Amy Aquino
Biography
Amy Aquino is an American television, film, and stage actress born on March 20, 1957, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to parents Adele Frances and Salvatore Aquino. She first began acting in junior high school productions. She attended Harvard University, where she was pre-med and majored in biology, and also attended Yale University. Aquino has appeared in television series including Brooklyn Bridge, ER, and Being Human, and she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Picket Fences. She served as co-Secretary/Treasurer of SAG-AFTRA until August 2015 and has starred in the Amazon Studios television series Bosch as Lieutenant Grace Billets.
Career overview
Amy Aquino is an American television, film, and stage actress born on March 20, 1957, in Teaneck, New Jersey. Her parents are Adele Frances and Salvatore Aquino. She first began acting in junior high school productions. She attended Harvard University, where she was pre-med and majored in biology, and also graduated from Yale University. During her final year at Harvard, she realized she was spending more time on acting pursuits.
Aquino has established a prolific career across television, film, and the stage with eighty known acting credits on The Movie Database. Her television work includes appearances in series such as Brooklyn Bridge, ER, and Being Human. She was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Picket Fences. In addition to her acting career, she served as co-Secretary/Treasurer of SAG-AFTRA until August 2015.
Continuing her extensive work in television, she stars as Lieutenant Grace Billets in the Amazon Studios television series Bosch. Throughout her career, Aquino has maintained a consistent presence in the entertainment industry, balancing roles in dramatic television series and union leadership.
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- Spider-Noir (2026) as Dr. Faber
- Beware the Wolves (2025)
- Rhythm Is a Dancer (2025) as Susan
- Juror #2 (2024) as Judge Thelma Hollub
- Puppy Love (2024) as Emily's Mom
- The Irrational (2023) as CJ Wright
- The Grotto (2022) as Arnel Platte
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) as Dr. Christina Raynor
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Dr. Christina Raynor (archive footage)
- Beautiful Boy (2018) as Annie Goldblum
- The Good Fight (2017) as Stella Corben
- Sensum (2017) as Dr. Rita Montal
- Hacked (2016)
- Bosch (2015) as Grace Billets
- Grace and Frankie (2015) as Dana
- The Lazarus Effect (2015) as President Dalley
- In Security (2014) as Lena's Mom
- The Finder (2012) as Cristina Farrel
- Suits (2011) as Judge
- Harry's Law (2011) as Marylin Coulis
- Being Human (2011) as Donna Gilchrist
- In My Sleep (2010) as Detective Curwen
- Castle (2009) as Janine Marks
- Glee (2009) as Funny Girl Producer
- Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) as Warden Alice Simms
- The Mentalist (2008) as Judge Patricia Davis
- Private Practice (2007) as Claire
- Head Case (2007) as Lorraine Finkelstein
- Brothers and Sisters (2006) as Dr. Joan Avadon
- Big Love (2006) as Leslie Usher
- Shark (2006) as Judge Grant
- Twenty Good Years (2006) as Lois
- Heist (2006) as Captain
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Marianne Grandy
- The Closer (2005) as Laura Mayhan
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Georgina
- Weeds (2005) as School Psychologist
- A Lot Like Love (2005) as Diane Martin
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Erika Gold
- CSI: NY (2004) as Diane Lipstone
- Boston Legal (2004) as Judge Phyllis Tamber
- In Good Company (2004) as Alicia
- National Security (2003) as Councilwoman
- The Singing Detective (2003) as Nurse Nozhki
- Monk (2002) as Mrs. Bowen
- Monk (2002) as Rhonda
- Undisputed (2002) as Darlene Early
- White Oleander (2002) as Miss Martinez
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Lois Carver
- Alias (2001) as Virginia Kerr
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as A.D.A. Valerie Nichols
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Susan Braudy
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Willa James
- The West Wing (1999) as Becky Reeseman
- Freaks and Geeks (1999) as Mrs. Schweiber
- Action (1999) as Connie Hunt
- Felicity (1998) as Dr. Toni Pavone
- The Practice (1997) as Judge Louise Moreno
- Ally McBeal (1997) as Dr. Harper
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) as Peggy
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Ms. Williams
- Boys on the Side (1995) as Anna
- My Brother's Keeper (1995) as Terry
- ER (1994) as Janet Coburn
- Madman of the People (1994) as Sasha Danziger
- Once in a Lifetime (1994) as Barbera
- Betrayal of Trust (1994) as Jeannie Wilcox
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
- A Place to Be Loved (1993) as Debby Hunter
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Rabbi Marcy Klein
- Picket Fences (1992) as Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond
- Alan & Naomi (1992) as Ruth Silverman
- Brooklyn Bridge (1991) as Phyllis Berger Silver
- The Last to Go (1991) as Ginny
- Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Erica Stohlmeyer
- Descending Angel (1990) as Catherine
- Working Girl (1988) as Alice Baxter
- Moonstruck (1987) as Bonnie
- The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) as Pam (uncredited)
- Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self
- The Music Store as Julie Valli