role
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Zoe Dunlop	Episode: "Alien"
2007–08	Aliens in America	Franny Tolchuck	Main role
2008	Burn Notice	Jeannie Anderson	Episode: "Double Booked"
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Lisa Keller	Episode: "Bloodline"
2009	The Closer	Dana Crawford	Episode: "Good Faith"
2009	Bones	Ellen Clark	Episode: "The Salt in the Wounds"
2009	Trust Me	Diane	Episodes: "What's the Rush?", "Odd Man Out", "The More Things Change"
2009	Hawthorne	Gretchen Breyer	Episode: "Night Moves"
2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Wendy	Episode: "Denise Handicapped"
2009	Medium	Nancy Covington	Episode: "Once in a Lifetime"
2010	Nip/Tuck	Allison Krieger	Episode: "Walter and Edith Krieger"
2010	American Dad!	Ally / Elaine (voice)	Episode: "Great Space Roaster"
2010	Desperate Housewives	Madeline	Episode: "You Must Meet My Wife"
2010	The Office	Donna Newton	Recurring role (seasons 6–7)
2011	Private Practice	Isabelle	Episode: "Love and Lies"
2011	The Paul Reiser Show	Betsy	Episode: "The Old Guy"
2011	The Nine Lives of Chloe King	Meredith King	Main role
2012	Necessary Roughness	Corinne Walsh	Episode: "All the King's Horses"
2012	Stalked at 17	Karen Curson	TV film
2012	Audrey	Julie	Episodes: "Satisfy Me", "Black Gold", "A Tart Finish"
2013	The Mentalist	Joanna Lyle	Episode: "Days of Wine and Roses"
2013	Dexter	Dr. Kruper	Episode: "Remember the Monsters?"
2014	Two and a Half Men	Angie	Episode: "Lotta Delis in Little Armenia"
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Sharon Remini	Episode: "We're Not Friends"
2015	Backstrom	Christina Rose	Episode: "I Am a Bird Now"
2015	Stalked by My Neighbor	Andrea Allen	TV film
2015	Devious Maids	Susie	Episode: "Suspicion"
2016	The Magicians	Hannah / The Lamia	Episodes: "Impractical Applications", "Remedial Battle Magic"
2016	Maron	Natalie	Episode: "The 13th Step"
2016–17	No Tomorrow	Deirdre Hackmeyer	Main role
2017	You're the Worst	Adrienne	Episode: "A Bunch of Hornballs"
2017	Hit the Road	Meg Swallow	Main role
2019–20	Modern Family	Janice	Recurring role (Seasons 10–11)
2019	The Flash	Debbie Dibny	Episode: "Dead Man Running"
2019	Animal Kingdom	Meredith	3 episodes
2020	Mom	Rebecca	Episode: "Big Sad Eyes and a Wrinkled Hot Dog"
2022	Dynasty	Mandy Von Dunkel	Episode: "But a Drug Scandal?"
2022	Love, Victor	Margaret Campbell	Guest role (season 3)
2023	Wolf Pack	Kendra Lang	Recurring role