Madhen Amik: biography, personal life, roles and films, photos

If you ask where Madhen Amik starred, many will immediately answer: "Twin Peaks." But, of course, she is not an actress of one role, and her filmography includes more than seventy roles in TV shows and movies.

Childhood

On December 12, 1970, a girl with an unusual name was born in Sparks, Nevada. Her father, Bill, was a musician, and her mother, Judy, was a medical manager of German descent. It is thanks to these roots that Madhen bears such a name. In addition to the Germans, among the ancestors of Amik there are British, Swedes and Norwegians.

Two years after the birth of the girl, her parents divorced. Mother married a second time. It should be noted that it was the stepfather who played an important role in the creative development of the girl. Thanks to him, she mastered playing the guitar, piano and even violin. In addition, she was engaged in ballet and modern dances.

From childhood, Madhen knew exactly who she would become in the future. At school, she attended acting classes, and immediately after graduation, at sixteen, she left for Los Angeles to achieve her goal and become an actress.

Carier start

As soon as Amik moved to the "city of dreams", she was immediately offered a job in a modeling agency, although her growth was not ideal for this job. Having signed a contract with him, she also began to collaborate with an advertising and acting agency. Her daily routine took place on Sunset Boulevard. She constantly participated in photography and video recordings, but this was not at all what she came for. The girl dreamed of more.

Soon Madhen made a deal with her parents, saying that she has a year to achieve full financial independence. If this does not happen, she will return home to resume her studies and look for herself in another area.

But there was no need to return. Albeit by the end of the appointed term, but Amik was invited to act in films. The main role in the low-budget film "Alien in a strange body." Of course, the tape was so-so, the girl later recalled this experience with shame. But that was the beginning that took place. After there were several more episodic roles, including work in the series "Star Trek. The Next Generation" and "Rescuers Malibu."

Twin Peaks

Madhen got real fame after meeting with casting director Johanna Rey, who in turn led her to David Lynch. After successfully auditioning, the girl for two seasons turned into a waitress Shelley with a difficult fate from the small town of Twin Peaks.

Unfortunately, the Lynch series was able to stay on the screens for only two seasons - it did not fit into the usual television format. And after Twin Peaks, all of his actors, including Madhen, began to be invited to their projects with some apprehension. The directors and producers were afraid that they could be accused of trying to increase ratings using the stars of an unusual series.

Filmography Madhen

But to say that Amik’s career has ended is impossible. After the creation of Lynch, she still resin first to get into another series “New York. Central Park”, and then, in the mid-nineties, and in films such as “Explosive Effect”, “Wound” and “Courtyard”.

After two thousandths, the actress makes less films, and most of the roles are secondary. Among the exceptions is the series with Christian Slater, "My Personal Enemy," where Madhen acts as the wife of the protagonist. As well as the television series "Witches of the East End", where she plays one of the main characters.

For all the time, the actress starred in almost forty series, where she played both small roles and major ones. Full list of TV shows with her participation:

• "Star Trek. The Next Generation" (1989);
• "Rescuers of Malibu" (1989);
• Twin Peaks (1990-1991);
• The Fifth Corner (1992);
• Fallen Angels (1995);
• "New York. Central Park" (1995-1996);
• "Island of Fantasy" (1998-1999);
• Dawson's Creek (1999);
• "Gilmore Girls" (2002-2003);
• The High Queens (2003);
• The Happy Card (2003);
• Ed (2003);
• Ambulance (2004-2005);
• "Jake yesterday, today, tomorrow" (2005);
• Joey (2005)
• Freddy (2005-2006);
• "Law and Order" (2006);
• "The kidnapped" (2006-2007);
• Viva Laughlin (2007);
• "Shark" (2008);
• Gossip Girl (2008);
• Lascivious California (2008);
• "My Personal Enemy" (2008);
• "Fight" (2010);
• "CSI Crime Scene New York" (2010);
• The White Collar (2011);
• Clairvoyant (2012);
• "In its simplest form" (2012);
• Mad Men (2012);
• The Double (2012);
• "To death is beautiful" (2012);
• Political Animals (2012);
• "Beauty and the Beast" (2012);
• "Witches of the East End" (2013-2014);
• Longmeyer (2013-2014);
• American Horror Story (2015);
• "Love" (2016);
• Riverdale (2017);
• Twin Peaks (2017).

In the full-length tapes, the actress starred less than in the series, but still the list is still pretty impressive. All movies with Madhen Amik:

Awards

Despite the rich list, the actress has no career merit in the form of bonuses. There were two nominations. The first is Saturn (an American award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films) for the film Sex, Lies, Madness, and the second is Soap Opera Digest for Twin Peaks.

Personal life

Madhen cautiously spreads about her family life, but some details can not be hidden. Amik met her husband at the very beginning of the nineties, and after some time they played a wedding. They have been married for almost thirty years. His name is David Alexis, he is a musician. At the moment, the couple has two children: Mina and Sylvester. Both followed in their father's footsteps and are developing in the music industry. On stage, Mina uses the middle name Tobias as a surname, and Sylvester took the pseudonym Sly Witz.

Amik has a star girlfriend - Sarah Michelle Gellar. They happened to meet when Madhen starred with Sarah's husband.

Actress now

2017 was a step for the actress to a new round of career. Then the restart of the famous “Twin Peaks” took place, where Madhen Amik played the sweet waitress Shelley in her youth. Now she also played it, though it’s been a quarter century old, but no less charming. Lynch managed to do the almost impossible: he returned almost the entire cast, who played in the early nineties.

Riverdale

In addition, Madhen became one of the regular characters in the teenage Riverdale series, starring with young stars such as Cole Sprouse, Lily Reinhart and KJ Up, as well as adult actors. For example, Skeet Ulrich, Luke Perry and Marc Consuelos. In addition to this film, Madhen Amick and Skeet Ulrich starred together earlier in CSI Crime Scene New York.

Even a rather tight schedule does not stop the actress, and she always pleases fans with fresh news on social networks. Most often Madhen Amik uploads the photo to Instagram, where she leads her page.

Data

The actress's birthday is December 12, 1970.

According to the zodiac sign Amik - Sagittarius, and according to the eastern horoscope - Dog.

Her height is 168 centimeters, and her weight has always been about fifty kilograms.

The name Madhen is translated from German as "girl".