Amy louise acker was born in December 1976 in Dallas, United States. She is the oldest of four siblings and her parents are the lawyer Robert Acker, and his wife, Sandra bruyere, of French descent.
Since she was a child, she studied ballet, modern dance and jazz, until a knee operation put an end to her dreams as a dancer and she decided to dedicate herself to acting. While she was in high school, she worked for a while as a model.
He received his BFA at Southern Methodist University, where he participated in numerous plays during his student days.
His first work before the cameras was in the children’s series “Wishbone“in 1998, in three episodes that were filmed in his native Dallas.
In the great panatalla, Amy debuted in 2001 in the feature film “The AccidentThis was followed by the science fiction film starring and directed by William shatner, “Groom Lake“, 2002, and that same year he had a small role in the film starring Tom Hanks Y Leonardo Dicaprio, “Catch Me If You Can“(2002).
In 2001, Acker joined the cast of the series “Angel” In the role of Winifred ‘Fred’ Burkle. He also had recurring roles in “Justice league“and as a guest in”Supernatural (Supernatural)” Y “How I met your mother“.
In 2005 he joined the cast of “Alias“in the character of the wicked Kelly peyton. Amy began to interpret her character as a guest artist; and by the end of the series he was already a member of the main cast.
Other of his television credits include appearances in the series “Law and Order: Criminal Action“,”Ghost whisperer“,”October Road” Y “Without appointment (Private Practice)“He has also participated in several films filmed especially for this format.
Between 2009 and 2010 she played the Dr. Claire Saunders in the series of Fox, “Dollhouse”, And since 2010 she can be seen in the role of Rachel conroy in the drama of ABC “Happy town”.
In 2011 he will release the thriller “The Cabin in the Woods“, In which he shares a cast with Richard Jenkins Y Bradley Whitford, among others.
In regards to your personal life, Amy she has been married since 2003 to the actor James carpinello, with whom he has two children: a boy named Jackson james, and a girl named Ava grace.