Amy Landecker

Birthday: 30 September 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 170 cm

Amy Landecker started her career as a theatre actor in Chicago IL where she worked with the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters. A Bob Falls directed production of Rebecca Gilman's brought her to NYC and the Public Theatre. While in NYC she worked at the Barrow St Theater and Second Stage. She won an ensemble Obie award for her performance in Tracy Letts' Bug. The same play that brought her to LA. While performing on stage in LA she was tapped to play Mrs. Samsky in the Coen brothers Oscar nominated 'A Serious Man' which was the beginning of an exciting on camera career in movies and TV shows like Louie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Enough Said and her current starting role as Sarah Pfefferman in the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning series Transparent. Amy has also written pilots for FX and Amazon and is a top VO talent in animation and commercials. Show less «

The pedicure is beside the point - the rub is all I care about. And not just my feet, my calves and ...Show more »

The pedicure is beside the point - the rub is all I care about. And not just my feet, my calves and thighs. There is nothing better, except maybe a scalp massage. Show less «

The first red carpet I did was at New York's Paris Theatre... It was this beautiful night, and every...Show more »

The first red carpet I did was at New York's Paris Theatre... It was this beautiful night, and everyone is screaming my name. I'm the least pretentious actress you can ever meet. Someone said to me that I look like I've been doing this forever, and I said that's because I watch E! Show less «

I'm not as smart or talented as anyone around me. But they like me.

I will spend anything on the best sheets in the world because I am going to be in them every night. ...Show more »

I will spend anything on the best sheets in the world because I am going to be in them every night. I like them white and crazy soft. Show less «

I've never, ever had a job that lasted for more than a few months.

Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's f...Show more »

Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life. Show less «

You don't want your personality to eclipse your work because no one would be interested in seeing yo...Show more »

You don't want your personality to eclipse your work because no one would be interested in seeing your work anymore. Show less «

I'll always identify as a Chicagoan; if it wasn't so cold, I'd be there forever.

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get t...Show more »

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity. Show less «

I was at the radio station all the time and on the air all the time. I met John Travolta and a lot o...Show more »

I was at the radio station all the time and on the air all the time. I met John Travolta and a lot of the other big '70s icons. Shaun Cassidy sang 'Da Do Ron Ron' to me onstage. I thought I was a rock star; I had an all-access-pass childhood. Show less «

I thought maybe I'd be a female sportscaster.

I actually cannot stand a room without a view - I would rather have a bedroom the size of a closet w...Show more »

I actually cannot stand a room without a view - I would rather have a bedroom the size of a closet with a view over a suite without one. Show less «

I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in...Show more »

I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in my opinion should have been nominated for an Oscar. I think it's one of the greatest female performances I've ever seen on screen, and I think she's wildly talented. Show less «

Before I had satellite radio installed in my car, I thought I would lose my mind listening to commer...Show more »

Before I had satellite radio installed in my car, I thought I would lose my mind listening to commercials and having limited choices on the dial. Your car is your home in L.A., so you've got to have some good stuff to listen to. Show less «

It's hard to get those roles that allow you to show everything and feel like you're really being use...Show more »

It's hard to get those roles that allow you to show everything and feel like you're really being used and exhausted and spent, which I think is what actors really love: We want to be tired. Show less «

We actually use a lot of improvisation on 'Transparent.'

When I was younger, everyone thought I was Courteney Cox.

I think it's amazing that I'm 45 and it is the most creatively successful year of my life.

Amy Landecker

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