Amy Heckerling

Amy Heckerling

71 · Born: May 7, 1954

Personal Details

BornMay 7, 1954 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Neal Israel

    ( Jul 22, 1984 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • David Brandt

    ( Nov 7, 1981 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Amy Heckerling, a renowned filmmaker, embarked on a journey to hone her craft by pursuing a degree in Film and TV at the prestigious New York University. Her academic endeavors continued as she earned a Master's Degree in Film from the esteemed American Film Institute. Despite her impressive educational background, Amy faced challenges in breaking into the competitive Hollywood scene. However, her perseverance and talent eventually paid off when she wrote and directed the iconic film Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 1982, garnering widespread recognition and acclaim.

Years later, while pregnant with her child, Amy conceived the idea for the beloved comedy Look Who's Talking, which would eventually be released in 1989. The film's success further solidified her position in the industry. In 1994, Amy penned the screenplay for the cult classic Clueless, which premiered in 1995 and cemented her status as a masterful storyteller.

Throughout her career, Amy has remained committed to her values as a liberal and environmentalist. She actively supports environmental charities and initiatives, using her platform to make a positive impact on the world.

Career

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1999
{"id":871,"title":"Clueless","year":"1995","character":"Maid of Honor (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/clueless","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64gg68nleuo0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64gg68nleuo0.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
Clueless
Clueless as Maid of Honor (uncredited)
{"id":7324,"title":"Into the Night","year":"1985","character":"Ships Waitress","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/into-the-night","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4m8m5leubek0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4m8m5leubek0.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
Into the Night
Into the Night as Ships Waitress
{"id":103838238,"title":"What Happened, Brittany Murphy?","year":2021,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/what-happened-brittany-murphy","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1md0v8d3pvc8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1md0v8d3pvc8.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
{"id":177905,"title":"Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/time-warp-the-greatest-cult-films-of-all-time-parts-1-3-2020-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_177905.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_177905.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":177861,"title":"Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/skin-a-history-of-nudity-in-the-movies","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_177861.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_177861.jpg"},"released":1}
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{"id":145591,"title":"If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/if-these-knishes-could-talk-the-story-of-the-ny-accent","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_145591.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_145591.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":264975,"title":"Not Your Time","year":"2010","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/not-your-time","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_264975.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_264975.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
{"id":197579,"title":"Sincerely Yours","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/sincerely-yours-2008","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_197579.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_197579.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":167888,"title":"Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mardik-baghdad-to-hollywood","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_167888.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_167888.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":255390,"title":"The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of 'Risky Business'","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-dream-is-always-the-same-the-story-of-risky-business","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_255390.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_255390.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":266207,"title":"Celebrating Sixteen Candles","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/celebrating-sixteen-candles","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266207.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266207.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":79551,"title":"Frank Capra's American Dream","year":"1997","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/frank-capras-american-dream-1997","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_79551.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_79551.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
{"id":7061,"title":"Look Who's Talking Now","year":"1993","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/look-whos-talking-now","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7061.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7061.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
{"id":9779,"title":"Vamps","year":"2012","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/vamps","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1ventaq1b3k8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1ventaq1b3k8.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Vamps
Vamps as Director, Writer
{"id":13068,"title":"I Could Never Be Your Woman","year":"2007","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/i-could-never-be-your-woman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gsvr16klmpk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gsvr16klmpk0.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":6690,"title":"Loser","year":"2000","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/loser","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7r3qe95mk9h0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7r3qe95mk9h0.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Loser
Loser as Director, Writer
{"id":871,"title":"Clueless","year":"1995","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/clueless","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64gg68nleuo0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64gg68nleuo0.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
Clueless
Clueless as Director, Writer
{"id":6048,"title":"Look Who's Talking Too","year":"1990","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/look-whos-talking-too","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ujg0gc46d40.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ujg0gc46d40.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too as Director, Writer
{"id":5853,"title":"Look Who's Talking","year":"1989","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/look-whos-talking","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_5853.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_5853.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking as Director, Writer
{"id":5125,"title":"National Lampoon's European Vacation","year":"1985","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/national-lampoons-european-vacation","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2a9ap9ujfe3g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2a9ap9ujfe3g.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
{"id":6621,"title":"Johnny Dangerously","year":"1984","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/johnny-dangerously","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6621.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6621.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
{"id":6338,"title":"Fast Times at Ridgemont High","year":"1982","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2pqhifnk73ag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2pqhifnk73ag.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
{"id":9622,"title":"Clueless","year":"1996","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/clueless","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9622.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9622.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Clueless
Clueless as Creator
{"id":103834334,"title":"Baby Talk","year":"1991","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/baby-talk","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834334.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834334.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Baby Talk
Baby Talk as Creator