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Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962 in
New York City), is an United States|American
Cinema of the United States|screen and Theatre in
the United States|stage actor|actress, possibly
best known for her roles in the "Brat Pack" films
The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire (movie)|St.
Elmo's Fire.

At six years old, Ally Sheedy started dancing with
the American Ballet Theatre, and at age 12 wrote a
children's book, She Was Nice to Mice, that was
published by McGraw-Hill and became a bestseller
(ISBN 0440478448). Then, in her teens she began
acting in local productions. 

After appearing in several straight-to-television
films in 1981 in television|1981, Sheedy made her
cinema debut in Bad Boys (1983 movie)|Bad Boys
(1983 in film|1983), starring Sean Penn. The 1980s
were her golden period with roles also in WarGames
and Short Circuit, as well as a character in three
episodes of the television series Hill Street
Blues in 1983.

Her Hollywood career appears to have been
difficult.  Sheedy has claimed that she shied away
from roles that were offered to her because she
would have had to play a sex object.

In the 1990s Ally Sheedy was treated for sleeping
pill addiction, which she drew on for her role as
a drug-addicted photographer in the 1998 in
film|film High Art. She has also battled with
Bulimia nervosa, which started after a visit to
Ford Modeling Agency at the dawn of her acting
career, when Eileen Ford told her to lose 15
pounds if she wanted to be represented by the
agency.

High Art was an important movie in Sheedy's
career.  She identified with the character of
photographer Lucy Berliner so much that she took a
plane at her own expense to participate in an
audition.  She has said that this character is the
closest one she has played to herself.

In 1999, Sheedy took over the lead role in the
Off-Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry
Inch. Her run was terminated early amid bad
reviews and reports of bizarre behavior.

She is married to actor David Lansbury, nephew of
actress Angela Lansbury and son of Edgar Lansbury,
the producer of the original production of
Godspell, and they have a daughter, Rebecca, born
in 1994.

==Notable filmography==
*Bad Boys (1983)
*WarGames (1983)
*The Breakfast Club (1985 in film|1985)
*St. Elmo's Fire (1985 in film|1985)
*Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
*Short Circuit (1986 in film|1986)
*Betsy's Wedding (1990 in film|1990)
*Only the Lonely (movie)|Only the Lonely (1991 in
film|1991)
*High Art (1998 in film|1998)
*The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002 in
film|2002)

==Books==
* She Was Nice to Mice, McGraw-Hill, 1975, ISBN
0440478448
* Yesterday I Saw the Sun: Poems, Summit Books,
1991, ISBN 0671731300

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000639|name=Ally Sheedy
*http://www.allysheedypages.com/ Ally Sheedy Pages
- Fan site with good photographs and interviews.
*http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/movies/features/2
740/ Don’t You Forget About Me - Article about
Sheedy and High Art