Amy Aquino

Amy Aquino

Actor, Producer

Born March 20, 1957 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

Born in New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, veteran actress Amy Aquino stars in the Amazon hit series "Bosch." Aquino plays Lt. Grace Billets, immediate superior and close friend of homicide detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) at LAPD's Hollywood Division. The series returns for its sixth season April 2020. Amy will also be seen on the upcoming season of "The Good Fight" on CBS All Access. Over her thirty-plus year career, Aquino has recurred in numerous television series, including "Glee," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Being Human," "ER," "The Practice", "Judging Amy," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Felicity," and "Brothers and Sisters." Her films include "Working Girl," "Moonstruck," "Boys on the Side," "The Singing Detective," "White Oleander," "A Lot Like Love," "In Good Company," and "Beautiful Boy" with Steve Carrell. Graduating with a BA in Biology from Harvard University, she went on to earn her MFA at the Yale School of Drama. Aquino then split her acting career between New York and LA, doing TV, film and theater, including a stint on Broadway in the original production of Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles" with Tony Shalhoub, David Hyde Pierce and Christine Lahti. She settled in LA to play the mother Phyllis in CBS' critically acclaimed "Brooklyn Bridge" and has remained in California since. She has also maintained her love for the stage, appearing in theaters on both coasts, including NY's Lincoln Center, LA's Geffen and Mark Taper Forum, San Diego's Old Globe, and South Coast Rep in Irvine. Amy has also devoted over 20 years to union work, serving as a Screen Actors Guild officer from 1994 to 2004, taking part in contract negotiations and spearheading a complete revamping of its communications. Elected SAG's second highest-ranking national officer in 2009, Aquino was instrumental in bringing about merger with sister union AFTRA in 2012, resulting in her appointment as founding Co-Secretary Treasurer of the new SAG-AFTRA. She serves on the Boards of the SAG Pension and SAG-AFTRA Health Plans. Aquino lives in a 1915 Pagoda-style bungalow in Hollywood, which she and her husband, financial advisor Drew McCoy, restored and had landmarked. She is active in LA's historical preservation movement, helping establish protected status for her Sunset Square neighborhood, and being appointed by the mayor to its Historical Preservation Overlay Zone Board. She's also on the Board of Arts for LA, the leading voice for arts equity in LA County.

Top titles

  • Working Girl
  • Picket Fences Season 1
  • The Lazarus Effect
  • White Oleander
  • The West Wing: The Complete First Season
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1
  • Bosch Season 1
  • Boston Legal Season 5
  • Suits Season 1
  • The Good Fight - Season 1
  • The Mentalist: The Complete First Season
  • Action Season 1
  • Castle Season 1
  • Monk Season 1
  • Weeds Season 1
  • ER, Season 1
  • The Closer: The Complete First Season
  • Law & Order Season 1
  • The Finder Season 1
  • Big Love: Season 1

Filmography

  • 2018
    Beautiful Boy
  • 2017
    The Good Fight - Season 1
  • 2016
    Hacked
  • 2015
    The Lazarus Effect
  • 2014
    Bosch Season 1
  • 2013
    ARMED RESPONSE
  • 2012
    The Finder Season 1
  • 2011
    Being Human (U.S.) Season 1
  • Suits Season 1
  • 2009
    Glee Season 1
  • Castle Season 1
  • 2008
    The Mentalist: The Complete First Season
  • 2007
    Private Practice Season 1
  • Head Case Season 1
  • 2006
    Shark Season 1
  • Big Love: Season 1
  • Brothers & Sisters Season 1
  • 2005
    Visitation (Season 3)
  • Grey's Anatomy Season 1
  • The Closer: The Complete First Season
  • Ghost Whisperer, Season 1
  • Weeds Season 1
  • 2004
    In Good Company
  • Woman Thou Art Loosed
  • Boston Legal Season 5
  • Desperate Housewives Season 1
  • CSI: NY, Season 01
  • 2003
    The Singing Detective
  • National Security
  • 2002
    Undisputed
  • Monk Season 1
  • White Oleander
  • 2001
    Alias Season 1
  • 2000
    Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 1
  • 1999
    The West Wing: The Complete First Season
  • Action Season 1
  • 1998
    Felicity Season 1
  • 1997
    Ally McBeal Season 1
  • The Practice Season 1
  • 1996
    7th Heaven
  • Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1
  • 1995
    My Brother's Keeper
  • 1994
    ER, Season 1
  • Betrayal of Trust
  • 1993
    NYPD Blue Season 1
  • 1992
    Alan and Naomi
  • Picket Fences Season 1
  • The Larry Sanders Show Starring Garry Shandling - Season 1
  • 1991
    False Arrest - Part 2
  • 1990
    Law & Order Season 1
  • 1988
    Roseanne Season 1
  • Working Girl
  • 1987
    Moonstruck
  • 1982
    The Slumber Party Massacre

Connections

  • Ignacio Serricchio

    Ignacio Serricchio

  • DaJuan Johnson

    DaJuan Johnson

  • Scott Klace

    Scott Klace

  • Troy Evans

    Troy Evans

  • Gregory Scott Cummins

    Gregory Scott Cummins

  • Walter Hill

    Walter Hill

  • Maddie Hasson

    Maddie Hasson

  • Mercedes Mason

    Mercedes Mason

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Music Videos & Concerts
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sports
  • Children & Family