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Amick in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Mädchen E. Amick
Place of Birth: Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
Date of Birth: c. 1970
Ethnicity: German, as well as English, one eighth Norwegian, one eighth Swedish, Scottish, Irish
Mädchen Amick is an American actress. She has played Shelly Johnson in the Twin Peaks franchise, including Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and Twin Peaks: The Return ; starred in the films Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers and Dream Lover , played Alice Cooper on the show Riverdale , and also had roles on the series Central Park West , ER , Freddie , and Witches of East End . She has also directed episodes of Riverdale .
Mädchen is the daughter of Judy, a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. She is married to songwriter David Alexis, with whom she has two children.
Mädchen’s paternal grandfather was Burton B. Amick (the son of William Alfred Amick and Rose/Rosie Lillian Denney). Burton was born in California. William was the son of William H. Amick and Matilda Phillips. Rose was the daughter of Daniel Denney and Emeline.
Mädchen’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Marie Weston (the daughter of Trevor Wheeler Weston and Laura G./J. Dugan). Elizabeth was born in California. Trevor was the son of Winfield Scott Weston and Elizabeth Wheeler, who herself was born in England. Laura was the daughter of Albert Oregon Dugan and Lydia Elizabeth Beal.
Mädchen’s maternal grandfather was Edwin Selmer Paulson (the son of Anton Julius Paulson and Christine Ellen Johnson). Edwin was born in Middle River, Minnesota. Anton was a Norwegian emigrant, from Oslo, and was the son of Nikolai M. Paulsen and Karoline Johannesen, from Girlingrud. Christine was a Swedish immigrant, and was the daughter of Louis Johnson, from Högestad, and of Anna Olsdotter.
Mädchen’s maternal grandmother was Esther Haupt (the daughter of Gottlieb Haupt and Christine Bosche). Esther was born in Freewater, Oregon, to ethnic German emigrants, from the Russian Empire. Gottlieb was born in Brienne, Bessarabia, the son of Gottfried Haupt and Caroline Gutknecht. Christine was born in Kassel, Odessa, the daughter of August M. Boschee and Elizabeth Hauck.
Sources: Mädchen writes about her ancestors – https://i.imgur.com https://i.imgur.com https://www.instagram.com https://www.instagram.com
Mädchen’s paternal grandfather, Burton B. Amick, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Burton B. Amick on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Burton B. Amick on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Mädchen’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Marie Weston, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Elizabeth Marie Weston on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Mädchen’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Albert Oregon Dugan and Lydia Elizabeth Beal – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Mädchen’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Mädchen’s mother on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org