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È famosa per aver recitato nelle serie televisive ''Glastonbury, nel Connecticut, si è laureata nel 1987 all'Università di Harvard in religioni comparate.

==La carriera di attrice==
Esordisce nel personaggio della poliziotta ''Janice Licalsi'' nella serie televisiva ''NYPD Blue'' del 1993-1994 partecipando alla prima stagione e ai primi episodi della seconda stagione della serie. 

Nel 1999, la Brenneman diviene l'ideatrice e il produttore esecutivo della serie televisiva ''Giudice Amy'', nella quale è anche protagonista. Nella serie la Brenneman interpreta la figura di un giudice per la Corte dei Minori di Hartford, Connecticut, madre e single divorziata. La serie è ispirata alle esperienze personali di sua madre, Frederica Brenneman, in qualità di giudice della Corte Suprema dello stato del Connecticut. ''Giudice Amy'' è stato trasmesso sul canale CBS per sei stagioni e ben 138 episodei a partire dal 19 settembre 1999 al 3 maggio 2005 con ottimi risultati di ascolto. Frederica Brenneman è stata una delle prima donne a laurearsi alla Harvard Law School, Facoltà di Legge ad Harvard, diventando un giudice del tribunale minorile nel Connecticut , quando Amy aveva 3 anni. Amy ha detto, "Interpreto il lavoro di mia madre, non mia madre." 

Il 13 marzo del 2007, Brenneman  è stata presa nel cast di Private Practice;prima però partecipa a due episodi di Grey's Anatomy "Laltro lato della nostra vita parte 1 e 2".. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i35ff0462bf2b5346d11721dd6caaf5f1?imw=Y Applegate, Smart, Brenneman cast in pilots]</ref>

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'''Amy Frederica Brenneman''' (born Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in the television series ''NYPD Blue'', ''Judging Amy'' and ''Private Practice''. 

==Biography==
===Early life===
Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, the daughter of Frederica S., a superior court judge who served on the Connecticut State Supreme Court, and Russell L. Brenneman, an environmental lawyer.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Amy-Brenneman.html Amy Brenneman Biography (1964-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020872/bio Amy Brenneman Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Brenneman was raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where she participated in theater as a teenager, both in school and with a local theater group. She graduated from Harvard University, where she majored in comparative religion, in 1987. While at Harvard, she co-founded Cornerstone Theater Company, which she traveled with for several years after graduation.<ref>Julia Collins, [http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/backissues/sum2000/article3.html "Brennemans on the Bench,"] ''Harvard Law School Alumni Bulletin''.</ref>

===Career===
In her first major television role, Brenneman played mob-connected uniform officer drama ''David Caruso's character, ran through the show's first season  (1993-1994) and the first few episodes of the second season.  She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1994 and for Outstanding Guest Actress the following year.  

After leaving ''NYPD Blue'', Brenneman appeared in a number of films, including ''Casper'' (1995), ''Heat'' (1995), ''Fear'' (1996), ''Daylight'' (1996) and ''Nevada'' (1997).  She had a brief recurring role on Frasier in its 1998-1999 season.

In 1999, Brenneman became creator and executive producer of the television series ''Judging Amy'', in which she also starred. Brenneman portrayed a divorced single mother working as a Family Court Judge in Hartford, Connecticut. The show's concept was based on the real-life experiences of her mother, Frederica Brenneman, as a superior court judge in the state of Connecticut. ''Judging Amy'' ran on CBS for six seasons and 138 episodes from September 19, 1999 to May 3, 2005 to good ratings. Frederica Brenneman was one of Harvard Law School's first female graduates and became a juvenile court judge in Connecticut when Amy was 3 years old. Amy has said, "I play my mother's job, not my mother."

In March 2007, Brenneman was cast to co-star in the ''Grey's Anatomy'' spinoff, ''Private Practice''.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i35ff0462bf2b5346d11721dd6caaf5f1?imw=Y Applegate, Smart, Brenneman cast in pilots]</ref>

===Personal life and political activity===
In 1995, Brenneman married director Brad Silberling in the garden at the home of her parents. The couple are founding members of the Cornerstone Theater Company Inc. in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E5DF1539F932A35753C1A963958260 Weddings: Amy Brenneman, Bradley Silberling]</ref> Silberling and Brenneman have two children, Charlotte Tucker (b. March 20, 2001) and Bodhi Russell (b. June 5, 2005).

Brenneman, who is very actively pro-choice, signed the "We Had Abortions" petition which appears in the October 2006 issue of ''Ms. Magazine''.<ref></ref>
The petition contains signatures of over 5,000 women declaring that they had had an abortion and were "unashamed of the choice they made". 