Ally Sheedy Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Facts, Biography |

Ally Sheedy Quick Info
Height	5 ft 5 in
Weight	58 kg
Date of Birth	June 13, 1962
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Eye Color	Dark Brown

Ally Sheedy is an American actress and author who rose to fame as one of the Brat Pack group of actors in the movies The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo’s Fire (1985). She has also been featured in many other films like the comedy science fiction Short Circuit (1986) and the Canadian-American independent movie High Art (1998), her phenomenal performance in the latter having earned her the Independent Spirit Awards in 1999 for “Best Female Lead”. Ally has starred in various TV shows as well, like Kyle XY (2008–2009) in which she essayed the role of Sarah. Sheedy has penned a number of books including the best-seller She Was Nice to Mice (1974), having written it at the age of just 12.

Born Name

Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy

Nick Name

Ally

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

Education

She went to the Bank Street School for Children, followed by Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York City, having graduated in 1980.

When she was 18 years old, she shifted to Los Angeles in California and started taking lessons at the Drama department of the University of Southern California. She simultaneously kickstarted her acting career and intermittently finished 3 years’ worth of courses toward a BFA degree in Acting.

Occupation

Actress, Author

Family

Father – John J. Sheedy Jr. (Manhattan Advertising Executive)
Mother – Charlotte née Baum (Writer & Press Agent)
Siblings – Patrick (Brother), Meghan (Sister)

Manager

She has been represented by Innovative Artists N.Y.

Net Worth

Her net worth was $4 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

She has dated –

Eric Stoltz (1980-1983)

Richie Sambora – She had a brief relationship with guitarist Richie Sambora in the 1980s.

Alec Baldwin – She went out with Alec in the late 1980s.

Woody Harrelson (1989)

David Lansbury (1992-2009) – On April 12, 1992, Sheedy tied the knot with actor David Lansbury. They have a son named Beckett (b. 1994). In 2008, they had filed for divorce which was finalized in 2009.

Race / Ethnicity

White

She is of Irish and German descent on her father’s side of the family and of Russian and Jewish descent on her mother’s side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

She often tends to dye her hair in different shades.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Sharp nose
Thin lips
Cheerful smile

Brand Endorsements

She has appeared in commercials for numerous brands such as Pizza Hut (1982).

Religion

Judaism

Ally Sheedy Favorite Things

Activity – Writing, having regarded it as the most important means to express her feelings and thoughts, and having written whenever she has felt over-emotional following it up with rereading the feelings repeatedly and also having fixed her sad moods by reading something she had penned down earlier in a happy state

Source – IMDb

Ally Sheedy Facts

She began dancing with the American Ballet Theatre when she was 6 years old having thought of making it a full-time career. However, she gave it up in favor of acting full-time, after which she started studying acting with acting teacher Harold Guskin.

Sheedy had begun to write as she used to tell stories to the kids living in her locality and when she was 6 years old, she started writing them down. She has enjoyed penning down poetry and plays, as well.

Her 2nd book, Yesterday I Saw the Sun that got published in 1991, is a collection of her poems that had been written from her childhood to adulthood.

Ally turned vegetarian when she was 12 years old.

She has owned a rescued, bluish-gray male greyhound, named Sky.

Featured Image by Ally Sheedy / Instagram

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Ally Sheedy Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Facts, Biography