Life
Amy Irving was born on September 10, 1953, to film and stage director Jules Irving and actress Priscilla Pointer. (Her father is Jewish and her mother is a Christian Scientist). Amy Irving's brother is writer/director David Irving, and her sister is singer Katie Irving.
In the late '60s and early '70s, Irving attended acting school at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco where she appeared in a number of their theatrical productions. She also trained at LAMDA, (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and made her off-Broadway debut at the age of 17.
Irving was married to the American film director Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1989.(Due to their prenuptial agreement, she received an estimated $100 million divorce settlement). In 1990 she became romantically and professionally involved with the Brazilian film director Bruno Barreto, and they were married in 1996. She has two sons, Max Samuel, (with Spielberg), and Gabriel (with Barreto). Irving and Barreto were divorced in 2005.
Performances
Amy Irving's screen performances include roles in the Brian DePalma-directed films The Fury as Gillian Bellaver, and Carrie as Sue Snell (in which she co-starred with her mother), as well as in the 1983 film "Yentl" (for which she was nominated for an Oscar), and Woody Allen's 1997 film Deconstructing Harry. She also supplied the singing voice for Jessica Rabbit in the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. She also appeared in the television show Alias as Emily Sloane.
Irving's stage work includes The Heidi Chronicles, The Road to Mecca, Celadine, a world premiere at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ and, more recently, the 2006 one-woman play, A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop, by Marta Góes, which was a Primary Stages production at the 59E59 Theaters.
Irving is currently starring in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia at New York's Lincoln Center.
Awards and honors
Amy Irving received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Yentl, Golden Globe nominations for her performances in the films Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna and Crossing Delancey, and an Obie Award for her stage performance in The Road to Mecca.
Irving holds the dubious distinction of being one of only two people to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie Award for the same performance. Irving was nominated for both Best and Worst Supporting Actress for her work in Yentl. Only James Coco achieved the same feat for his work in Only When I Laugh.
Why Don't You Do Right
Amy Irving Lyrics
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You let other women make a fool of you
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
Get out of here, get me some money too
You're sittin' down wonderin' what it's all about
You ain't got no money that will put you out
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
If you had prepared twenty years ago
You wouldn't be wanderin' now from door to door
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
Get out of here, get me some money too
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
The song Why Don't You Do Right by Amy Irving is a classic jazz and blues tune that tells the story of a woman fed up with her man's lack of ambition and success. The lyrics refer to a man who had plenty of money back in 1922 but wasted it on other women, leaving him broke and struggling to make ends meet. The woman asks why he can't "do right" like other men who have financial success and stability, and demands that he leave and bring her some money.
The lyrics are a reflection of the societal norms and expectations of the time period, where men were expected to be the primary breadwinners and provide for their families. The woman in the song is frustrated with her man's inability to provide for her, and is tired of struggling to make ends meet. The lyrics suggest that the man's lack of success is due to his own bad decisions, as he could have "prepared twenty years ago" to avoid his current situation.
Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on gender roles and expectations, and challenges the idea that men should be solely responsible for providing for their families. The woman in the song demands that her man step up and take responsibility for his financial situation, instead of relying on her to provide for him.
Line by Line Meaning
You had plenty money in nineteen twenty-two
Back in 1922, you were wealthy and had plenty of money
You let other women make a fool of you
You allowed other women to take advantage of you and make you look foolish
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
Why don't you start acting responsibly and maturely like other men do?
Get out of here, get me some money too
Leave this place and bring some money back for me as well
You're sittin' down wonderin' what it's all about
You're sitting here, confused and unsure about what's going on
You ain't got no money that will put you out
You don't have enough money to keep you afloat
If you had prepared twenty years ago
If you had planned ahead and made wise choices a couple of decades ago
You wouldn't be wanderin' now from door to door
You wouldn't be aimlessly wandering around from one place to another, trying to make ends meet
Why don't you do right like some other men do?
Why don't you start acting responsibly and maturely like other men do?
Get out of here, get me some money too
Leave this place and bring some money back for me as well
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