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| The Walking Dead character | |
| First appearance | "Days Gone Bye" |
| Last appearance | "Wildfire" |
| Portrayed by | Emma Bell |
Amy is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead television series, where she is portrayed by Emma Bell.
Comic book series
Amy was Andrea's youngest sister. She is a junior physical-education major, and was returning to college for the new school year. When the dead began to rise, Amy and Andrea joined the survivor group existing on the outer limits of the overrun city of Atlanta. Amy and her sister cared for the group's children, and Amy herself, adventurous and out-going, became a key member of the group by keeping morale up. One night, Amy was bitten on the neck by a zombie in the opening stages of a zombie swarm's attack on the exposed camp, and died of blood loss and trauma within minutes, with Andrea shooting her in the head to prevent reanimation. Amy was then buried in the woods.
Television series
Fictional character biography
Amy is Andrea's kid sister. Amy was heading to college for the new school year with Andrea, when the outbreak occurred. When the dead begin to rise, Amy and Andrea join the survivor group existing on the outer limits of the overrun city of Atlanta. The two make their home in Dale's RV, with Amy helping to look out for the kids in the camp. Amy is twelve years younger than Andrea, which causes tension between them; primarily, Amy resents Andrea's leaving her behind at home and not coming back often enough to visit and be a part of her life. The experience of the apocalypse strengthens their bond enormously (though Amy, despite worshiping her sister and seeing her as a role model, still doesn’t appreciate being judged and ordered around by her). Amy first appears in the series premiere "Days Gone Bye", where she is shown in the camp of survivors outside Atlanta, hearing Rick's calls over the radio. She attempts to respond, but the transmission does not go through to his end. In the episode "Guts", Andrea thinks of Amy as still such a kid in some way, so Andrea gets her a Mermaid necklace from the shop in Atlanta. Amy's group received a distress call from Andrea's group, and Amy declares that they need to assist them, but Shane objects. In the episode "Tell It to the Frogs", Andrea's group returns to the camp, and the sisters reunite. Amy is later seen at the quarry doing laundry with Andrea, Jacqui, and Carol, until Carol's husband Ed comes along and picks a fight with Carol. Andrea tries to intervene, and Amy helps pull Carol away from Ed before Shane beats Ed senseless. In the episode "Vatos", Amy and Andrea go fishing on the lake and share their experiences about fishing with their father, comparing how he raised each of them differently. When they return to the camp, Dale explains how Jim has been digging strange holes on the hillside and they go to confront him. That night, the group enjoys dinner around the campfire, and when Amy excuses herself to go to the RV's bathroom, Amy is bitten by a walker in the opening stages of a walker swarm's attack on the exposed camp. Amy dies in Andrea's arms of blood loss and trauma after all the walkers have been killed. In the episode "Wildfire", Andrea cradles Amy's body and shoots her in the head after she reanimates. Amy is then buried on the hill, on her birthday.
In the episode "TS-19", Andrea is distraught after Amy's death and wants to stay in the CDC and die, as she thinks she has nothing else to live for, but Dale convinces Andrea not to. Amy is mentioned a few times in Season 2, e.g., in "Bloodletting" when Carol's daughter Sophia disappears, Carol worries that "she won't turn out like Amy", and in "Secrets" when Shane uses Amy's death to infuriate Andrea into getting her to practice shooting walkers. In the Season 3 episode, "Hounded", Amy's is the first voice to call Rick; she claims to be in a safe place and promises to call back soon. Throughout the series, Andrea mentions Amy in her conversations.
Development and reception
Variety reported that actress Emma Bell would have a recurring role The Walking Dead as "a college student who seeks safety with the remaining survivors after the zombie invasion".[1] NJ.com described her character Amy as "a well-meaning girly-girl".[2] The series premiere "Days Gone Bye" featured a guest appearance from Bell as Amy, Andrea's younger sister. Bell would later become part of the main cast as a recurring character.[3]
Bell reprises her role as Amy in the third season episode "Hounded, as one of the voices that speaks to Rick on the phone.[4]
References
- ^ http://variety.com/2010/film/news/the-walking-dead-rings-bell-1118020782/
- ^ New Jersey (2011-11-01). "Built Jersey Tough". NJ.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Emma Bell: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ New Jersey. "'The Walking Dead' recap: Seance hotline". NJ.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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