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Early life and family

Shiels was born in 1991 in

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, the seventh child in a large family. She was the cousin of actor

Karl Shiels Karl Shiels (25 September 1971 – 15 July 2019 ) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen. His stage roles included ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Penelope'', ''At Swim-Two-Birds'', ''The Spanish Tragedy'', ''The Duchess of Malfi'', ''The Shadow ...

Career

Shiels worked in the troupe of the

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for three years and began to appear in Irish and British television series. Her debut in a big movie was a role in the film ''

'' with

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in the lead role. She performed a number of roles in films of independent American filmmakers: in 2009 she played in the movie '' Slaughter'', in 2012 she performed a role in the film ''

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''. Since 2012, she began to voice the characters of video games, including: '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III'', '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', ''

'', and '' Divinity: Dragon Commander''. In 2014, she moved to live in

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to further develop her acting career. In 2015, she was cast in '' Twin Peaks: The Return''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shiels, Amy 1991 births Living people Actresses from Dublin (city) Irish film actresses Irish television actresses 21st-century Irish actresses