Eva Amurri

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Eva Amurri
Amurri in 2011
Born (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesEva Amurri Martino
Alma materBrown University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • blogger
Years active1992–present
Spouse
(m. 2011; div. 2020)
Children3
Parent(s)Franco Amurri
Susan Sarandon
RelativesAntonio Amurri (grandfather)
Miles Robbins (half-brother)

Eva Amurri (born March 15, 1985) is an American actress.

Early life[edit]

Amurri was born on March 15, 1985, in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon (whose mother's ancestry was Italian). Amurri was raised by her mother and her mother's long-time partner Tim Robbins. She has two maternal half-brothers, Jack and Miles,[1] as well as two paternal half-siblings, Leone and Augusta, from her father's marriage to Heide Lund, and two stepsisters, Tallulah and Ruby, from Lund's previous marriage to Lord Antony Isaacs, son of Michael Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading.[2][3]

She attended Friends Seminary (Manhattan) for middle school,[citation needed] and graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, and Brown University.[4][5]

Career[edit]

Amurri had a role in the comedy film The Banger Sisters (2002), in which her mother starred, with Amurri playing the daughter of her mother's character. She guest-starred, along with her mother, on an episode of Friends in Season 7 Episode 15 ("The One with Joey's New Brain") in which she is slapped by Sarandon. In 2004, she appeared in Saved!. She guest-hosted Attack of the Show! with Kevin Pereira. She had a role in the third season of the Showtime series Californication, where she played Jackie, a stripper, student and love interest of central character Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Amurri played the leading role in the 2008 film Middle of Nowhere.

In 2009, she appeared as Shelly in the episode "The Playbook" of How I Met Your Mother.[6] Amurri starred in the thriller film Isolation, directed by Stephen T. Kay.[7]

In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series House as Nicole in the episode "The Choice". In 2012, she appeared in Happy Madison Productions' That's My Boy as young Mary McGarricle. Her mother also appeared in the film as McGarricle's older self.

Amurri began her popular lifestyle blog "Happily Eva After" in 2015.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Amurri married former Major League Soccer player and former NBC Sports broadcaster Kyle Martino on October 29, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina.[9][10] They have three children: daughter Marlowe Mae was born on August 9, 2014,[11] son Major James was born on October 19, 2016[12] and son Mateo Antoni was born March 13, 2020.[13] In August 2015, Amurri revealed she had a miscarriage at nine weeks.[14] On November 15, 2019, Amurri and Martino announced that they were separating, just two months after they announced they were expecting their third child together.[15][16] As of March 2020, the couple finalized their divorce.[17][18][19] Amurri resides in Westport, Connecticut.[20] Amurri announced her engagement to Ian Hock in Paris, France over social media on Feb 21, 2023. Hock and Amurri had been dating two years.[21]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Bob Roberts Child in hospital
1995 Dead Man Walking 9-year-old Helen Prejean
1999 Anywhere but Here Girl at Beverly Hills High School
2002 Made-Up Sara Tivey
The Banger Sisters Ginger Kingsley
2004 Saved! Cassandra Edelstein
2007 The Education of Charlie Banks Mary
The Life Before Her Eyes Maureen
2008 New York, I Love You Sarah Segment: "Randy Balsmeyer"
Middle of Nowhere Grace Berry
Animals Jane
2011 Isolation Amy Moore
2012 That's My Boy Young Mary McGarricle
2013 AmeriQua Vicky
Stag Veronica
2016 Mothers and Daughters Gayle

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Earthly Possessions Teenage girl Television film
2001 Friends Dina Lockhart Episode: "The One with Joey's New Brain"
2009 Californication Jackie 9 episodes
2009, 2014 How I Met Your Mother Shelly 2 episodes
2010 Mercy Sharra Kelly 2 episodes
House Nicole Murray Episode: "The Choice"
Childrens Hospital Lovely Nurse Episode: "I Am Not Afraid of Any Ghost"
2011 Fish Hooks Bleak Molly (voice) Episode: "The Dark Side of the Fish"
2011, 2013 New Girl Beth 2 episodes
2012 Guys with Kids Jennifer Thomas Episode: "Chris' New Girlfriend"
2013 The Mindy Project Lucy 2 episodes
2014 Undateable Sabrina 8 episodes
2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Young Gladys Monroe Mortenson Miniseries
2022 Monarch Young Dottie Roman Recurring role

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heller, Corrine (May 13, 2013). "Susan Sarandon Talks About Eva Amurri Martino's Labor: "It Was Like a National Geographic Special"—Watch!". E!. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Amurri, Eva (March 11, 2019). "My Sibling Story". Happily Eva After. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3299
  4. ^ Lee, Linda (September 8, 2002). "A Night Out With: Eva Amurri; Glittering in Mom's Sky". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Takeda, Allison (August 15, 2015). "Eva Amurri Martino Reveals She Had a Miscarriage: Our Angel Slipped Away". Us Weekly. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Gelman, Vlada (November 16, 2009). "'How I Met Your Mother': Going to the smoon". LA Times. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Eva Amurri Goes into Isolation". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  8. ^ "Happily Eva After (About)".
  9. ^ Vilkomerson, Sara (October 30, 2011). "Actress Eva Amurri, daughter of Susan Sarandon, marries in South Carolina". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  10. ^ Garcia, Jennifer (October 30, 2011). "Eva Amurri Marries Kyle Martino". People. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Leon, Anya (August 11, 2014). "Kyle and Eva Amurri Martino Welcome Daughter Marlowe Mae". People. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Juneau, Jen (October 20, 2016). "Meet Major James! Eva Amurri Martino Shares First Photo of Newborn Son". People. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  13. ^ Mauch, Ally; Juneau, Jen (March 13, 2020). "Eva Amurri and Estranged Husband Kyle Martino Welcome Son Mateo: 'Our Hearts Are So Full'". People. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Eva Amurri Martino Reveals Miscarriage: 'This One Little Angel Has Slipped". People. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  15. ^ Juneau, Jen (September 9, 2019). "Eva Amurri Martino and Husband Kyle Martino Expecting Third Child: 'Most Exciting Collaboration Yet'". People. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  16. ^ Juneau, Jen; Leon, Anya (November 15, 2019). "Pregnant Eva Amurri Martino Reveals She and Husband Kyle Martino Are Separating". People. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  17. ^ Pasquini, Maria; Leon, Anya (March 19, 2020). "Eva Amurri and Kyle Martino Finalized Their Divorce Before Welcoming Third Child". People. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  18. ^ Pasquini, Maria (March 19, 2020). "Eva Amurri and Kyle Martino Finalized Divorce a Month Before Welcoming 3rd Child". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Crabtree, Erin (March 18, 2020). "Eva Amurri and Kyle Martino Finalized Their Divorce 1 Month Before Welcoming 3rd Child". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  20. ^ Ryan, Lidia (August 28, 2019). "Did you know Susan Sarandon's daughter is a Fairfield County influencer?". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  21. ^ "Instagram".

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