Age: 72
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Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination. Born in Palo Alto, California, to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years. In New York, she made her Broadway debut in The Country Wife (1965–1966) at age 13. Irving subsequently studied theater at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), followed by a lead role in the 1978 supernatural thriller The Fury (1978). In 1980, Irving appeared in a Broadway production of Amadeus before being cast in Yentl (1983), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1988, she received an Obie Award for her Off-Broadway performance in a production of The Road to Mecca, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the comedy Crossing Delancey (1988). Irving went on to appear in the original Broadway production of Broken Glass (1994) and the revival of Three Sisters (1997). In film, she starred in the ensemble comedy Deconstructing Harry (1997), and reprised her role in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) before co-starring opposite Michael Douglas in Steven Soderbergh's crime-drama Traffic (2000). She subsequently appeared in the independent films Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) and Adam (2009). From 2006 to 2007, she starred in the Broadway production of The Coast of Utopia. In 2018, she reunited with Soderbergh, appearing in a supporting role in his horror film Unsane.
Amy Irving
Anna Covington
for Anna Covington in Cowboy Heart
Suggested by thecookieprincess
Molly Brannigan, single mother of 2. She used to sing when she was young, now she is 42 and wants to do music again. She plays guitar, composes songs, and lives on a ranch where she works with her parents and brother. In a bar, she meets the former well-known country singer Cliff Dawson. Cliff tells her about his career, stories from tours. She repeatedly meets up with her ex-bf from high school, Mike Conroy, whom his life has led back to Gatlinburg. They spend a lot of time together and fall in love again. After some time, Mike composes a song Cowboy Heart for her, with which he confesses his feelings and proposes to her. Cliff gets her a gig at a local music festival where Ricky McBain, a major country music producer, is also there. Molly sings her own songs and it is a huge success. Ricky tells Cliff that he wants Molly to come to his studio and record an album. It's a huge hit, so Ricky and Cliff arrange a tour for her across the US, which she's supposed to go on in May. Meanwhile, she helps out on the ranch and plans to marry Mike, who works as a high school football coach in Gatlinburg. A few days later, Molly collapses, doctors discover that she has a diseased heart and needs an immediate transplant. A donor cannot be found, so Mike gives her his, it always belonged to her. Molly finds out after the surgery and worries. She wants to cancel the tour, but Mike wants her to fulfill her dream. He goes to a concert in Memphis and sings Mike's song called Cowboy Heart.
