Mädchen Amick

DirectorActor Dec 12 (age 55) Sparks, Nevada, USA 1987–2025 (38 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Biography

Mädchen Amick (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress who rose to prominence in the early 1990s. Her name "Mädchen" means "girl" in German, though she was born in Sparks, Nevada. Her most iconic role came in 1990 when David Lynch cast her as Shelly Johnson in the cult classic series "Twin Peaks." The waitress character became one of the show's most beloved roles, and Amick's performance helped launch her career. She appeared in both the original series (1990-1991) and the 2017 revival. …

Known For

Film

Riverdale

Alice Cooper

Film

Twin Peaks

Shelly Johnson

Film

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Shelly Johnson

Film

Twin Peaks

Shelly Johnson

Film

Priest

Shannon Pace

Film

Witches of East End

Wendy Beauchamp

Film

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Shelly Johnson

Film

Sleepwalkers

Tanya Robertson

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (38)

Twin Peaks: The Return

2025

as Shelly Briggs

10.0

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

2022

as Herself

6.0

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

2017

as Self

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Shelly Johnson

Priest

as Shannon Pace

Pleading Guilty

as Brushy

Unanswered Prayers

as Ava Andersson

A Slice of Lynch

as Self

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007

7.4

Four Corners of Suburbia

as Rachel Samson

Lies and Deception

as Jean Brooks

Scenes of the Crime

as Carmen

The Rats

as Susan Costello

Global Effect

as Dr. Sera Levitt

Hangman

as Grace Mitchell

Postcards From The Cast

2001

as Self

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001

as Self

6.0

The List

2000

as Gabrielle Mitchell

4.7

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

as Jackie McCoy

The Hunted

as Samantha Clark

Psychopath

as Rachel Dwyer

Bombshell

as Angeline

Wounded

as Julie Clayton

Heartless

as Annie O'Keefe

The Courtyard

as Lauren

French Exit

as Zina

Dream Lover

as Lena Mathers

Trapped in Paradise

as Sarah Collins

Love, Cheat & Steal

as Lauren Harrington

Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks

1993

as Shelly Johnson

5.0

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Shelly Johnson

Sleepwalkers

as Tanya Robertson

The Borrower

as Megan

I'm Dangerous Tonight

1990

as Amy

4.4

Don't Tell Her It's Me

1990

as Mandy

5.6

Jury Duty: The Comedy

as Miss Doddsworth

Twin Peaks

as Shelly Johnson

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier

1989

as Laurie

8.0

Television (35)

Brilliant Minds

as Alicia Ramati

Riverdale

as Alice Cooper

Love

as Mom

Witches of East End

as Wendy Beauchamp

Longmire

as Deena

Political Animals

as Mindy Meyers

American Horror Story

2011

as Mrs. Ellison

8.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

White Collar

as Selena Thomas

In Plain Sight

as Susan Campbell

My Own Worst Enemy

as Angie Spivey

Mad Men

as Andrea Rhodes

Gossip Girl

as Catherine Beaton

Damages

as Danielle Marchetti

Californication

as Janie Jones

Viva Laughlin

as Natalie Holden

Psych

as Jacqueline Medeiros

Shark

as Gina Romero

Kidnapped

as Vivian Guttman

Freddie

as Allison

Joey

as Sara

Queens Supreme

as Lisa Salinger

Gilmore Girls

as Sherry Tinsdale

as Celeste 'CeCe' Royce

Dawson's Creek

as Nicole Kennedy

Fantasy Island

as Ariel

Central Park West

as Carrie Fairchild

Central Park West

as Carrie Fairchild

as Wendall Meade

Fallen Angels

as Trina

Law & Order

as Alissa Goodwyn

Twin Peaks

as Shelly Johnson

Twin Peaks

as Shelly

Baywatch

as Laurie Harris

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

as Teenage Girl

8.4

Crew (3)

Movies (1)

Fractured

2025

Director

Television (2)

Brilliant Minds

Director

Riverdale

Director