Ally Sheedy

She is married to actor David Lansbury, stepson of actress Angela Lansbury, and they have a daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994. She was also the orignally considered to play "Dorthey" on The Golden Girls (a role which later went to and made famous by Bea Arthur). She has also battled with Bulimia nervosa, spawned by pressure to stay thin when she performed ballet as a child. She has made many cameo appearances in films, such as in Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks. In the 1990s Ally Sheedy was treated for sleeping pill addiction, which she drew on for her role as a drug-addicted photographer in the film High Art. For the BBC she did the television series Two's Company with Donald Sinden. After appearing in several straight-to-television films in 1981, Ally Sheedy made her cinema debut in Bad Boys (1983), starring Sean Penn. The 1980s were her golden period with roles also in WarGames and Short Circuit, as well as a character in three episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues in 1983. In the 1970s, she moved to London with her husband, actor John Bay.

Then, in her teens she began acting in local productions. In 2002, her one woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty won a Tony for Best Special Theatrical Event. At six years old, Ally Sheedy started dancing with the American Ballet Theatre, and at age 12 wrote a story, She Was Nice to Mice, that was published by McGraw-Hill and became a bestseller (ISBN 0440478448). Born in Detroit, Michigan, she is best known for her stage work, having been nominated four times for Tonies:. Elmo's Fire. Elaine Stritch (born February 2, 1925) is a lanky American actress with a rough voice known for her brash, vocal characters. Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962 in New York City), is an American screen and stage actor, possibly best known for her roles in the "Brat Pack" films The Breakfast Club and St. Best Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance, 1996.