Amy Ferguson

{{short description|American actress and model|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Amy Ferguson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actress, model, singer-songwriter | known_for = | website = }}

'''Amy Ferguson''' is an American actress and model. Ferguson is also a singer-songwriter.

==Life and career== Ferguson was born in Cincinnati<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amyferguson.org/amy_ferguson/BIO.html |title= Amy Ferguson bio |website= amyferguson.org |accessdate= December 14, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141213144507/http://amyferguson.org/amy_ferguson/BIO.html |archive-date= December 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and raised in southern Ohio. She attended Dr. John Hole Elementary School in Washington Township and graduated in 2000 from Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio. She opted to move to New York City rather than attend college, and signed with the Ford Modeling Agency. She worked as a model in Italy, France, Japan, and South Africa, and appeared in television commercials for AT&T and Intel.<ref name="morris">{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Terry |date=September 2, 2004 |title=Alter Grad's Gamble on Show Business is Paying Off |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DDNB&p_theme=ddnb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105000821836FD65&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193509/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DDNB&p_theme=ddnb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105000821836FD65&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |newspaper=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> Her first role was as a model in an episode of ''As The World Turns'' at age 19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/amyferguson___/reel/CfxTsWHJdq5/?hl=en |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

Ferguson began focusing on acting and broke into film in 2004 with independent feature ''Garden State''. She played Dana, a young woman who kisses star and director Zach Braff's character in a party scene. The part led to other film and television opportunities, including an audition for the film ''Must Love Dogs'' starring Diane Lane.<ref name="morris"/> Ferguson appeared in the 2007 films ''Weapons'', with Nick Cannon, and ''An American Crime'', starring Elliot Page and Catherine Keener.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Stacy |last=Dodd |date=July 19, 2006 |title= Amy Ferguson|magazine=Variety |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117947062/ |accessdate=February 28, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2009, Ferguson starred in ''Tanner Hall'' alongside Rooney Mara, Georgia King, and Brie Larson. The coming-of-age film, set in an all-girls boarding school in New England, was directed by Tatiana von Fürstenberg and Francesca Gregorini.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gillis |first=James J. |date=September 17, 2011 |title=Kids in the "Hall" |url=http://www.newportri.com/features/film/kids-in-the-hall/article_55e14f3e-e19a-11e0-b0a7-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928060653/http://www.newportri.com/features/film/kids-in-the-hall/article_55e14f3e-e19a-11e0-b0a7-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |newspaper=The Newport Daily News}}</ref> Ferguson had a supporting role in the independent comedy, ''Douchebag'', directed by Drake Doremus, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coker |first=Matt |date=February 4, 2010 |title=Drake Doremus' 'Douchebag' at Sundance |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2010-02-04/news/drake-doremus-douchebag-sundance/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013160418/http://www.ocweekly.com/2010-02-04/news/drake-doremus-douchebag-sundance/full/ |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |newspaper=OC Weekly}}</ref> She had also appeared in the director's 2009 film, ''Spooner''.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Matt |last=Coker |date=December 3, 2009 |title=Sundance Picks Up "Spooner" Director Drake Doremus' Film "Douchebag" |newspaper=OC Weekly |url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/drake-doremus-spooner-doucheba/ |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731064225/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/drake-doremus-spooner-doucheba/ |archivedate=July 31, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2012, Ferguson played a department store model in ''The Master'', directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.<ref>{{Cite news |first=David |last=Thomson |date=September 14, 2012 |title=There Will Be Dud: Paul Thomas Anderson's First Mediocre Movie |magazine=The New Republic |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/books-and-arts/magazine/107217/there-will-be-dud |accessdate=February 28, 2013 }}</ref> Ferguson appeared in ''Cold Turkey'', with Peter Bogdanovich, Cheryl Hines and Alicia Witt. Set in Pasadena, California, the film looked at turmoil amidst an upper-class family's Thanksgiving get-together.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Midway Gets Underway On 'Pasadena' |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/midway-gets-underway-on-pasadena-255252/ |access-date=March 1, 2013 }}</ref> She guest starred as Lily Anne on season 2 of the CW series, ''Hart of Dixie''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 2, 2013 |title=Season Finale: Hart Of Dixie – 'On The Road Again' |url=http://cwsanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/05/02/hart-of-dixie-on-the-road-again/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012613/http://cwsanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/05/02/hart-of-dixie-on-the-road-again/ |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=August 1, 2013 |publisher=KBCW}}</ref>

In 2016, Ferguson was cast as the lead, Inanna, in ''Split'', a film by Deborah Kampmeier.

Ferguson has also appeared in advertisements for American Eagle Outfitters.<ref name="FMD">{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/amy_ferguson|title=Profile of Fashion Model Amy Ferguson|work=Fashion Model Directory|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of acting performances in film and television |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 2004 | ''Garden State'' | Dana | |- | 2004 | ''Scrubs'' | Girl in Bar | {{plainlist| * TV series, episode: * "My Last Chance" }} |- | 2007 | ''Weapons'' | Nikki | |- | 2007 | ''An American Crime'' | Sally | |- | 2007 | ''To the Altar'' | Young Beth | Short film |- | 2007 | ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' | Teenager | Uncredited |- | 2008 | ''Bittersweet'' | Sam | |- | 2008 | ''Bad Blood Days'' | | Short film |- | 2009 | ''Spooner '' | Lily | |- | 2009 | ''Tanner Hall'' | Lucasta | |- | 2010 | ''Douchebag'' | Sarah | |- | 2010 | ''The Social Network'' | Stoned Girl | |- | 2010 | ''Footsteps'' | Marnie | |- | 2011 | ''10 Years + 10 Minutes'' | Felicity | |- | 2012 | ''The Master'' | Martha the Salesgirl | |- | 2012–2013 | ''Hart of Dixie'' | Lily Anne Lonergan | {{plainlist| * TV series, 4 episodes }} |- | 2013 | ''Cold Turkey'' | Missy | |- | 2013 | ''The Caretaker '' | The Creature | Short film |- | 2013 | ''Electric Slide'' | Sandy | |- | 2014 | ''Welcome to New York'' | Renee | |- |2016 |''Split'' |Inanna |Feature-length film |- | 2016 | ''Poor Boy'' | Cynthia Ravenblanket | |- |2017 |'''Til Death Do Us Part'' | |Short film |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.amyferguson.org}} * {{IMDb name|1543212}} * {{Fashionmodel}}

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