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Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia,
Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...
, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''" Aimée"''.


People


A–E

* Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–1966), Australian hospital administrator *
Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...
(born 1974), American actress *
Amy Alcott Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer and golf course designer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf H ...
(born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer * Amy Archer-Gilligan, (1873–1962), American serial killer *
Amy Beach Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in ...
(1867–1944), American composer and pianist * Amy Birnbaum (born 1975), American voice actress *
Amy Bishop On February 12, 2010, three people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. During a routine meeting of the biology department attended by approxim ...
(born 1965), American professor and mass shooter * Amy Braverman, American statistician * Amy Brenneman (born 1964), American actress * Amy Bruckner (born 1991), American actress and singer * Amy Callaghan (born 1992), British politician * Amy Carmichael (1867–1951), British missionary to India * Amy Castle (born 1990), American actress and internet personality * Amy Cimorelli (born 1995), American singer * Amy Carter (born 1967), American political activist * Amy Chan (badminton) (born 1961), player from Hong Kong * Amy Cheng, Singaporean actress * Amy Childs (born 1990), English reality TV star * Amy Chow (born 1978), American retired gymnast *
Amy Chua Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law ...
(born 1962), Chinese-American law professor and writer * Amy Cotton (born 1980), Canadian judoka *
Amy Coney Barrett Amy Vivian Coney Barrett (born January 28, 1972) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump and has served since October 27, 2020. ...
(born 1972), American Supreme Court Associate Justice *
Amy Dalby Amy Mary Dalby (3 January 1888 – 10 March 1969) was an English actress of stage and screen, often in kindly or eccentric spinster roles. Amy first acted at the age of six. Her final performance was in the 8 March 1969 episode "The Battle of G ...
(1888–1969), British actress * Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress *
Amy Diamond Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish singer. She is known for her single " What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the ...
(born 1992), Swedish singer *
Amy Dumas Amy Christine Dumas (; born April 14, 1975), known professionally as Lita, is an American professional wrestler. Often regarded as one of the greatest women's performers, she is also one of the most popular female superstars in World Wrestling ...
(born 1975), American singer, retired WWE professional wrestler


F–R

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Amy Fisher Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born August 21, 1974) is an American woman who became known in the media as "the Long Island Lolita" in 1992, when, at the age of 17, she shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of Joey Buttafuoco, with whom ...
(born 1974), American criminal and cause célèbre *
Amy Garnett Amy Garnett (born 31 March 1976) is an English rugby union player who plays for Women's Premiership team Saracens Women as a hooker. She was the first player to earn 100 caps for the England women's national rugby union team. Career Garnett ...
(born 1976), English rugby player *
Amy Goodman Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Her investigative journalism career includes coverage of the East Timor independence movement, Morocco's occupation ...
(born 1957), American journalist *
Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...
(born 1960), American Christian contemporary pop singer * Amy Hargreaves (born 1970), American actress * Amy Heidemann, (born 1986), American rapper and singer known professionally as
Qveen Herby Amy Renee Heidemann Noonan (born April 29, 1986), known professionally as Qveen Herby, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Seward, Nebraska, she first gained fame as part of the music duo Karmin, with w ...
* Amy Beth Hayes (born 1982), British actress * Amy Faye Hayes (born 1973), American ring announcer and model * Amy Harris, Australian ballet dancer *
Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American filmmaker. An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''National Lampoon's Europ ...
(born 1954), American film director *
Amy Hempel Amy Hempel (born December 14, 1951) is an American short story writer and journalist. She teaches creative writing at the Michener Center for Writers. Life Hempel was born in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to California at age 16, which is whe ...
(born 1951) American writer and journalist * Amy Hennig (born 1964), video game director and script writer *
Amy Hill Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Hill's first major role was as Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on '' All-American Girl'' where her character became the breakout character of the short-lived television serie ...
(born 1953), American actress *
Amy Holland Amy Celeste Boersma, known professionally as Amy Holland, is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and composer. Holland's music career spans more than 30 years. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist in 1981, following h ...
(born 1953), American pop rock singer *
Amy Hastings Amy Cragg (née Hastings; born January 21, 1984) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in long distance running events. She is the 2015 American champion in the Marathon, the 2012 American champion in the 10,000 meters, and a qual ...
(born 1976), track and field athlete * Amy Irving (born 1953), American actress *
Amy Jackson Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a British actress and model known for her work in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. A former Miss Teen World, Jackson has appeared in over fifteen films. She made he ...
(born 1992), English actress *
Amy Johnson Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records du ...
(1903–1941), English aviator *
Amy Jo Johnson Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American actress, musician and filmmaker. As an actress, Johnson is known for her roles as Kimberly Hart on ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', Julie Emrick on '' Felicity'', and Jules Callaghan on ' ...
(born 1970), American actress, singer-songwriter and musician * Amy Klobuchar (born 1960), a United States senator from Minnesota *
Amy Kremenek Amy D. Kremenek is an American academic administrator serving as the fifth president of the Tompkins Cortland Community College. Life Kremenek completed a B.S. from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1991 and a M.P.A. from the ...
, American academic administrator *
Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...
(born 1981), American singer-songwriter, pianist and lead singer of Evanescence * Amy Lee (saxophonist), American musician * Amy Lindsay, American actress *
Amy Lowell Amy Lawrence Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925) was an American poet of the imagist school, which promoted a return to classical values. She posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926. Life Amy Lowell was born on Febru ...
(1874–1925), American poet *
Amy Malek Amy Malek (born c. 1979/1980), is an American assistant professor, scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist. She serves as the endowed Chair and Director in Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Her wo ...
(c. 1979/1980), American scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist *
Amy McDonald (Scottish footballer) Amy McDonald (born 17 October 1985) is a Scottish football coach and former player for the Scotland national team as well as Hamilton Athletic, Kilmarnock, Queen's Park, Celtic and Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Afte ...
(born 1985), Scottish football player and coach * Amy Macdonald (born 1987), British singer-songwriter * Amy MacDonald, American author *
Amy Mainzer Amy Mainzer (born January 2, 1974) is an American astronomer, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Principal Investigator for ...
(born 1974), American astronomer * Amy Malbeuf, Canadian-Métis visual artist, educator, and cultural tattoo practitioner * Amy Millan (born 1973), Canadian singer-songwriter * Amy Miller (born 1980), Canadian filmmaker *
Amy Nuttall Amy Abigail Nuttall (born 7 June 1982) is an English actress and singer known for playing Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2000 until 2005, and housemaid Ethel Parks in ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey''. Early life Nut ...
(born 1982), British actress and singer * Amy O'Neill (born 1971), American actress/performer. * Amy Palmer (born 1975), American hammer thrower * Amy Parkinson (1855–1938), Canadian poet * Amy Parmenter (born 1997), Australian netball player * Amy Pemberton (British actress), Amy Pemberton (born 1988), British actress * Amy Phillips (English actress), Amy Phillips (born 1978), British Comedian and impressionist * Amy Poehler (born 1971), American comedian and actress * Amy Purdy (born 1979), American Paralympic Snowboarder and TV Personality * Amy Ray (born 1964), American singer-songwriter, half of the Indigo Girls duo * Amy Redford (born 1970), American actress, daughter of Robert Redford * Amy Robach (born 1973), American television journalist * Amy Rodriguez (born 1987), American soccer player * Amy Ryan (born 1968), American actress


S–Z

* Amy Sanderson (suffragette), Amy Sanderson (1876–1931), Scottish suffragette * Amy Satterthwaite (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer * Amy Schumer (born 1981), American comedian and actress * Amy Sedaris (born 1961), American actress, author, and comedian * Amy Seimetz (born 1981), American actress, writer, producer, director, and editor * Amy Segerstedt (1835–1928), Swedish teacher, folk teacher, philanthropist * Amy Sky (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host * Amy Sloan (born 1978), Canadian actress * Amy Soranno (born 1993/1994), Canadian animal rights activist * Amy Smart (born 1976), American actress and fashion model * Amy Spain (1848–1865), American slave * Amy Spanger (born 1971), American actress * Amy Spangler (born 1949), American activist * Amy Spurway (born 1976), Canadian authour * Amy Steel (born 1960), American actress * Amy Studt (born 1986), British singer-songwriter * Amy Summers (born 1963), American state representative from West Virginia * Amy Tan (born 1952), American writer * Amy Tinkler (born 1999), British gymnast * Amy Tong (born 1977), American judoka * Amy Veness (1876–1960), British actress * Amy Vermeulen (born 1983), Canadian football (soccer) forward * Amy Walker (born 1982), American actress and singer * Amy Wax (born 1953), American law professor * Amy Weber (born 1970), American model, singer, actress, and former WWE professional wrestler * Amy Welborn (born 1960), an American author * Amy Williams (born 1982), British Olympic Skeleton champion * Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), British singer-songwriter * Amy Winfrey, American animator * Amy Witting (born 1918–2001), Australian writer * Amy Wright (born 1950), American actress * Amy Wyss (born 1970/1971), Swiss-American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. * Amy Yasbeck (born 1962), American actress * Amy Zegart (born 1967), American writer and academic * Amy Zongo (born 1980), French athlete


Fictional characters

* Amy, a character from ''Barney and the Backyard Gang''. * Amy, a character from Canadian teen drama series ''The Next Step (2013 TV series), The Next Step''. * Amy, a character from ''Total Drama: Pahkitew Island''. * Amy, a character in the film ''Would You Rather (film), Would You Rather''. * Amy the Amethyst Fairy, a character from the ''Rainbow Magic'' book franchise. * Amy Alden, the main character and 13-year-old daughter of Aliane and Tom Alden in the film ''Fly Away Home''. * Amy Amanda Allen, reporter in The A-Team * Amy Anderson, the civilian name of Sailor Mercury in the English dub of the popular anime, ''Sailor Moon''. * Amy Antsler, one of the main characters in the film ''Booksmart''. * Amy Barlow, character in soap opera ''Coronation Street''. * Amy Barnes, character in soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. * Amy Bendix, a character in ''The Punisher (TV series), The Punisher''. * Amy Bradshaw, the main character in ''D.E.B.S. (2004 film), D.E.B.S.''. * Amy Cahill, one of the main characters of ''The 39 Clues'' series. * Amy Dorrit, the main character in the novel ''Little Dorrit'', also in a ''Little Dorrit (TV series), television serialisation of the novel. * Amy Duncan, the main character in the TV show ''Good Luck Charlie''. * Amy Dunne, the main character in Gone Girl (novel), ''Gone Girl'' by Gillian Flynn. * Amy Enker, titular character of Australian film Amy (1997 film), ''Amy''. * Amy Farrah Fowler, a character in the American sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. * Amy Fleming Borden, the main character in the TV series ''Heartland (Canadian TV series), Heartland''. * Amy Gardner, lobbyist and the First Lady's Chief of Staff in ''The West Wing''. * Amy Gillis, a character in American TV series Clarence (American TV series), Clarence. * Amy Gray, a judge in the television series ''Judging Amy''. * List of Friends characters#Amy Green, Amy Greene, Rachel Greene's younger sister in the TV series ''Friends''. * Amy Grimes, a character in the film ''Cyberbully (2011 film), Cyberbully''. * Patricia "Fat Amy" Hobart, a character from the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series. * List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters#Amy Juergens, Amy Juergens, the main character in the teen show ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. * list of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha characters#Amy, Amy Limietta, from the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. * List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters#Amy MacDougall-Barone, Amy MacDougall, Robert Barone's girlfriend on the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. * Amy Madden / Havoc, main character in the Disney series ''The Villains of Valley View''. * Amy Madison, in the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. * Little Women#Amy Curtis March, Amy March, from the novel ''Little Women'' by Louisa May Alcott. * List of Boy Meets World characters#Amy Matthews, Amy Matthews, Cory Matthews' mother in the TV series ''Boy Meets World''. * Amy Medford, the title character of Amy (1981 film), ''Amy'' (1981 film), a Walt Disney Pictures live-action film. * Amy Minoru, the older sister of Nico Minoru in the TV series ''Runaways (TV series), Runaways''. * Amy Pond, Amelia "Amy" Pond, companion of the Doctor in the TV series ''Doctor Who''. * List of Supernatural characters#Amy Pond, Amy Pond, a character in the TV series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural''. * Amy Raudenfeld, a main character in the TV series ''Faking It (2014 TV series), Faking It''. * Amy Rose, a character from the video game franchise ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. * Amy Santiago, a main character in the TV series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. * List of Soul characters#Amy, Amy Sorel, a playable female character in the ''Soul'' series of fighting games. * List of Superstore characters#Amy Sosa, Amy Sosa, a main character in the NBC sitcom ''Superstore (TV series), Superstore''. * Amy Squirrel, a main character in the film ''Bad Teacher''. * Amy Sutton, a character in the ''Sweet Valley High'' series. * Amy Szalinski, a character from the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (franchise), ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' franchise. * Amy Warnicker, a character in the film ''Footloose (1984 film), Footloose''. * List of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger characters#Amy Yuuzuki, Amy Yuuzuki, a main character in the TV series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger''.


See also

* * * Aimee * Aime * Ami (given name)


References

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