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Ally Sheedy: New York
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From a very young age until her early teens Ally danced with the American Ballet Theatre. When she realized dancing meant a very strict diet regime she turned to acting full time. Still in her teens she was getting a lot of offers of work from various newspapers and magazines including the Village Voice and the New York Times.
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A disenchanted assistant editor at a posh New York fashion magazine is drawn into the dysfunctional world of her neighbor, burned-out photographer Ally Sheedy, and experiments with drugs and lesbianism, much to the dismay of her boyfriend. Writer/director Lisa Cholodenko's intriguing "bohemian" drama ... stars Radha Mitchell, Patricia Clarkson. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
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Sheedy was born in New York City to John J. Sheedy, Jr.,[1] a Manhattan-based advertising executive, and Charlotte Baum, a notable press agent who was involved in women's and civil rights movements.[2] Her parents divorced in 1971. She has two siblings, Patrick and Meghan.
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Sheedy won raves for her raw, touching performance, and, in short time, again found herself working steadily. In 1999, she appeared in Allison Anders' Sugar Town and The Autumn Heart, the latter premiering at the {~Sundance Film Festival}. In addition to her film work, Sheedy continued to work in the theater, taking over John Cameron Mitchell's title role in the popular New York production of {+Hedwig and the Angry Inch}, a story about a German entertainer who is neither a man nor a woman but a fascinating composite of both.
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The last decade has seen Sheedy depart from big-studio films like “Short Circuit” and “Betsy’s Wedding” to find her niche in New York’s independent film culture. She enjoys “filming as catch-can,” and “changing in phone booths,” she said.
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"As a proud New Yorker and neighbor of the Columbia campus, I urge you to do everything in your power to address these allegations promptly," writes Sheedy. "They cast a dark shadow on the face of Columbia and on our great city."
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