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Amy Davis Irving was born in Palo Alto, California. She is an American actress, who appeared in the films Crossing Delancey, The Fury, Carrie, and Yentl as well as on Broadway and Off-Broadway. She has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and has won an Obie award. She was married to director Steven Spielberg; they divorced in 1989 after four years of marriage, with Irving receiving a settlement of $100 million. She also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and made her off-Broadway debut at age 17 in And Chocolate on Her Chin. She is a graduate of the Professional Children's School, in Manhattan, New York. Irving's first stage appearance was at age 2, portraying a bit-part character in a play which her father directed. She had a walk-on role in the 1965-66 Broadway show The Country Wife at age 12. Irving auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars, which went to Carrie Fisher.