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Amy Locane
Born
Amy Rose Locane

(1971-12-19) December 19, 1971 (age 52)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materVilla Victoria Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1984–2005
2009, 2020
Spouse
Mark Bovenizer
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(m. 2008; div. 2017)​
Children2
Criminal information
Criminal statusIncarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
Conviction(s)Vehicular manslaughter
Criminal penalty3 years in prison (released on parole; original sentence)
8 years in prison (eligible for parole after 6 years)
Date apprehended
December 2010; September 2020

Amy Rose Locane (born December 19, 1971) is an American actress known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby. In 1992, Locane portrayed Sandy Harling in the first season of the prime time soap opera Melrose Place. She appeared in the 1992 film School Ties alongside Matt Damon and Brendan Fraser, as the object of their affections.

In September 2020, Locane began serving an eight-year sentence for a fatal DUI car crash that occurred in 2010. She had previously been sentenced to three years in prison, of which she served two and a half, and was re-sentenced due to the leniency of the original sentence.[1]

Early life and career

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Locane was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and graduated from Villa Victoria Academy.[2] By age 12, she had performed in more than 60 commercials before being cast as a series regular on the sitcom Spencer (1984).

In 1989, Locane made her big screen debut in the independent teen drama film Lost Angels starring opposite Adam Horovitz. The following year, Locane had a lead role opposite Johnny Depp as Allison Vernon-Williams in John Waters' romantic comedy film Cry-Baby.[3][4] The film was a commercial failure, but has since become a cult classic. She twice played the girlfriend of Brendan Fraser, in the films School Ties (1992) and Airheads (1994).

In 1992, Locane was a member of the original cast of the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place but left the series after only 13 episodes.[5] She played Jessica Lange's daughter in the 1994 drama film Blue Sky.[6] She played the young lover of Dennis Hopper in the 1996 film Carried Away. In 1997, she starred alongside Ben Affleck and Rose McGowan in Going All the Way and with Jared Leto in Prefontaine. In 1998, she starred in the black comedy Bongwater and fantasy horror Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy. Locane returned to television starring in the Christmas movie Ebenezer opposite Jack Palance. Her later credits include The Heist (2001) and Secretary (2002).

Personal life

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In 2006, Locane became engaged to businessman Mark Bovenizer and subsequently retired from acting in films. She acted occasionally in local community theater near their Hopewell, New Jersey, home and appeared in two eight-minute shorts released in 2009.[7][8] They have two daughters, born in 2007 and 2009.[9][10]

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On June 27, 2010, at 9:05 pm, Locane was involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision in Montgomery, New Jersey.[11][12] Locane was driving 53 miles per hour (85 km/h) in a 35-mile-per-hour (56 km/h) zone and rapidly closed on the car driven by Fred Seeman, which was traveling at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) as it made a left-hand turn in front of her to enter his driveway. The crash killed Seeman's wife, 60-year-old Helen.[12]

Following the crash, testing revealed Locane's blood alcohol level was .23 percent, nearly three times the limit for legal impairment.[13] In December 2010, Locane was indicted for aggravated manslaughter and assault by automobile.[8] On November 27, 2012, a Somerset County jury convicted Locane of vehicular homicide and assault by auto.[13] On February 14, 2013, she was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime, with Montgomery Superior Court Judge Robert B. Reed imposing less than the minimum five-year sentence due to mitigating factors that included consideration of her children's welfare.[14][15][16] Locane served her sentence at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and was released on parole on June 12, 2015.[17] Late in 2015 following Locane's release from prison, her husband filed for divorce and for custody of their two daughters.[18]

On July 22, 2016, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that the three-year sentencing would be re-reviewed due to what the court felt was an inadequate explanation by Reed for leniency.[19] Upon review, Reed stated in September 2016 that he had erred in his decision and that she should serve an additional six months.[16] On January 13, 2017, however, Reed ruled Locane would not have to go back to prison, saying her conduct since her release indicated she was not a threat to society.[20] Speaking later about the crash and victims, Locane said the memory of Helen Seeman will "be forever in her thoughts."[21] In February 2019, Locane was re-sentenced to five years behind bars but remained free on bail pending an appeal.[22]

On July 22, 2020, an appeals court ruled that a different judge incorrectly re-sentenced Locane in 2019 and sent the case back for another sentencing. The ruling issued also rejected Locane's argument that sentencing her again violates double jeopardy protections since she had already completed her sentence and parole term.

On September 17, 2020, Locane was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison after a judge agreed with prosecutors that Locane's initial sentence was too lenient. New Jersey state law requires Locane to serve more than six years before being eligible for parole.[23][24] In 2022, Locane lost a federal appeal to have her state prison sentence cut.[25] She is incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.[26]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lost Angels Cheryl Anderson
1990 Cry-Baby Allison Vernon-Williams
1991 No Secrets Jennifer
1992 School Ties Sally Wheeler
1994 Airheads Kayla
1994 Blue Sky Alex Marshall Filmed in 1990
Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
1995 Criminal Hearts Keli
1996 Carried Away Catherine Wheeler
1997 Going All the Way Buddy Porter
1997 Prefontaine Nancy Alleman
1997 The Girl Gets Moe Beth
1998 Bongwater Jennifer
1998 Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy Margaret Trelawny
1999 Implicated Ann Campbell
2001 The Heist Lucy
2002 Secretary Lee's Sister
2002 Bad Karma Carly Campbell
2005 Throttle Molly Weaver
2009 Visiting Julia Short film
2009 Coffee Sarah Short film
2020 Cooties Christine Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1984−1985 Spencer Andrea Winger Also known as Under One Roof
Series regular, 13 episodes
1985 Young People's Specials Karen Episode: "Narc"
1985 Special Treat Bridget Frommer Episode: "Out of Time"
1988 Hothouse Nancy 3 episodes
1992 Melrose Place Sandy Louise Harling Series regular, 13 episodes
1997 End of Summer Alice Television film
1998 Ebenezer Erica Marlowe Television film
1998 Route 9 Sally Hogan Television film
1999 Touched by an Angel Stella Episode: "The Compass"
2003 Mystery Woman Tracy Stenning Television film
2005 Alien Express Rosie Holden Television film

References

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  1. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress Amy Locane sent back to prison for fatal 2010 DUI crash". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. ^ Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman. "Former Melrose Place actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer of Hopewell indicted in fatal crash", The Trentonian, December 16, 2010. Accessed November 12, 2017. "A native Trentonian who graduated from Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing, Locane-Bovenizer's film career includes acting alongside Hollywood heavyweights like Adam Sandler in 1994's Airheads and Johnny Depp in 1990 cult-favorite Cry-Baby, which was directed by John Waters."
  3. ^ "Cry Baby". EW.com.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (April 6, 1990). "Picket-Fence America, As Seen by John Waters". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Guide, Deborah Starr Seibel Special To The Tribune Deborah Starr Seibel writes about television for TV. "REVIVING 'MELROSE PLACE': IT'S A DIRTY, NASTY STORY". chicagotribune.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Sky". EW.com.
  7. ^ Stoeckert, Anthony (2007-07-13). "Returning Star – Central Jersey Archives". centraljersey.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ^ a b Shira, Dahvi (2010-12-16). "Melrose Place Star Amy Locane Indicted for Fatal Car Crash". People. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  9. ^ "CBB (CeleBrityBabies) Exclusive: Actress Amy Locane gives birth to a baby girl". People. 2007-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  10. ^ "Amy Locane Welcomes Second Daughter, Avery Hope". People. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  11. ^ Paik, Eugene (October 3, 2011), "Judge: Ex-'Melrose Place' actress' intoxicated statements permissible in upcoming trial", The Star-Ledger, retrieved March 31, 2012
  12. ^ a b "Actress Amy Locane charged in connection with fatal weekend accident in Montgomery", Courier News, Bridgewater, NJ: Gannett Company, June 28, 2010, archived from the original on July 1, 2010, retrieved June 29, 2011
  13. ^ a b "Amy Locane Convicted of Vehicular Homicide". People. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  14. ^ Wichert, Bill (2013-02-15). "Daughters' hardship yields lighter sentence for 'Melrose Place' actress". NJ.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  15. ^ "'Melrose' Actress Gets 3 Years for Deadly NJ Crash". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Judge admits he erred in sentencing 'Melrose Place' actress". NJ Advance Media. Associated Press News. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  17. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress out of prison, but law's not done with her". nj.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Petit, Stephanie (2017-01-17). "Melrose Place Actress Amy Locane on Being Divorced and Shunned by Friends After Fatal DWI". People. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  19. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress faces new sentence in fatal drunken-driving crash". 22 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  20. ^ Hutchinson, Dave (2017-01-17). "'Melrose Place' actress won't serve more time for fatal crash". NJ.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  21. ^ Hutchinson, Dave (2017-01-18). "'Melrose Place' actress breaks silence on fatal DWI crash". NJ.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  22. ^ Lieu, Amy (2019-02-16). "'Melrose Place' actress Amy Locane to serve more time for fatal DUI crash". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  23. ^ "'Melrose Place' actress Amy Locane headed back to prison for drunken fatal crash a decade ago". Nj. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  24. ^ Hattenstone, Simon (2021-03-10). "'Thrown back in jail – it's cruel': why was actor Amy Locane imprisoned twice for the same crime?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  25. ^ NJ.com, Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for (2022-12-14). "Melrose Place actress Amy Locane loses federal appeal of DWI sentence, will remain in prison". nj. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  26. ^ "New Jersey Department of Corrections". www-doc.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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