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Born
December 5, 1976 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Birth name
Amy Louise Acker

Spouse
James Carpinello(April 25, 2003 – present) (2 children)

QUOTES:

[1/23/03] I want to be strong and a vampire slayer.

[interview in “Fresno Bee”, 2/4/04, on her Angel (1999) character Fred] Looking back at my character, I’ve gotten to do about 12 different parts because I started out crazy, in a potato sack, in a demon dimension. Now I’m in charge of this multi-million-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role.
[on knowing Joss Whedon before the role of Fred on Angel (1999)] I wouldn’t say I knew much about Joss Whedon, but I did know about Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). My boyfriend in college, his roommate and his girlfriend had ‘Buffy’ pizza night every Tuesday. At first I was like, ‘I don’t know about this show, a vampire show,’ and immediately got sucked in. I was like, ‘This is the best writing ever.