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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Amy Irving
iamalose — 22 years ago(September 27, 2003 08:23 PM)
How could someone that beautiful and that talented never gain a truely successful career? Could it be that she married the wrong person (I hate Speilberg) or the fact that she was in too many horror films?
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Liza-19 — 22 years ago(October 27, 2003 12:30 AM)
I'd like to know what your definition of a successful career is
She has certainly done pretty well for herself - her work in Carrie, her Oscar-nominated role in Yentl I think she's doing okay. Anyways, she made out pretty well from her divorce from Spielberg (100 million it's estimated) so that may be a reason why she hasn't been working so hard these days
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boomstick_arooney — 22 years ago(December 05, 2003 10:36 AM)
I read an interview in a magazine she gave and she said that when she divorced Steven Spielberg no one wanted to know her. It's a shame she is a good actress, and was so beautiful in Carrie. I think her eyes are really striking. You're right though, just because you don't do big budget movies and aren't very famous, doesn't mean you have a poor career or anything. If you ask me all people should avoid fame!
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AcademyAwardWinningMe — 22 years ago(March 15, 2004 04:07 PM)
If it's true about no one wanting to know her after Spielberg, then that is just horrible. She's a fabulous talent, and I adore her. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves.
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Jack_Rabbit_Slims91 — 18 years ago(October 15, 2007 12:24 AM)
She is far from having an unsuccessful career, not only has she done a number of film that were successful back in the day. She always remained loyal to the theatre even after she made a name for herself in DePalma's/Streisand's work. She won an Obie award i believe (the off-Broadway award?) and praised time and time again every time she steps on the stage. She was even an icon for her beauty and intelligence in the 80's I guess the $100 million didn't hurt either
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hilljayne — 18 years ago(December 23, 2007 06:53 AM)
She's always been more interested in being an ACTRESS rather than a STAR. That's just her. I do think she had/has star quality but it's just not something she's interested in. She's doing pretty well as a character actress now in her 50s.
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SonnybytheSea — 15 years ago(June 26, 2010 11:55 AM)
I don't think it's a what happened moment, she's talented and worked pretty steadily in the 80s and 90s. I was more surprised that she didn't do a lot in the 70s only three films two of which are Carrie (her theatrical debut) and The Fury, two of my favorite guilty pleasures! with her stunningly good looks you'd think she would have been working more during that decade.