Even before she hit her teens, Ally Sheedy had written a best-selling books. And with a movie career that then took in the likes ofThe Breakfast ClubandWarGames, her fame was cemented. Here, she talked to Den Of
Ally Sheedy. Actress: WarGames. Ally Sheedy was born in New York City, to Charlotte (Baum), a press agent and writer, and John J. Sheedy, Jr., an advertising executive. She is of Russian Jewish (mother) and Irish and German (father) descent. While at New
Sheedy made her film debut opposite Sean Penn in “Bad Boys.” Since then, she has appeared in more than 50 film and television projects, notably “War Games,”“The Breakfast Club,”“St. Elmo’s Fire,”‘Short Circuit,”“Life During Wartime,” and “Little Sister.” In television, ...
I loved the script and I loved working on it. I knew we had the most amazing editor in the world because she was there on set. I loved John. I had a feeling that it was something special, but I didn't know it was going to be as wonderful as it was when it was all put toget...