Amy Seimetz Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for three Gotham Awards for "Tiny Furniture" in 2010 and "Sun Don't Shine" in 2012 and 2013
• Won two SXSW Film Festival Special Jury Awards for Best Ensemble Cast for "The Myth of the American Sleepover" in 2010 and for Emergent Narrative Woman Director for "Sun Don't Shine" in 2012
• Won two Austin Fantastic Fest Horror Jury Prizes for Best Horror Actress in 2010 for "A Horrible Way to Die" and in 2011
• Began making her own movies at the age of 18, all of which she described as "strange․"
• Made her acting debut in the 2003 short film "Leaving Baghdad․"
• Quote: "For an actor, the vision of the director is the most important because you can't be making a different movie than they are․"
• Quote: "One of my pet peeves is being described as an ingénue․ I prefer to do things that are a little more interesting․"
• Quote: "(On filming in Florida): "It's this huge flash of vacationland where the elderly retire to, but there's also a lot of violence there․ It's a strange clash of cultures, and very atmospheric․""
• Best known for her role as Danette Lutz in "The Killing" and as Kris in "Upstream Color․"
• Wrote, directed, and produced several films, including "The Unseen Kind-Hearted Beast" in 2005 and "Sun Don't Shine" in 2012