Ally Sheedy

She is married to actor David Lansbury, stepson of actress Angela Lansbury, and they have a daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994. Stuart found herself in demand after this and was constantly employed, with her most recent roles being in a Murder, She Wrote TV movie in 2001, and Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty (2004). She has also battled with Bulimia nervosa, spawned by pressure to stay thin when she performed ballet as a child. As the centenarian Rose she received a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination, becoming the oldest person to receive an acting nomination. 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. In old age, she achieved a level of celebrity she had never experienced during her years as a Hollywood contract player, when cast in Titanic (1997). 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. After a thirty year break from acting, she appeared in the 1975 television movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden and over the next few years appeared regularly on television. She made her first cinema appearance in almost forty years when she appeared in My Favourite Year in 1982.

Then, in her teens she began acting in local productions. As an artist she became well respected with her work being exhibited throughout the USA and Europe. 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). She made a few films during the 1940s but had become more interested in working with the Screen Actors Guild, and in developing her talents as a painter. Elmo's Fire. By the end of the decade she had starred in more than forty films, including Roman Scandals (1933) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) but had not become a major star. 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. Her career with Universal Studios failed to gain momentum and she moved to 20th Century Fox.