---
name: "Ally Sheedy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ally-sheedy"
fi1m_id: "ally-sheedy"
imdb_id: "nm0000639"
tmdb_id: 12851
wikidata_id: "Q253513"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 June 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T13:55:29.915821+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ally Sheedy

## Identity

Ally Sheedy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ally-sheedy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ally-sheedy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000639
- **TMDB ID:** 12851
- **Wikidata ID:** Q253513
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sheedy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253513, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000639/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12851

Actor. Born 13 June 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 June 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1983–2016
- **Also known as:** 앨리 쉬디, Еллі Шіді, الی شیدی, Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (2), 1990s 63 (1), 2010s 48 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,079m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sheedy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253513, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000639/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12851

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*WarGames*](https://film.one/film/wargames.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*The Breakfast Club*](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ally Sheedy

> Ally Sheedy makes teenage company convincing, from the easy friendship of *WarGames* to the discomfort of *The Breakfast Club*. We rate her ability to give familiar young characters their own place in a group, even when a film begins with stereotypes.

In *The Breakfast Club* (1985), sharing a room looks like something that requires effort. Ally Sheedy’s Allison Reynolds helps prevent John Hughes’ detention group from becoming comfortable together too quickly. We were glad of her awkwardness: it stops the group seeming ready to be friends before anyone has earned it. She gives us a reason to stay interested in a character who begins as a school type.

*WarGames* (1983) gives her a different job, and it is the stronger of the two films. She plays Jennifer opposite Matthew Broderick’s David in John Badham’s computer thriller, and their ease together is a substantial part of its appeal. Broderick keeps David’s cleverness recognisably childish, with judgement that cannot be relied upon. Sheedy makes spending time with him seem appealing all the same, which gives the teenage scenes a reason to exist beyond getting the plot moving.

The limits are clearer in Hughes’ film. Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall do more to earn our affection, while Sheedy’s contribution is to keep the company unsettled. The performances can be broad, and the complaints about parents receive too little challenge; credible discomfort cannot fix that. Still, the pupils’ constant checking of where they stand among their classmates makes sense, and Sheedy makes that uncertainty believable.

*St. Elmo’s Fire* (1985) and *Short Circuit* (1986) belong to the period that made her prominent, but light and comic parts also narrowed what she was being asked to do. After a quieter stretch in the late 1980s and early 1990s, *High Art* (1998) brought her back to attention as photographer Lucy Berliner. That independent drama offered the more demanding adult work that the earlier casting had too often withheld. Start with *WarGames* to see how much her ease with Broderick does for a thriller. Leave *The Breakfast Club* for an evening when Hughes’ broad school types will not put you off.

## Biography

Ally Sheedy is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in *Bad Boys* (1983) and appeared as Jennifer in *WarGames* (1983).

Sheedy became known for her roles in several 1980s films, including Allison Reynolds in *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Leslie Hunter in *St. Elmo's Fire* (1985) and Stephanie Speck in *Short Circuit* (1986). For her performance as Lucy Berliner in *High Art* (1998), she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *X-Men: Apocalypse* (2016), Fi1m 48, as Scott's Teacher — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-apocalypse.md)
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Fi1m 63, as Ticket Agent (New York) — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Fi1m 75, as Allison Reynolds — [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)
- *WarGames* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Jennifer — [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)

## Complete filmography (92)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *By the Roots* (2026), as Barb Heisler
- *Wild Cards* (2024), series, as Rose Pruett
- *Chantilly Bridge* (2023), as Elizabeth
- *Single Drunk Female* (2022), series, as Carol Fink
- *SMILF* (2017), series, as Fiona
- *Little Sister* (2016), as Joani Lunsford
- *X-Men: Apocalypse* (2016), as Scott's Teacher — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-apocalypse.md)
- *Fugly!* (2014), as Stoddard
- *Client Seduction* (2014), as Melissa Eco
- *Sins of Our Youth* (2014), as Vicki
- *Motive* (2013), series, as Stephanie Carson
- *Modern Love* (2012), as Beth
- *Welcome to the Rileys* (2010), as Harriet
- *Life During Wartime* (2010), as Helen Jordan
- *Citizen Jane* (2009), as Jane
- *Perestroika* (2009), as Helen
- *Harold* (2008), as Maureen
- *Indie Sex: Teens* (2008), Actor
- *Steam* (2007), as Laurie
- *The Junior Defenders* (2007), as Jill Fields
- *Day Zero* (2007), as Dr. Reynolds
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Mr. Yang
- *Kyle XY* (2006), series, as Sarah
- *The Veteran* (2006), as Sara Reid
- *Noise* (2004), as Charlotte Bancroft
- *A Good Night to Die* (2003), as Marie
- *Shelter Island* (2003), as Louise 'Lou' Delamere
- *The Interrogation of Michael Crowe* (2002), as Cheryl Crowe
- *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Kate Moore
- *Happy Here and Now* (2002), as Lois
- *Highball* (2002), as Ally Sheedy
- *Just a Dream* (2002), as Maureen Sturbuck
- *Strange Frequency* (2001), series, as Lee Bonner
- *The Warden* (2001), as Helen Hewitt
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Shannon Turner
- *Once and Again* (1999), series, Actor
- *Sugar Town* (1999), as Liz
- *I'll Take You There* (1999), as Bernice
- *Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge* (1999), as Detective Kelly Brooks
- *Advice From a Caterpillar* (1999), as Jan
- *The Autumn Heart* (1999), as Deborah
- *Myth America* (1998), Actor
- *The Fury Within* (1998), as Joanna Hanlon
- *High Art* (1998), as Lucy Berliner
- *Buried Alive II* (1997), as Laura Riskin
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Lisa Logan — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *The Definite Maybe* (1997), as Joanne
- *Amnesia* (1997), as Martha Keller
- *Family Rescue* (1997), as Angie Baker
- *Macon County Jail* (1997), as Susan Reed
- *Hijacked: Flight 285* (1996), as Deni Patton
- *One Night Stand* (1995), as Mickey Sanderson
- *The Tin Soldier* (1995), as Billy's Mom
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Carter Jones
- *The Haunting of Seacliff Inn* (1994), as Susan Enright
- *Parallel Lives* (1994), as Louise
- *Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica* (1994), as Karen (archive footage)
- *Ultimate Betrayal* (1994), as Mary Rodgers
- *Man's Best Friend* (1993), as Lori Tanner
- *Tattle Tale* (1993), as Laura Perot
- *Chantilly Lace* (1993), as Elizabeth
- *The Pickle* (1993), as Molly-Girl / Herself
- *Lethal Exposure* (1993), as Chris Cassidy
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), as Ticket Agent (New York) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Karen
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Julia
- *Only the Lonely* (1991), as Theresa Luna
- *The Lost Capone* (1990), as Kathleen Hart
- *Fear* (1990), as Cayce Bridges
- *Betsy's Wedding* (1990), as Connie Hopper
- *Heart of Dixie* (1989), as Maggie DeLoach
- *Short Circuit 2* (1988), as Stephanie Speck (voice)
- *She's Having a Baby* (1988), as Ally Sheedy (uncredited)
- *Maid to Order* (1987), as Jessie Montgomery
- *We Are the Children* (1987), Actor
- *Short Circuit* (1986), as Stephanie Speck
- *Blue City* (1986), as Annie Rayford
- *Twice in a Lifetime* (1985), as Helen
- *St. Elmo's Fire* (1985), as Leslie Hunter
- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), as Allison Reynolds — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)
- *Oxford Blues* (1984), as Rona
- *WarGames* (1983), as Jennifer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *Bad Boys* (1983), as J. C. Walenski
- *Deadly Lessons* (1983), as Marita Armstrong
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Diane — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Splendor in the Grass* (1981), as Hazel
- *The Day the Loving Stopped* (1981), as Debbie Danner
- *The Violation of Sarah McDavid* (1981), as Tracy Barnes
- *The Best Little Girl in the World* (1981), as 1st Girl
- *I Think I'm Having A Baby* (1981), as Cathy
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Pool* (1978), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Ally Sheedy](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-9374a11aa2e3.jpg) Ally Sheedy — Bridget Laudien, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Ally_Sheedy_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Ally_Sheedy_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-651ea2698f9e.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/0334_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188855426%29.jpg/1280px-0334_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188855426%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-c2d03cd264b4.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/0335_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188854904%29.jpg/1280px-0335_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188854904%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-13926c6d7edc.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/0336_PBDY_5-19-03_%288187774467%29.jpg/1280px-0336_PBDY_5-19-03_%288187774467%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ally Sheedy](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-ef2791d25b84.jpg) Ally Sheedy — Image via TMDB
- ![Ally Sheedy](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-5a81036a6cb3.jpg) Ally Sheedy — Image via TMDB
- ![Ally Sheedy](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-66e5f0a2a64f.jpg) Ally Sheedy — Image via TMDB
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-52b89797d028.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/0337_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188853822%29.jpg/1280px-0337_PBDY_5-19-03_%288188853822%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-f9bb6e14e060.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 19, 2003 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/0338_PBDY_5-19-03_%288187773441%29.jpg/1280px-0338_PBDY_5-19-03_%288187773441%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ally Sheedy](https://film.one/media/person/118037/gallery-256337247a2b.jpg) Ally Sheedy — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Betsy's Wedding*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1990: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Heart of Dixie*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1987: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Blue City*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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