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Ally Sheedy

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Ally Sheedy · Arts & Literature

What

Actress of the 1980s Brat Pack (The Breakfast Club, WarGames). Jewish mother.

When

1962, New York City, New York, United States

Where

United States (New York, California)

Biography

Ally Sheedy is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Actress of the 1980s Brat Pack (The Breakfast Club, WarGames). Jewish mother.

How & why

Ally Sheedy is an American actress who became a defining face of the 1980s 'Brat Pack' through films such as WarGames (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire, later winning acclaim for the independent film High Art. She also published a book of poetry as a teenager. She was raised Jewish through her mother, the literary agent and author Charlotte Sheedy.

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Source: Jewish Book Council

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Actress of the 1980s Brat Pack (The Breakfast Club, WarGames). Jewish mother.

1985

Source: Jewish Book Council