Cast & creator
Amy Aquino
Best known for The Mentalist, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy
Amy Aquino (born March 20, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actress. The graduate of Harvard and Yale universities has appeared in television series such as Brooklyn Bridge, ER, and Being Human, and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Picket Fences. She was co-Secretary/Treasurer of the SAG-AFTRA until August 2015 and currently stars in Amazon Studios' television series Bosch as Lt. Grace Billets. Aquino was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Adele Frances (née Mesiti) and Salvatore Aquino. She first acted in junior high school productions. At Harvard University she was pre-med, majoring in biology. In her final year, she realised she was spending more time acting than studying and so left to travel to New York to take acting classes, while working at a law firm. She stayed there for three years without landing any acting jobs, before travelling on a recommendation to Minneapolis, where she gained her first roles. In 1986, after two years of rejections, she enrolled at Yale University School of Drama, where she studied three years.
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48
television credits
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1982–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
The Mentalist
Judge Patricia Davis
2008
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Erica Stohlmeyer
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Marianne Grandy
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
A.D.A. Valerie Nichols
2000
Castle
Janine Marks
2009
Desperate Housewives
Erika Gold
2004
Suits
Judge
2011
The West Wing
Becky Reeseman
1999
Monk
Mrs. Bowen
2002Monk
Rhonda
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Susan Braudy
2000
The Closer
Laura Mayhan
2005
CSI: NY
Diane Lipstone
2004
Ghost Whisperer
Georgina
2005
ER
Janet Coburn
1994
The Practice
Judge Louise Moreno
1997
Glee
Funny Girl Producer
2009
Crossing Jordan
Lois Carver
2001
Bosch
Grace Billets
2015
Strong Medicine
Willa James
2000
Boston Legal
Judge Phyllis Tamber
2004
Private Practice
Claire
2007
Weeds
School Psychologist
2005
Everybody Loves Raymond
Peggy
1996
The Good Fight
Stella Corben
2017
Brothers and Sisters
Dr. Joan Avadon
2006
Grace and Frankie
Dana
2015
Big Love
Leslie Usher
2006
The Larry Sanders Show
Rabbi Marcy Klein
1992
7th Heaven
Ms. Williams
1996
Felicity
Dr. Toni Pavone
1998
Ally McBeal
Dr. Harper
1997
Shark
Judge Grant
2006
Harry's Law
Marylin Coulis
2011
Spider-Noir
Dr. Faber
2026
Picket Fences
Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond
1992
Freaks and Geeks
Mrs. Schweiber
1999
Being Human
Donna Gilchrist
2011
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Dr. Christina Raynor
2021
The Irrational
CJ Wright
2023
The Finder
Cristina Farrel
2012
Alias
Virginia Kerr
2001
Juror #2
Judge Thelma Hollub
2024
Head Case
Lorraine Finkelstein
2007
Brooklyn Bridge
Phyllis Berger Silver
1991
Undisputed
Darlene Early
2002
Beautiful Boy
Annie Goldblum
2018
Madman of the People
Sasha Danziger
1994
National Security
Councilwoman
2003
Action
Connie Hunt
1999
A Lot Like Love
Diane Martin
2005
Working Girl
Alice Baxter
1988
In Good Company
Alicia
2004
Moonstruck
Bonnie
1987
Prison Break: The Final Break
Warden Alice Simms
2009
The Lazarus Effect
President Dalley
2015
Heist
Captain
2006
Boys on the Side
Anna
1995
Twenty Good Years
Lois
2006
White Oleander
Miss Martinez
2002
In Security
Lena's Mom
2014
The Slumber Party Massacre
Pam (uncredited)
1982
The Singing Detective
Nurse Nozhki
2003
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Dr. Christina Raynor (archive footage)
2021
In My Sleep
Detective Curwen
2010
Once in a Lifetime
Barbera
1994
The Last to Go
Ginny
1991
Descending Angel
Catherine
1990My Brother's Keeper
Terry
1995
A Place to Be Loved
Debby Hunter
1993
Rhythm Is a Dancer
Susan
2025Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Self
The Grotto
Arnel Platte
2022
Beware the Wolves
2025
The Music Store
Julie Valli
2025
Alan & Naomi
Ruth Silverman
1992
Betrayal of Trust
Jeannie Wilcox
1994
Hacked
2016
Sensum
Dr. Rita Montal
2017Puppy Love
Emily's Mom
2024