AMY MORTON is an actor, director and ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Directing credits at Steppenwolf include The Way West, Penelope, Clybourne Park, American Buffalo (also McCarter Theatre), Glengarry Glen Ross (also Dublin and Toronto), The Pillowman, Dublin Carol (also Trinity Rep Theatre), Topdog/Underdog (also Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Hartford Stage) and many others. Other directing credits Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Alliance Theatre and Awake and Sing! at Northlight Theatre. Prior to joining Steppenwolf, Amy was a member of the Remains Theatre for 15 years. As an actor, she has appeared in more than 30 productions at Steppenwolf and has appeared on Broadway in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), August: Osage County (Tony, Drama Desk nominations) as well as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Film credits include Up in the Air, The Dilemma, Rookie of the Year, 8MM, Falling Down and the independent feature film Bluebird for Killer Films. Television: “Boss”, “Chicago Fire”, “Blue Bloods,” “Girls” and “Homeland”. She is a regular on “Chicago PD”.
