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Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is a
Dallas, Texas-born United States|American
actor|actress. The oldest of four children, Acker
studied ballet, modern dance, and jazz dance for
13 years. Knee surgery received in high school cut
short her plans for ballet and she began to study
acting in her sophomore year. She enrolled at
Southern Methodist University in 1996 to take
advantage of that school's renowned theater
program. In her junior year, Acker enjoyed a short
stint of modeling 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. Received a Bachelor in Fine
Arts degree from SMU in 1999. She appeared as
Winifred Burkle|Winifred "Fred" Burkle on the
second through fourth seasons of Angel (TV
series)|Angel and as Burkle/Illyria
(Angel)|Illyria for the fifth and final season. 
She won the 2003 Saturn Award for Best Supporting
Actress on Television for her portrayal. On April
25, 2003, Acker and actor James Carpinello were
married in California. On January 22, 2005 she
gave birth to a son, Jackson James Carpinello.

==Filmography==
* The Final Season (2006) (pre-production)
* Thanks to Gravity (2005) (post-production) 
* The Perfect Man (movie)|The Perfect Man (2005)
* The Novice (2004)|The Novice (2004)
* Catch Me If You Can (2002)
* Groom Lake (2002)
* The Accident (2001)

==Television==
* Return to the Batcave (2003)
* Angel (TV series)|Angel (2001-2004)
* To Serve And Protect (1999)
* Wishbone (television show)|Wishbone (1995-1997)

==External links ==
*imdb name|id=0009918|name=Amy Acker
tvtome person|id=37994|name=Amy Acker
*http://cityofangel.com/behindTheScenes/bts3/amySp
ot.html Acker's interview with City of Angel an
Angel (TV series)|Angel fansite