Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
Amick was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Judy, a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. Amick's parents are German; the name Mädchen (pronounced med-chen), which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusu...
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Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
Amick was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Judy, a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. Amick's parents are German; the name Mädchen (pronounced med-chen), which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusual name. As a young girl, Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her creative instincts. She learned to play the piano, bass, violin and guitar and took lessons in tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance. In 1987, at the age of 16, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
After moving to L.A., Amick appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as in The Borrower (1991). Amick got her first break when director David Lynch chose her to play waitress Shelly Johnson on the TV series Twin Peaks. Amick's character endured...
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