Amy Brenneman

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Summary

Amy Brenneman is an actor, writer, and producer known for NYPD Blue, Private Practice, and Judging Amy, which she created and starred in, drawing on her mother’s work as a judge. Her work has often explored family relationships, moral choices, and the effects of social institutions. Brenneman has publicly identified as a feminist, campaigned for abortion rights, and supported gun law reform, peace advocacy, marriage equality, and abolishing capital punishment. In a 2017 interview, she described feminism as part of her life’s work and discussed campaigning in Ohio and supporting an abortion-rights court brief.