Ally Sheedy Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
Date of birth:
June 13. 1962
Place of birth:
USA
Astrology Sign:
Gemini
Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Biography
We all know her and we all love her...and while we may miss her Brat Pack days, Ally Sheedy is now a grown woman and an acting force to be reckoned. Aside from being one of American cinema's original teenage stars, Ally is also an avid stage actress and writer. It's hard to decide which of her strengths she plays to best...so why can't we just love them all?
Although Ally originally started out life wanting nothing more than to dance for the ballet, it is clear that she made the correct (although probably also the most difficult) decision when she chose to spread her wings and soar onto the small screen of American television (and big screen too). Ally has clearly made her choice and knows how to show that she can triumph wherever life takes her.
Born Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy on 13 June 1962 in New York City, Ally was destined for stardom by the tender age of 6. She began her career in entertainment as a dancer in the American Ballet Theater, an obsession that lasted until the age of fourteen, when Ally hit puberty and could no longer emotionally, mentally or physically handle the eating disorders she was forced to procure in order to stay thin enough for prima ballerina status. But it didn't matter anyway. At the age of 12, Ally's imagination got the better of her short story "She Was Nice to Mice," a fantastical tale about Queen Elizabeth I and a mouse, which was picked up and published by McGraw-Hill and later became a best seller. By the time Ally was 15, she had received requests from publications like Village Voice, Ms. Magazine (which she accepted), and the New York Times.
Ally's big break came at the age of 15, when an agent saw her on the The Mike Douglas Show and put her in a lineup of Broadway plays and musicals, and after-school specials on TV, as well as a horde of commercials.
At 18, Ally moved to Los Angeles and by 1981 was appearing in television series and shows like The Best Little Girl in the World, The Day the Loving Stopped, Splendor in the Grass, Homeroom, and Hill Street Blues.
Ally's mega break came in 1983, when her acting skills paid off and she was selected to play the coveted role of J.C. in Bad Boys (not the one with Will Smith...the one before that) opposite Sean Penn. Later that same year she starred opposite Matthew Broderick in War Games and then her career exploded bringing incredible roles into her life such as Oxford Blues (1984), Twice in a Lifetime (1985), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Later on in the 1980s and early 90s she auditioned for roles in Sixteen Candles (which went to her Brat Pack sister, Molly Ringwald) and A League of Their Own, both of which she did not receive. However, Ally did make stunning leads in both Short Circuit and Maid to Order.
Ally is married to fellow actor David Lansbury, and they have one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994 (and conceived during the filming of Ally's movie "One Night Stand").
Although Ally originally started out life wanting nothing more than to dance for the ballet, it is clear that she made the correct (although probably also the most difficult) decision when she chose to spread her wings and soar onto the small screen of American television (and big screen too). Ally has clearly made her choice and knows how to show that she can triumph wherever life takes her.
Born Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy on 13 June 1962 in New York City, Ally was destined for stardom by the tender age of 6. She began her career in entertainment as a dancer in the American Ballet Theater, an obsession that lasted until the age of fourteen, when Ally hit puberty and could no longer emotionally, mentally or physically handle the eating disorders she was forced to procure in order to stay thin enough for prima ballerina status. But it didn't matter anyway. At the age of 12, Ally's imagination got the better of her short story "She Was Nice to Mice," a fantastical tale about Queen Elizabeth I and a mouse, which was picked up and published by McGraw-Hill and later became a best seller. By the time Ally was 15, she had received requests from publications like Village Voice, Ms. Magazine (which she accepted), and the New York Times.
Ally's big break came at the age of 15, when an agent saw her on the The Mike Douglas Show and put her in a lineup of Broadway plays and musicals, and after-school specials on TV, as well as a horde of commercials.
At 18, Ally moved to Los Angeles and by 1981 was appearing in television series and shows like The Best Little Girl in the World, The Day the Loving Stopped, Splendor in the Grass, Homeroom, and Hill Street Blues.
Ally's mega break came in 1983, when her acting skills paid off and she was selected to play the coveted role of J.C. in Bad Boys (not the one with Will Smith...the one before that) opposite Sean Penn. Later that same year she starred opposite Matthew Broderick in War Games and then her career exploded bringing incredible roles into her life such as Oxford Blues (1984), Twice in a Lifetime (1985), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Later on in the 1980s and early 90s she auditioned for roles in Sixteen Candles (which went to her Brat Pack sister, Molly Ringwald) and A League of Their Own, both of which she did not receive. However, Ally did make stunning leads in both Short Circuit and Maid to Order.
Ally is married to fellow actor David Lansbury, and they have one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994 (and conceived during the filming of Ally's movie "One Night Stand").