Amy Seimetz Biography
Amy Seimetz is an American actress, director, and filmmaker who is known for starring in films such as Alien: Covenant, Pet Sematary, and Upstream Color. She is also notable for her work as a director and producer in films like The Girlfriend Experience and She Dies Tomorrow.
Amy Seimetz Education
Shortly after finishing high school, Amy attended Florida State University where she learned acting before moving to Los Angeles. While there, she worked as a seamstress, waitress, and nanny.
Amy Seimetz Career
Seimetz started her acting career as a director and producer where directing shorts like Medicine for Melancholy, which was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards. Her breakthrough came in 2009 when she was featured as Hellen in Joe Swanberg’s film Alexander The Last. Amy also continued to work with Swanberg on films such as Autoerotic and Silver Bullets as she played in films such as Tiny Furniture, The Myth of the American Sleepover, and Open Five.
Her popularity increased when she starred in the horror thriller film A Horrible Way To Die which earned her the Best Actress award. After that, Seimetz went on and landed a role in The Off Hours film before later appearing in the film Revenge for Jolly. In 2013, she appeared in two films Pit Stop and Upstream Color which were released at the Sundance Film Festival. A month later, she starred as Danette Leeds in the AMC’s series The Killing.
From there, Amy played in the British drama Lean on Pete as well as starred in Alien: Covenant directed by Ridley Scott. Other than this, she also appeared in other films like Atlanta, Wild Nights with Emily, My Days of Mercy, and Get Shorty. In 2019, Seimetz was cast in one of Stephen King’s novels called Pet Sematary and in the following years, she appeared in a political drama The Comey Rule. That same year, she also played in a thriller film The Secrets We Keep.
In addition to acting, Seimetz has also directed, produced, and written various films such as The Sun Don’t Shine which was a super success. After that, she produced another film called The Girlfriend Experience and She Dies Tomorrow. From 2022 to 2024, she appeared in TV series such as Sweet Tooth, Outer Range, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Amy Seimetz Age
Seimetz is 42 years old as of 2024. She was born on November 25, 1981, in Florida, United States, and she celebrates her birthday on November 25 every year.
Amy Seimetz Height
Seimetz stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Amy Seimetz Family
Seimetz is the daughter of Sharlene A. Kutchman and Michael F. Seimetz. She is of Slovenian, Irish, Ukrainian, German, Croatian, and English descent. However, she has not revealed any information regarding her siblings.
Amy Seimetz Husband
Seimetz is single and is not in a relationship at the moment. Previously, she was engaged to Shane Carruth, a screenwriter, actor, composer, and filmmaker. The ex-couple started dating in 2013 before getting engaged in 2016. However, in 2019 they parted ways and a year later Amy filed for a restraining order against Carruth accusing him of physical abuse, mental, and alleged years of emotional.
Amy Seimetz Net Worth
Seimetz has an estimated net worth of between $ 1 million to $ 5 million which she has acquired from her career as a filmmaker and actress.
Amy Seimetz Movies and TV Shows
- Black Dragon Canyon (2005)
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
- Medicine for Melancholy ( 2008)
- Alexander the Last (2009)
- Gabi on the Roof in July ( 2010)
- Tiny Furniture (2010)
- The Myth of the American Sleepover ( 2010)
- The Dish and the Spoon ( 2011)
- The Reconstruction of William Zero ( 2014)
- The Killing ( 2013 to 2014)
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Stranger Things ( 2016 to 2017)
- The Secrets We Keep (2020)
- Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia ( 2020)
- The Comey Rule
- Sweet Tooth ( 2021 to 2024)
Amy Seimetz the idol
In 2021, Amy was the executive producer and director of a drama series called The Idol. She worked in the drama until 2022 when she left the project and was replaced by Sam Levinson. After Sam Levinson took over as the director of the film some members left and the film was recreated again. That is because the film contains a lot of female perspectives which the director wanted to reduce. Although, Seimetz did not comment anything about the film the viewers are now demanding a release of her version.
Amy Seimetz stranger things
Rebecca “Becky” Ives is a supporting character in the honor series Stranger Things. She is nice to Terry’s daughter, Jane Ives, and her sister Terry Ives. Ives and her family lived in Bloomington, Indiana. Her life changed when her parents died in a car accident and she became her sister’s financial supporter. She also takes care of her sister and her baby after Terry undergoes ECT. In addition to this, she also takes care of her sister’s business.
Amy Seimetz Pet Sematary
Rachel Creed is the second character in the supernatural horror series Pet Sematary written by Stephen King. Previously, the role was portrayed by Elizabeth Ureneck, Sonia Maria Chirila, and Denise Crosby, before Amy played in the film. Creed is the daughter of Dory Goldman and Irwin Goldman. She also had an older sister called Zelda who was terminally ill and this made Rachel hate her as her childhood was ruined because she had to take care of her sister. This illness made Zelda stay at home and nobody was allowed to see her except her family. Rachel was so frustrated by her sister’s illness that she wished death upon her so that her family could be free.
Amy Seimetz sweet tooth
Dr. Gertrude Miller is a supporting character in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth. She is also known as a Birdie who works as a geneticist at Fort Smith Labs. Dr.Miller is a talented doctor who was responsible for the creation of the first Gus and hybrid children. She also worked with Richard Fox and was married to a mystery man who died after suffering from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. When Gus meets her he assumes that she is his mother however later he is told the truth.