Amy Landecker Biography

Amy Landecker (born September 30, 1969) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is known for her supporting roles in films Dan in Real Life (2007), A Serious Man (2009), and All Is Bright (2013). In 2014, Landecker began starring as Sarah Pfefferman in the Amazon Studios critically acclaimed comedy-drama Transparent.

Early life

Landecker was born September 30, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of John Records Landecker, a Chicago radio personality. One of her maternal great-grandfathers was lawyer Joseph N. Welch.

Career

Landecker earned her Screen Actors Guild card doing a voiceover for a Tampax commercial. In the commercial Landecker echoes the voice of the on-camera actress, saying only the word "ballet", but made $10,000 in residuals from the commercial. Landecker recalls, "I never saw money like that in my life, and it didn't even matter what I looked like! I was hooked on [voiceover] from then on!"

Early in her career, Landecker primarily focused on stage work, and did not move to Los Angeles until she was 38. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including a supporting role as Mrs. Samsky in the Academy Award for Best Picture-nominated film A Serious Man, directed by the Coen brothers. That performance received praise from many film critics, including Roger Ebert, who wrote, "Amy Landecker, too, is perfect as Mrs. Samsky. She makes the character sexy in a strictly logical sense, but any prudent man would know on first sight to stay clear".

In 2011, Landecker was a regular cast member of The Paul Reiser Show on NBC, playing Paul Reiser's wife, Claire. On television, she has guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NCIS, Curb Your Enthusiasm (where she met and started to date Larry David), Revenge, and many more series. She has also appeared in a number of Off-Broadway theatrical productions, including Bug. In 2013, Landecker co-starred in films All Is Bright, Clear History and Enough Said. In 2014 she began starring alongside Jeffrey Tambor and Judith Light in the Amazon Studios comedy-drama series, Transparent. She co-starred in the Michael Bay-produced time travel thriller Project Almanac, which was released in January 2015.

Personal life

Landecker and her Transparent co-star Bradley Whitford began dating in early 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Temporary Girl	Sondra Hardwood
1999	Turks	Woman on Train
1999	Light It Up	Reporter
2007	Dan in Real Life	Cindy Lamson
2009	A Serious Man	Mrs. Samsky
2013	All Is Bright	Therese
2013	Enough Said	Debbie
2013	What Should We Watch?	Irene	Short film
2015	Project Almanac	Kathy
2015	Upended	Cate	Short film
2015	Babysitter	Janine
2015	The Meddler	Diane
2016	Dreamland	Olivia
2016	Upended	Cate	Short film
2016	Doctor Strange	Dr. Bruner
2017	Beatriz at Dinner	Jeana
2017	The Hunter's Prayer	Banks

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999-2000	Early Edition	Susan Schwartz	2 episodes
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Stephanie Grayson	Episode: "Rotten"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jamie Callahan	Episode: "Goliath"
2006	Conviction	Donna Thatcher	Episode: "True Love"
2008	Law & Order	Attorney Parrish	Episode: "Misbegotten"
2008	Mad Men	Petra Colson	Episode: "A Night to Remember"
2009	Medium	Lindsay Burke	Episode: "Truth Be Told"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Agent Stahl	2 episodes
2010-2014	Louie	Sandra/Louie's Mother	4 episodes
2011	NCIS	Dr. Ellen Gracey	Episode: "Out of the Frying Pan"
2011	The Paul Reiser Show	Claire	Series regular, 7 episodes
2011	House	Darrien	Episode: "After Hours"
2011	The Protector	Arlene Duncan	Episode: "Spoon"
2011	Happily Divorced	Audrey	Episode: "Someone Wants Me"
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Jane Cohen	Episode: "The Bi-Sexual"
2011	Prime Suspect	Alice Paget	Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence"
2011-2014	Revenge	Dr. Michelle Banks	3 episodes
2012	House of Lies	Janelle Winter	Episode: "Microphallus"
2012	Private Practice	Melissa	Episode: "Too Much"
2012	Retired at 35	Kat	Episode: "The Proposal"
2013	Vegas	Karen Schultz	Episode: "From This Day Forward"
2013	Clear History	Nathan's Wife	Television film
2014-present	Transparent	Sarah	Series regular Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2015)
2016	People of Earth	Debbie Schultz	Episode: "Acceptance"
2016	Trollhunters	Barbara Lake (voice)	16 episodes