Born on January 5, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Susan Elizabeth
"Suzy" Amis first worked as a Ford model before she began acting in the
1980s. She made her film debut in the comedy film
Fandango (1985), opposite
Kevin Costner. After that, Amis next had
roles in
Rocket Gibraltar (1988),
Die Zeit der bunten Vögel (1990),
Auf der Suche nach dem Glück (1992) and
Little Jo - Eine Frau unter Wölfen (1993).
She later appeared in
Explosiv - Blown Away (1994),
Die üblichen Verdächtigen (1995) and
Titanic (1997) in which she played Rose
DeWitt Bukater's granddaughter Lizzy Calvert. That same year, she
starred opposite Tom Selleck in the
television Western
Letztes Gefecht am Saber River (1997)
and appeared in the horror film
Nadja (1994). Amis retired from acting
after her last appearance in the science fiction action film
Judgment Day (1999).
In 2005, Amis founded Muse Elementary, a Reggio-inspired, independent,
non-profit school in the Topanga, California area of Los Angeles.
