Occupation Actress Height 1.67 m Years active 1992–present | Name Amy Carlson Role Television actress Albums I Love the Holidays - EP | |
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Amy Carlson Breaks Silence On Blue Bloods Exit | News Flash | Entertainment Weekly
Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Linda Reagan in the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods, as Alex Taylor on the NBC drama Third Watch, and Josie Watts in the NBC daytime soap opera Another World.
Contents
- Amy Carlson Breaks Silence On Blue Bloods Exit News Flash Entertainment Weekly
- Why Did Amy Carlson Leave Blue Bloods WWHL
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Why Did Amy Carlson Leave ‘Blue Bloods’? | WWHL
Life and career
Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. When Carlson was 13, her family (consisting of her parents, three siblings and her) moved for a year to Amman, Jordan, where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School. After returning to the United States, Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. While in college, Carlson was active in the school’s theatre department, appearing in Fifth of July, Noises Off, A Lie of the Mind, and School for Scandal. Carlson graduated cum laude.
Carlson made her soap opera debut in 1993 on Another World as Josie Watts. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1998 for this role and later left the show. She guest-starred in a number of prime time shows and in 2000 won a series regular role on the NBC series Third Watch, where she starred from 2000 to 2003. She later had leading roles in the short-lived dramas Peacemakers and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. In 2010, Carlson began starring as Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods.
Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter, born in 2006, her son, born in August 2009 and her long-time partner, Syd Butler, bass guitar player of the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and of indie rock band Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records.
Filmography
Actress
2021
Know Fear as
Wendy
2020
FBI: Most Wanted (TV Series) as
Jackie Ward
- Winner (2021) - Jackie Ward
- Deconflict (2020) - Jackie Ward
2020
The Letter (Short) as
Amy
2019
The Society (TV Series) as
Amanda Pressman
- How It Happens (2019) - Amanda Pressman
- What Happened? (2019) - Amanda Pressman
2019
Sunny Daze as
Samantha
2019
The Village (TV Series) as
Julie Tucker
- In Your Bones (2019) - Julie Tucker
2019
The Incoherents as
Jerry
2018
A Bread Factory, Part One as
Grace
2010
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Linda Reagan
- The Thin Blue Line (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Foreign Interference (2017) - Linda Reagan
- No Retreat, No Surrender (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Love Lost (2017) - Linda Reagan
- A Deep Blue Goodbye (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Shadow of a Doubt (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Hard Bargain (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Lost Souls (2017) - Linda Reagan
- In and Out (2017) - Linda Reagan
- The One That Got Away (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Not Fade Away (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Genetics (2017) - Linda Reagan
- Unbearable Loss (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Confessions (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Personal Business (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Guilt by Association (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Whistleblowers (2016) - Linda Reagan
- For the Community (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Mob Rules (2016) - Linda Reagan
- The Price Of Justice (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Good Cop Bad Cop (2016) - Linda Reagan
- The Greater Good (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Blowback (2016) - Linda Reagan
- The Extra Mile (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Down the Rabbit Hole (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Blast from the Past (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Town Without Pity (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Friends in Need (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Help Me, Help You (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Fresh Start (2016) - Linda Reagan
- The Road to Hell (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Stomping Grounds (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Cursed (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Back in the Day (2016) - Linda Reagan
- Flags of Our Fathers (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Hold Outs (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Unsung Heroes (2015) - Linda Reagan
- The Bullitt Mustang (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Rush to Judgment (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Backstabbers (2015) - Linda Reagan
- With Friends Like These (2015) - Linda Reagan
- All the News That's Fit to Click (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Absolute Power (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Worst Case Scenario (2015) - Linda Reagan
- The Art of War (2015) - Linda Reagan
- New Rules (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Payback (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Through the Looking Glass (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Bad Company (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Occupational Hazards (2015) - Linda Reagan
- In the Box (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Power Players (2015) - Linda Reagan
- The Poor Door (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Love Stories (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Home Sweet Home (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Baggage (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Sins of the Father (2015) - Linda Reagan
- Under the Gun (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Power of the Press (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Shoot the Messenger (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Most Wanted (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Loose Lips (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Excessive Force (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Burning Bridges (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Forgive and Forget (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Partners (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Exiles (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Above and Beyond (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Custody Battle (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Secret Arrangements (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Righting Wrongs (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Knockout Game (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Insult to Injury (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Open Secrets (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Manhattan Queens (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Unfinished Business (2014) - Linda Reagan
- The Bogeyman (2014) - Linda Reagan
- Ties That Bind (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Mistaken Identity (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Bad Blood (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Justice Served (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Drawing Dead (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Growing Boys (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Lost and Found (2013) - Linda Reagan
- The Truth About Lying (2013) - Linda Reagan
- To Protect and Serve (2013) - Linda Reagan
- The City That Never Sleeps (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Unwritten Rules (2013) - Linda Reagan
- This Way Out (2013) - Linda Reagan
- The Bitter End (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Devil's Breath (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Ends and Means (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Loss of Faith (2013) - Linda Reagan
- No Regrets (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Protest Too Much (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Quid Pro Quo (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Warriors (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Men in Black (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Inside Jobs (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Framed (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Front Page News (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Fathers and Sons (2013) - Linda Reagan
- Secrets and Lies (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Higher Education (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Nightmares (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Greener Grass (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Risk and Reward (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Scorched Earth (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Old Wounds (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Domestic Disturbance (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Family Business (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Mother's Day (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Collateral Damage (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Working Girls (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Some Kind of Hero (2012) - Linda Reagan
- No Questions Asked (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Reagan V. Reagan (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Women with Guns (2012) - Linda Reagan
- The Life We Chose (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Parenthood (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Leap of Faith (2012) - Linda Reagan
- The Job (2012) - Linda Reagan
- The Uniform (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Whistle Blower (2012) - Linda Reagan
- Moonlighting (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Thanksgiving (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Lonely Hearts Club (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Black and Blue (2011) - Linda Reagan
- A Night on the Town (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Innocence (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Critical Condition (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Friendly Fire (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Mercy (2011) - Linda Reagan
- The Blue Templar (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Cellar Boy (2011) - Linda Reagan
- All That Glitters (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Model Behavior (2011) - Linda Reagan
- To Tell the Truth (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Silver Star (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Age of Innocence (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Dedication (2011) - Linda Reagan
- My Funny Valentine (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Hall of Mirrors (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Family Ties (2011) - Linda Reagan
- Little Fish (2011) - Linda Reagan
- After Hours (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Re-Do (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Chinatown (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Brothers (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Smack Attack (2010) - Linda Reagan
- What You See (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Officer Down (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Privilege (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Samaritan (2010) - Linda Reagan
- Pilot (2010) - Linda Reagan
2017
Landline as
Carla
2016
A Midsummer's Hawaiian Dream (TV Movie) as
Helen
2016
Natural Selection as
Laura
2015
Sight Unseen as
Rachel Sampson
2014
Hits as
Christina Casserta
2013
This One Time (TV Series)
- Amy Carlson (2013)
2011
Green Lantern as
Jessica Jordan (extended cut)
2011
Too Big to Fail (TV Movie) as
Erin Callan
2010
Trio (Short)
2010
Fringe (TV Series) as
Maureen Donovan
- Unearthed (2010) - Maureen Donovan
2008
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Cece Hillenbrand
- Tabula Rasa (2008) - Cece Hillenbrand
2007
NCIS (TV Series) as
Karen Sutherland
- Corporal Punishment (2007) - Karen Sutherland
2007
The Kidnapping (TV Movie) as
Rachel McKenzie
2007
Anamorph as
Alexandra Fredericks
2006
Drift (TV Movie) as
Lauren
2006
The Blue Elephant as
Nuan / Cha / Cow (voice)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) as
Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Boys Will Be Boys (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Day (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Blue Wall (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- The Line (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Skeleton (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Bang & Blame (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Pattern of Conduct (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Baby Boom (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Truth or Consequences (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- Vigilante (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- 41 Shots (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
- The Abominable Showman (2005) - Deputy Bureau Chief ADA Kelly Gaffney
2005
Franklin Charter (TV Movie) as
Maggie Keeler
2004
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Collette Connolly
- The Dead Wives Club (2004) - Collette Connolly
2003
Peacemakers (TV Series) as
Katie Owen
- A Town Without Pity (2003) - Katie Owen
- Bad Company (2003) - Katie Owen
- The Witness (2003) - Katie Owen
- The Perfect Crime (2003) - Katie Owen
- Legend of the Gun (2003) - Katie Owen
- Dead to Rights (2003) - Katie Owen
- No Excuse (2003) - Katie Owen
- 29 Seconds (2003) - Katie Owen
- Pilot (2003) - Katie Owen
2000
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Alex Taylor
- The Price of Nobility (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Closing In (2003) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- In Confidence (2003) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Everybody Lies (2003) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Last Call (2003) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Letting Go (2003) - Alex Taylor
- 10-13 (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Collateral Damage: Part 2 (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Collateral Damage: Part 1 (2003) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Snow Blind (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Castles of Sand (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Second Chances (2003) - Alex Taylor
- Crime and Punishment: Part 2 (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Crime and Punishment: Part 1 (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Ladies' Day (2002) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Firestarter (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Judgment Day: Part 2 (2002) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Judgment Day: Part 1 (2002) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Crash and Burn (2002) - Alex Taylor
- To Protect- (2002) - Alex Taylor
- The Chosen Few (2002) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Lights Up (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Blackout (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Unleashed (2002) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- The Greater Good (2002) - Alex Taylor
- The Unforgiven (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Falling (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Thicker Than Water (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Superheroes: Part 2 (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Superheroes: Part 1 (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Cold Front (2002) - Alex Taylor
- The Long Guns (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Old Dogs, New Tricks (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Transformed (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Sex, Lies & Videotape (2002) - Alex Taylor
- Act Brave (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Childhood Memories (2001) - Alex Taylor
- He Said/She Said (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Adam 55-3 (2001) - Alex Taylor
- The Relay (2001) - Alex Taylor
- After Time (2001) - Alex Taylor
- September Tenth (2001) - Alex Taylor
- -And Zeus Wept (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Exposing Faith (2001) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- Man Enough (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Walking Wounded (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Honor (2001) - Alex Taylor
- The Self-Importance of Being Carlos (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Unfinished Business (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Requiem for a Bantamweight (2001) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- A Rock and a Hard Place (2001) - Alex Taylor
- Duty (2001) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- True Love (2001) - Alex Taylor
- A Hero's Rest (2001) - Alex Taylor (credit only)
- History (2000) - Alex Taylor
- Run of the Mill (2000) - Alex Taylor
- After Hours (2000) - Alex Taylor
- Kim's Hope Chest (2000) - Alex Taylor
- Jimmy's Mountain (2000) - Alex Taylor
2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (Video) as
Hippy Girl
2002
Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control as
Kathy
2002
ER (TV Series) as
Alex Taylor
- Brothers and Sisters (2002) - Alex Taylor
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Patricia Andrews
- Asunder (2000) - Patricia Andrews
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Kate Armstrong
- Friends & Lovers (2000) - Kate Armstrong
2000
Falcone (TV Series) as
Maggie Pistone Egan
- Paying the Piper (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- You Can't Always Get What You Want (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- But Not Forgotten (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- That's Amore (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- Lealta (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- Double Exposure (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- Windows (2000)
- Tightrope (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
- Pilot (2000) - Maggie Pistone Egan
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (TV Movie) as
Michelle (segment "1972")
2000
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Lisa Marantz
- Along Came Jones (2000) - Lisa Marantz
2000
Everything Put Together as
Jane
1999
St. Michael's Crossing (TV Series) as
Kelly McGloin
1999
Get Real (TV Series) as
Dr. Sedgwick
- Prey (1999) - Dr. Sedgwick
- Anatomy of a Rumor (1999) - Dr. Sedgwick
- Sexual Healing (1999) - Dr. Sedgwick
- The Last Weekend - Dr. Sedgwick
1999
Martial Law (TV Series) as
Cassie McGill
- Big Trouble (1999) - Cassie McGill
1993
Another World (TV Series) as
Josie Watts / Josie Watts Sinclair
- Merry Christmas Grandma (1996) - Josie Watts
1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (TV Movie) as
Tammy Boyer
1993
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Nurse Hardy / Former Prostitute
- Mind Games (1994) - Nurse Hardy
- Cuba: Part 2 (1993) - Former Prostitute
- Pilot - Part 1 (1993)
1993
Missing Persons (TV Series) as
Helena Brusich
- Right Neighborhood- Wrong Door (1993) - Helena Brusich
- I'm Gonna Miss Him Too- (1993) - (uncredited)
- Pilot (1993) - (uncredited)
1992
Legacy of Lies (TV Movie) as
Marianna Nania
1992
The Babe as
Girl on Stairs
Director
2020
The Letter (Short)
Writer
2020
The Letter (Short) (screenplay by)
Producer
2020
The Letter (Short) (producer)
Self
2022
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Where Did We Come From? (2022) - Self
- Hidden in the Genes (2022) - Self
2014
The Talk (TV Series) as
Self
- The Cast of "Blue Bloods" (2014) - Self
2013
Rachael Ray (TV Series) as
Self
- Ted Danson Dishes on 'CSI'/Amy Carlson Shares 5 Things You Don't Know About 'Blue Bloods' (2013) - Self
2011
Creating Characters (Video short) as
Self
2006
A Different Look at 'Law & Order' (Video short) as
Self
2005
Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series)
- Episode dated 11 April 2005 (2005)
2003
The Belzer Connection (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The Diana Conspiracy (2003) - Self
2001
Weakest Link (TV Series) as
Self
- Third Watch Edition (2001) - Self
2001
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Self
- In Their Own Words (2001) - Self
1998
The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1995
The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
Archive Footage
2000
The 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards (TV Special) as
Josie Watts Sinclair
References
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