Facts: - years active: 1992 -- present - caption: brenneman california , april 19 , 2009 at heroes for autism event , hollywood , - birth name: amy frederica brenneman - spouse: brad silberling -lrb- 1995 -- present -rrb- - children: charlotte silberling bodhi silberling - birth date: 22 june 1964 - name: amy brenneman - image: amy brenneman 2009.jpg - birth place: new london , connecticut , u.s. - occupation: actress , producer , writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amy brenneman .
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amy frederica brenneman -lrb- born june 22 , 1964 -rrb- is an american actress , writer , and producer .brenneman rose to prominence after her performance as detective janice licalsi in the abc police drama series '' nypd blue '' -lrb- 1993 -- 1994 -rrb- , for which she was nominated for two primetime emmys .she later starred in various films , including '' heat '' , '' fear '' , and '' daylight '' .she has also starred in the critically acclaimed films '' things you can tell just by looking at her '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , '' nine lives '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and '' the jane austen book club '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .brenneman created and starred as judge amy gray in the cbs drama series '' judging amy '' from 1999 to 2005 .she was nominated for three primetime emmys and the golden globe award for best actress -- television series drama for '' judging amy '' .from 2007 to 2013 , brenneman starred as violet turner in the shonda rhimes medical drama '' private practice '' , and in 2014 began starring as laurie garvey on the hbo drama '' the leftovers '' .