Mädchen Amick is an actress, born in Sparks, Nevada, on December 12, 1970. She is of German, Norwegian, and Swedish descent. Her first name, which can be spelled in English Madchen or rather Maedchen, means "girl" or "young woman" in German. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Sparks is a city located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Germans (German: die Deutschen) is a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular country. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...

Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her own creative instincts. She learned to play the piano, bass, violin and guitar as well as tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance. In 1987 at the age of 16, she traveled to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After moving to L.A., Amick appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as in The Borrower (1991). 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...

She got her first break when director David Lynch chose her to play waitress Shelly Johnson on the TV series Twin Peaks. Amick's character endured terrible abuse at the hands of her husband, Leo. David Lynch in the late 1980s David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... This article is about the television series. ...

In 1992, Amick appeared in the Stephen King horror movie Sleepwalkers. She has also appeared in TV movies such as Love, Cheat and Steal (1993). A highlight of Amick's film career is the 1994 feature film Dream Lover, a thriller in which she co-starred with James Spader. Amick also appeared in the romantic comedy French Exit (1995) and the sci-fi thriller Bombshell (1996). 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an actor best known for his roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Stargate, and Secretary. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Amick's return to network TV came in the fall of 1995 with the much-publicized CBS dramatic series Central Park West. In 1998, Amick starred in the updated edition of Fantasy Island. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Central Park West is a scenic avenue in New York City. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Fantasy Island was an American fantasy television show which ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC television. ...

As of 2005, she plays a social worker in the long-running series ER. Also she made a guest appearance in the sitcom Joey and the sitcom Jake In Progress. Current cast of ER ER is a popular NBC serial drama primarily set in a teaching hospitals emergency room, the fictional County General Hospital (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) on Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. ... Joey PR shot Joey is a sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the popular sitcom Friends. ...

External links

• Mädchen Amick (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm000749/) at the Internet Movie Database
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