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EARLY LIFE
| Amy
Joyce Hastings was born in
Ireland to parents Robert and Catríona Hastings.
Taking a
very early interest in acting she enrolled in drama classes at the
Gaiety School of Acting when it opened in Dublin in the 1980s. Here she
was scouted by casting director Debbie McWilliams and eventually cast
in the role of Geraldine Quinton in Fools of Fortune opposite Julie
Christie, Iain Glen and Mary Elisabeth Mastrantonio. Three years later, after two trips to London's Pinewood Studios she narrowly lost out on the role of Mary Lennox in Warner Bros' The Secret Garden, directed by Agnieszka Holland. Continuing dance and acting classes throughout her younger years, she appeared in a variety of productions and made regular appearances on RTE youth interest television programs such as Jo Maxi and Pajo's Junkbox, as well as reviewing children's films for the Pat Kenny radio show. In 1998 she was shortlisted for the title role in a film -adapted from another William Trevor novel- Felicia's Journey, directed by Atom Egoyan. However she elected instead to train for three years at the Samuel Beckett Centre in Trinity College- Ireland's first and only acting degree course. She graduated with a distinction in 2001, and began a full-time acting career. |
TRAINING HISTORY
| Year | Title | Institution | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-2001 | BACHELOR
IN
ACTING STUDIES 3 year professional actor training. Degree - Distinction Grade. Awarded a Training in Acting Award by the Irish Arts Council, and the Haagen Dazs Award for Best Student. |
Samuel
Beckett
Centre  |
Trinity College Dublin |
| 2005 | Auditioning Monologues | Audrey Devereux | |
| 2003 | Actors Masterclass | Galway Film Fleadh | Pierce Brosnan |
| 2002 | Actors Masterclass | Galway Film Fleadh | Aidan Quinn |
| 2001 | Acting for Camera | John Dawson | |
| 2001 | Modern Dance Masterclass Week | Samuel Beckett Dance Studio | Michael Foley |
| 2001 | Improvisation with Masks | International Theatre Symposium | Théâtre du Soleil |
| 2000 | Social/Ballroom Dance | Samuel Beckett Dance Studio | Flora Miller |
| 2000 | Acting Masterclass | Fiona Shaw | |
| 2000 | The Neutral Mask | International Theatre Symposium | Théâtre de Complicité |
| 1999 | Comedia del Arte | International Theatre Symposium | Told By An Idiot |
| 1995-1997 | Youth Theatre | Gaiety School of Acting | Patrick Sutton |
| 1993-1996 | Modern Dance | Digges Lane School of Dance | |
| 1987-1995 | Young Gaiety Drama Classes | Gaiety School of Acting | Poll Mousillides |
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