Amy Pietz (born
March 6,
1969) is an
American film and television
actress.
Background
Pietz was born in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver. She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but then eventually decided professional ballet wasn't in the cards for her and shifted her focus elsewhere.
[Amy Pietz Biography (1969-)] She attended Oak Creek High School and graduated from
DePaul University.
Career
Pietz played the role of Annie Spadaro in the
NBC sitcom Caroline in the City, which aired from 1995 to 1999. She was nominated for a
Screen Actors Guild award for the role in 1999. She also starred in the short-lived
ABC sitcom
Rodney, which debuted in 2004. She has made guest appearances on
Ally McBeal,
Burn Notice,
The Drew Carey Show and
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
On
September 10,
2007, Pietz returned to the
Milwaukee High School of the Arts, her
alma mater, to show the audience scenes from her TV series,
Aliens in America, which premiered several weeks later, on
October 1.
Personal life
Pietz married actor Kenneth Alan Williams in 1997 in her native Milwaukee.