Amy Irving was married to one of the most powerful men in the Hollywood realm. The first wife of Steven Spielberg, Amy Irving received an estimated $100 million dollars for spending four years of her life with Spielberg. She went on to act in her own films too but she never achieved the success that Spielberg gained as a film director. Few have.

Amy Irving was born in 1953 in California. She was born into the inner circle of Hollywood. Her father was Jules Irving, a stage director and her mother was actress Priscilla Pointer. Amy was raised in the religion of Christian Science even though her heritage consisted of a Jewish background.

Amy attended the American Conservatory Theatre where she gained some roles in their productions in San Francisco. She later went to study abroad in London before starring in the off-Broadway performance that gave her a start at the young age of seventeen.

Amy Irving stared in The Fury and Carrie. However, the Oscar nomination would be reserved for Yentl and the Golden Globe nomination would be achieved for her performance as Isabelle in Crossing Delancey. With television credits on Alias and Law and Order as well as numerous others, Irving has still been able to be intimate with the stage. Her stage work is something that has gained notable praise and continues to lure her.

Irving married Bruno Barreto in 1996 and the couple had a son. She also shares a child with first husband, Steven Spielberg. Amy is currently divorced.