Eva Amurri


Eva Maria Olivia Amurri is an American film and television actress.

Early life

Amurri was born in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon. She also has two half-brothers, Jack and Miles, on her mother's side. She attended Friends Seminary for middle school, and graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, and Brown University.

Career

Amurri had a role in the 2002 film The Banger Sisters, 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 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. 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. Amurri starred in the thriller film Isolation, directed by Stephen T. Kay.
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.

Personal life

Amurri married former Major League Soccer player and current NBC Sports broadcaster Kyle Martino on October 29, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina. They have three children. Daughter, Marlowe Mae was born on August 9, 2014, son Major James was born on October 19, 2016 and son Mateo Antoni was born March 13, 2020. In August 2015, Amurri revealed she had a miscarriage at nine weeks. On September 9, 2019, Amurri announced via her YouTube channel that she and Martino were expecting their third child, due in the spring of 2020. 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. As of March 2020, the couple finalized their divorce. Amurri resides in Westport, Connecticut.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Bob RobertsChild in hospital
1995Dead Man Walking9-year-old Helen Prejean
1999Anywhere but HereGirl at Beverly Hills High School
2002Made-UpSara Tivey
2002'Ginger Kingsley
2004Saved!Cassandra Edelstein
2007'Mary
2007Maureen
2008New York, I Love YouSarahSegment: "Randy Balsmeyer"
2008Middle of NowhereGrace Berry
2008AnimalsJane
2011IsolationAmy Moore
2012That's My BoyYoung Mary McGarricle
2013AmeriQuaVicky
2013StagVeronica
2016Mothers and DaughtersGayle

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Earthly PossessionsTeenage girlTelevision film
2001FriendsDina LockhartEpisode: "The One with Joey's New Brain"
2009CalifornicationJackie9 episodes
2009, 2014How I Met Your MotherShelly2 episodes
2010MercySharra Kelly2 episodes
2010HouseNicole MurrayEpisode: "The Choice"
2010Childrens HospitalLovely NurseEpisode: "I Am Not Afraid of Any Ghost"
2011Fish HooksBleak Molly Episode: "The Dark Side of the Fish"
2011, 2013New GirlBeth2 episodes
2012Guys with KidsJennifer ThomasEpisode: "Chris' New Girlfriend"
2013'Lucy2 episodes
2014UndateableSabrina8 episodes
2015'Young Gladys Monroe MortensonMiniseries