Amy Acker Update!

IMTA alumna Amy Acker just wrapped season one of the television show Dollhouse. It has been announced that the show will be coming back for a 2nd season and Amy is set to come back as Dr. Claire Saunders, a doctor who takes care of all the dolls in the dollhouse. The"dolls" are humans with altered DNA, who after completing their assigned task, have their minds erased before the next job. As last season progressed it was revealed that Dr. Saunders (Amy's character) is actually an Active Doll who was imprinted with the memory of Dr. Saunders. Amy has worked with Joss Whedon, who created Dollhouse, before when she starred as Winifred "Fred" in his hit series Angel. In 2004 her role on Angel won her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television!

Amy competed at IMTA in the nineties and industry great Patrick Baca was integral in scouting and launching Amy at IMTA. Amy has guest-starred on Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, October Road and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She appeared as Kelly Peyton, the assassin, on the series Alias. Amy has a new show called Happy Town due in the Fall. This crime drama is about a small town with a uncommon amount of child kidnappings. Amy will play the part of Rachel Conroy in this gripping new show.

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Amy Acker in Dollhouse!

IMTA alum Amy Acker will portray the recurring character of Dr. Claire Saunders in one of the most anticipated series of 2009! Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, asked Amy to play one of the most interesting and most mysterious characters on Dollhouse! "I'm the doctor who takes care of all the dolls in the dollhouse," Amy says of her character in an interview with SCI FI magazine. "And I have these horrible scars all over my face, so you get the sense that there's a little history to my character, and you're going to find out what happened to her and why she got these and why she kept them, and all of that stuff."

Amy has worked with Joss Whedon before, starring as Winifred "Fred" in his hit series Angel. She also appeared as Kelly Peyton the assassin on the series Alias. Amy has guest-starred on Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, October Road and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Amy competed at IMTA in the nineties and industry great Patrick Baca was integral in scouting and launching Amy at IMTA.

Dollhouse will air on Fox and premiere in February. You can watch the latest preview of this provocative series right here on That IMTA Blog!

Amy Acker casting news!

IMTA alum Amy Acker is joining the cast of Dollhouse, a new secret agent sci-fi series airing this Fall on Fox! The series is a much-anticipated production by Buffy the Vampire and Angel writer-producer Joss Whedon who has already been given a seven-episode committment by Fox! Amy will play Dr. Claire Saunders in a recurring role. The Dollhouse has a great premise; the idea is those with money or connections can access a secret highly illegal facility where they can fulfill their greatest fantasies.

Amy Acker starred in Joss Whedon's hit series Angel for four seasons as Winifred Burkle. You may also have seen Amy as a series regular on Alias or Drive. She has also guest-starred on Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, October Road and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Amy competed at IMTA in the nineties and industry great Patrick Baca was integral in scouting and launching Amy at IMTA.