Meet Amy Madigan, who won a Critics’ Choice Award for her role in Weapons
Madigan won the best supporting actress award for playing Aunt Gladys in Weapons; she’s married to fellow actor Ed Harris and was once a musician
“I really wasn’t expecting all this because I thought people would like the movie, and I thought people would dig Gladys, but you love Gladys. I mean, it’s crazy!” the 75-year-old star said during her acceptance speech.
Here’s everything to know about Weapons’ Aunt Gladys.
What’s her background?
Madigan is originally from Chicago’s South Side. Her father, John Madigan, was a journalist and her mother, Dolores H. Madigan, was a theatre actress who gave up her career to raise Amy and her brothers, Jack and Jim, reports The Chicago Tribune. In her final years, Dolores had an administrative job at Teamsters Local 705, a labour union in Chicago.
Madigan is Roman Catholic and has Irish roots. The Roe v. Wade star studied philosophy at Milwaukee’s Marquette University and later attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
She’s a former musician
