Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

Ally Sheedy

Highest Rated: 94% WarGames (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Steam (2007)

Birthday: Jun 13, 1962

Birthday:

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Living in the spotlight after being pigeon-holed with an unfair label was no easy task for any actress, yet Gen-X favorite Ally Sheedy succeeded in breaking away from the pack. She first rose to fame as the mischievous teen who, along with computer nerd Matthew Broderick, almost starts WWIII in "WarGames" (1983) and as the misfit weirdo spending a day in detention in the John Hughes classic, "The Breakfast Club" (1985). Her next blockbuster vehicle was the post-college drama "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), where she played a headstrong Gen-Xer who wants to live life to the fullest before settling into married life. All three films provided Sheedy with both instant fame and a membership in the so-called "Brat Pack," an exclusive clique of young, rich, and famous actors in the 1980s that included Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Rob Lowe, among many others. Apart from appearing together movies, they led lives of excess that epitomized the decade. Never comfortable with the label or lifestyle, Sheedy's career peaked in the '80s and she soon found herself mired in a dearth of second-rate movies and TV shows for much of the following decade. After many years of unforgettable roles, Sheedy came back strong with her award-winning portrayal of heroin-addict and photographer, Lucy Berliner, in the independent film "High Art" (1998). The role propelled Sheedy back into the limelight, earned her critical reviews, and eradicated any doubts about her abilities as a serious actress.

Show Less Show More

Highest rated movies

94% 76% WarGames
Watchlist
94% 55% Little Sister Watchlist
89% 81% Bad Boys
Watchlist
89% 92% The Breakfast Club Watchlist 84% 60% Brats Watchlist
83% 53% Twice in a Lifetime
Watchlist
76% 77% High Art
Watchlist
68% 48% Life During Wartime
Watchlist
67% 50% Sugar Town
Watchlist
65% 50% Only the Lonely
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
84% 60% Brats Self - 2024
No Score Yet 89% Chantilly Bridge Unknown (Character) - 2023
94% 55% Little Sister Joani Lunsford (Character) - 2016
47% 65% X-Men: Apocalypse Scott's Teacher (Character) $155.0M 2016
No Score Yet 47% Sins of Our Youth Vicki (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Client Seduction Melissa Eco (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 32% Fugly! Stoddard (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ten Stories Tall Jackie (Character) - 2010
54% 58% Welcome to the Rileys Harriet (Character) $152.9K 2010
No Score Yet 42% Citizen Jane Jane Alexander (Character) - 2009
68% 48% Life During Wartime Helen Jordan (Character) $278.8K 2009
31% 41% Harold Maureen (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 47% The Junior Defenders Jill Fields (Character) - 2007
0% 31% Steam Laurie (Character) - 2007
57% 33% Perestroika Helen (Character) $21.7K 2007
24% 45% Day Zero Dr. Reynolds (Character) $12.1K 2007
No Score Yet 77% Indie Sex: Censored Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 35% The Veteran Sara Reid (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 58% Shooting Livien Brea (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 37% Noise Charlotte Bancroft (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 64% A Good Night to Die Marie (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 6% Shelter Island Louise "Lou" Delamere (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 38% Just a Dream Maureen Sturbuck (Character) - 2002
50% 43% Happy Here and Now Lois (Character) $2.4K 2002
No Score Yet 72% The Interrogation of Michael Crowe Cheryl Crowe (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Warden Helen Hewitt (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 73% Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge Det. Kelly Brooks (Character) - 1999
43% 36% I'll Take You There Bernice (Character) - 1999
67% 50% Sugar Town Liz (Character) $177.8K 1999
No Score Yet 88% The Autumn Heart Deb (Character) $11.5K 1999
76% 77% High Art Lucy Berliner (Character) $1.9M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fury Within Joanna Hanlon (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Myth America Unknown (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 50% Country Justice Angie Baker (Character) - 1997
40% 26% Highball Self - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Macon County Jail Susan Reed (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Definite Maybe Unknown (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 35% Buried Alive II Laura Riskin (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 0% Hijacked: Flight 285 Deni Patton (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amnesia Martha Keller (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 33% The Tin Soldier Billy's Mom (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 80% Ultimate Betrayal Adult Mary Rodgers (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 12% The Haunting of Seacliff Inn Susan Enright (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Night Stand Mickey Sanderson (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 87% Parallel Lives Louise (Character) - 1994
20% 22% The Pickle Molly-Girl/Herself (Character) $45.6K 1993
21% 43% Man's Best Friend Lori Tanner (Character) $13.0M 1993
No Score Yet 95% Chantilly Lace Elizabeth (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 51% Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica Karen (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lethal Exposure Chris Cassidy (Character) - 1993
35% 62% Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Ticket Agent (New York) (Character) $172.7M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tattle Tale Laura Perot (Character) - 1992
65% 50% Only the Lonely Theresa Luna (Character) $19.9M 1991
No Score Yet 54% Fear Cayce Bridges (Character) - 1990
56% 39% Betsy's Wedding Connie Hopper (Character) $19.7M 1990
No Score Yet 40% The Lost Capone Kathleen Hart (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Capone: The Lost Years Kathleen Hart (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 25% Heart of Dixie Maggie DeLoach (Character) $691.7K 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet We Are the Children Unknown (Character) - 1987
42% 55% Maid to Order Jessie Montgomery (Character) $8.2M 1987
62% 67% Short Circuit Stephanie Speck (Character) $39.0M 1986
0% 25% Blue City Annie Rayford (Character) $6.0M 1986
89% 92% The Breakfast Club Allison Reynolds (Character) - 1985
83% 53% Twice in a Lifetime Helen (Character) $8.4M 1985
43% 67% St. Elmo's Fire Leslie Hunter (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 26% Oxford Blues Rona (Character) - 1984
89% 81% Bad Boys J. C. Walenski (Character) - 1983
94% 76% WarGames Jennifer Katherine Mack (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Lessons Marita Armstrong (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Splendor in the Grass Hazel (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Violation of Sarah McDavid Tracy Barnes (Character) - 1981

TV

Credit
98% 56% Single Drunk Female Carol (Character) 2022-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Full Circle Celeste Fontaine (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Full Circle Celeste Fontaine (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012
89% 94% Psych Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
56% 77% Kyle XY Unknown (Guest Star) 2008-2009
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 72% The Dead Zone Kate Moore (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Once and Again Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strange Frequency Unknown (Character) 2001
93% 95% Oz Lisa Logan (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Carter Jones (Character) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Shoe Diaries Karen (Character) 1993
97% 85% Hill Street Blues Kristen (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Story Unknown (Guest Star) 1982