Name: Amy Acker

Birth Name: Amy Louise Acker 

Date of Birth: 5 December 1976, Dallas, Texas, USA

Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) 

 

Biography

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where she graduated Lake Highlands High School, Amy Acker is the oldest of four children, two sisters and one brother, and the cousin of Joel Jeffrey Acker. An acting major at Southern Methodist University, Amy acted in several college theater productions. She appeared in various roles during the fantasy segments for the popular award-winning children's TV series "Wishbone" (1995), which was filmed in Texas and consisted of Dallas theater actors. Upon graduation she worked in Wisconsin and New York before winning the role of "Fred" on "Angel" (1999).

Personal Quotes

[on meeting Alyson Hannigan, whose "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) character Willow crossed over to take part on "Angel" (1999) for the season 4 episode "Orpheus":] "This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too." [March 17, 2003]

[on her "Angel" (1999) character Fred facing the evil vampire Angelus as played by star David Boreanaz, who ad libbed a lot of his lines:] "I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take. He's definitely trying to make a shock; he's going out of his way to make me uncomfortable. It's hard. She [Fred] has heard everything he can do. He's bringing out some of the vulnerability in Fred." [January 23, 2003]

"I want to be strong and a vampire slayer." [January 23, 2003]

[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 multimillion-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role."