Amy Louise Acker

Amy Louise Acker was born on 5th December, 1976 in Dallas, Texas. Acker studied Ballet, Morden dance, and Jazz dance for 13 years.

She started Southern Methodist University in 1996. Amy is not a Methodist, but attended SMU because they were supposed to have a really good theater department. As part of her acting course at SMU, she was trained in weapons and certified in combat. Amy's first television role was in the Wishbone Company, which was used solely for the PBS television show Wishbone.

Acker enjoyed a short stint of mordeling work for the J. Crew clothing catalogue. In 1999, she was nominated for a Leon Rabin award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in A Lead Role" for her performance in the play Therese Raquin. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999.

She won the 2003 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal.

She was married with James Carpinello on 25th April 2003 and has 1 child.