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Amy Brenneman
Newsday - May 11, 1999
Amy Brenneman's star is on the rise again. Brenneman first gained fame, and a couple of Emmy nominations for her
role as Officer Janice Licalsi in the first season of ABC's "NYPD Blue" This month, she returns in two
high-profile roles.
First up is "Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist," an hourlong drama (tonight at 7) that is part of HBO's
"The Artists' Specials," a series that focuses on the lives of great artists, their encounters with young
people and the resulting impact on the artists' work. Cassatt, who defied 19th-century convention by leaving her
home in Philadelphia at age 22 to pursue a career as an artist, settled in Paris and became best known for her
paintings depicting women and children.
Though Brenneman, 34, is the star of the piece as Cassatt, the actress is bound to get more attention when she shows
up in the season finale of NBC's "Frasier" (May 20) as star Kelsey Grammer's girlfriend Faye Moskowitz.
"They kept saying, `You're one of the few viable women for Frasier, so we have to keep you in the mix,"
Brenneman says, laughing, and adding, "It seems like I'm not going to be around (after the season-ender), but
never say never."
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