Date of Birth: December 5, 1976, Dallas, Texas

Birth Name: Amy Louise Acker

Height: 5' 8"

Spouse: James Carpinello (25 April 2003 - present) 2 children

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Amy Acker is the oldest of four children of Robert Acker, a lawyer, and Sandra Bruyere, a housewife, of French ancestry, and the cousin of Joel Jeffrey Acker. An acting major at Southern Methodist University, Amy acted in several college theater productions. Upon graduation she worked in Wisconsin and New York before winning the role of "Fred" on "Angel" (1999).