Biography
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress. Following her film debut in 1983's Bad Boys, she became known as one of the Brat Pack group of actors and starred in WarGames (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Short Circuit (1986). For her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (1998), Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
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Complete Filmography

BRATS
2024
as Self
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...

Chantilly Bridge
2023
as Elizabeth
Chantilly Bridge reunites a group of lifelong, steadfast friends who are still – in their later years -- chasing their dreams, fighting injustices, an...

Little Sister
2016
as Joani Lunsford
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal poste...

X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
as Scott's Teacher
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Fugly!
2014
as Stoddard
Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. Th...

Client Seduction
2014
as Melissa Eco
A high-profile defense attorney determined to change her image takes on a pro bono case, which soon threatens both her and her family.

Sins of Our Youth
2014
as Vicki
Sins of Our Youth is the story of four teenagers who accidentally murder a younger boy while shooting off assault weapons recreationally and the peril...

Chronicling A Crisis
2012
as Herself
An intimately personal documentary by Amos Kollek that chronicles himself and his family from 2004 to the present.

Welcome to the Rileys
2010
as Harriet
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orl...

Don't You Forget About Me
2010
as Self
Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Th...

Life During Wartime
2010
as Helen Jordan
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solond...

Citizen Jane
2009
as Jane
Jane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. But when her fiancé, Tom O'Donnell, b...

Perestroika
2009
as Helen
Top astrophysicist Sasha Greenberg has spent the past 17 years working in the United States. An invitation to speak at a Congress on Cosmology in his ...

Sincerely Yours
2008
as Self
Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

Harold
2008
as Maureen
A teenager with an early onset of male-pattern baldness befriends his high school's janitor.

Steam
2007
as Laurie
Three women — a young coed, a forty-something single mother, and one a senior-aged widow — meet in the sauna of the local gym, where they gradually ge...

The Junior Defenders
2007
as Jill Fields
The Junior Defenders is a quirky comedy about the cast of a 1970s TV superhero show. With a fan base that rivals Star Trek's, The Junior Defenders is ...

Day Zero
2007
as Dr. Reynolds
The military draft is back. Three best friends are drafted and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time they're forced to confront everything th...

The Veteran
2006
as Sara Reid
Thirty years on from Vietnam, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to h...

Noise
2004
as Charlotte Bancroft
Joyce Chandler (Trish Goff), a young divorced woman and recovering alcoholic, moves into a Manhattan apartment that seems a bit too secluded to be tru...

A Good Night to Die
2003
as Marie
One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three ...

Shelter Island
2003
as Louise 'Lou' Delamere
Lou, a former professional golfer, turned motivational speaker, seems to have it all: fame, money, and a beautiful live-in girlfriend, Alex. Her seemi...

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
2002
as Cheryl Crowe
When 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe is brutally murdered at her home in her small home town, the authorities foolishly jump to conclusions that her 14-ye...

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Happy Here and Now
2002
as Lois
When her sister suddenly vanishes, a young girl sets out to find her, desperately searching the internet for clues. Joining her is an ex-CIA agent, wh...

Highball
2002
as Ally Sheedy
A newly married couple tries to enhance their social life by throwing fabulous parties and inviting all their friends in Brooklyn to their home.

Just a Dream
2002
as Maureen Sturbuck
Film crew arrives in a small town in Nevada desert. Ends up changing the life of a 12-year-old kid and a friend of his, a movie lover.

The Warden
2001
as Helen Hewitt

Sugar Town
1999
as Liz
A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a fil...

I'll Take You There
1999
as Bernice
Still nursing wounds from a breakup, a woman is forced by her sister into a blind date that turns into a nightmare.

Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge
1999
as Detective Kelly Brooks
In 1989, a group of well-known high school athletes in Glen Ridge, New Jersey were accused of the gang rape of a teen girl. When the town rallies to p...

Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Jan
When it comes to romance, Missy's attitude has always been whatever. After all, her artistic career is flourishing, her spacious New York City loft is...

The Autumn Heart
1999
as Deborah
When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline...

Myth America
1998
A story about Generation X-ers growing up in Manhattan.

The Fury Within
1998
as Joanna Hanlon
A surburban California family is beset by the power of supernatural subconscious. A bone-chilling thriller with electrifying effects.

High Art
1998
as Lucy Berliner
When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to explo...

Buried Alive II
1997
as Laura Riskin
A woman inherits a fortune, causing her husband and his lover to plot her demise by poisoning her. The only trouble is it only places her in a deep co...

The Definite Maybe
1997
as Joanne
When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows...

Amnesia
1997
as Martha Keller
Paul Keller is a minister who has found himself heavily involved in an illicit affair with his son's teacher. Unable to see an end to his deceptive an...

Family Rescue
1997
as Angie Baker
The court has given custody of Emma Hayes' child to the baby's father, a man who raped Emma when she was only fifteen years old. It's up to the baby's...

Macon County Jail
1997
as Susan Reed
After she leaves her cheating husband, Susan Reed embarks on a cross-country road trip where she falls victim to a series of mishaps that land her beh...

Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Deni Patton
A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinar...

One Night Stand
1995
as Mickey Sanderson
Michelle Sanderson is a woman who seems to have everything -- great looks, a promising career, a large circle of friends. But the one thing she yearns...

The Tin Soldier
1995
as Billy's Mom
The story of a boy trying to find his place at a new school with the help of a toy knight that comes to life to teach him moral lessons.

The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
as Susan Enright
Susan and Mark move to a seaside town to buy an old house and open an inn. They came to look at one house, but Susan is inexplicably drawn to another....

Parallel Lives
1994
as Louise
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a lo...

Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
1994
as Karen (archive footage)
A sultry Italian maid unlocks a couple's secret chamber and unleashes a private fantasy. An architect is lured by a mysterious beauty into a torrid ga...

Ultimate Betrayal
1994
as Mary Rodgers
Based on a true story about two sisters who sue their father for incest and child abuse. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that the father severely...

Man's Best Friend
1993
as Lori Tanner
A dog turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves.

Tattle Tale
1993
as Laura Perot
A failed actor gets his 15 minutes of infamy when his ex-wife writes a vengeful tell-all book about their marriage. He decides to use his acting skill...

Chantilly Lace
1993
as Elizabeth
A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves.

The Pickle
1993
as Molly-Girl / Herself
Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry ju...

Lethal Exposure
1993
as Chris Cassidy
Ambitious photojournalist Chris Cassidy, on assignment in Paris, becomes involved with an unconventional French detective after having witnessed the a...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Ticket Agent (New York)
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems f...

Only the Lonely
1991
as Theresa Luna
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the...

The Lost Capone
1990
as Kathleen Hart
While Al Capone works his way up from top-dog street gang thug captain in Chicago to U.S. crime king, his brother Jimmy Capone chooses the righteous w...

Fear
1990
as Cayce Bridges
A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the...

Betsy's Wedding
1990
as Connie Hopper
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...

Heart of Dixie
1989
as Maggie DeLoach
In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rights movement.

Short Circuit 2
1988
as Stephanie Speck (voice)
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to ...

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Ally Sheedy (uncredited)
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Self
An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by Disne...

Maid to Order
1987
as Jessie Montgomery
Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he neve...

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

We Are the Children
1987
A doctor and a photo-journalist try to help famine victims in Africa.

Short Circuit
1986
as Stephanie Speck
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his design...

Blue City
1986
as Annie Rayford
Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy wil...

Twice in a Lifetime
1985
as Helen
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in a...

St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Leslie Hunter
A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to ...

The Breakfast Club
1985
as Allison Reynolds
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel ...

Oxford Blues
1984
as Rona
A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with he...

WarGames
1983
as Jennifer
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwitt...

Bad Boys
1983
as J. C. Walenski
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug deal...

Deadly Lessons
1983
as Marita Armstrong
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

Splendor in the Grass
1981
as Hazel
Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual mores of the day.

The Day the Loving Stopped
1981
as Debbie Danner
Due to her parents' divorce, a young lady named Judy begins to doubt herself and love in general as her wedding day approaches.

The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981
as Tracy Barnes
Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventually attacked and raped in her classroom after schoo...

The Best Little Girl in the World
1981
as 1st Girl
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self...

I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981
as Cathy
Laurie is 15 and she thinks she's pregnant. Her boyfriend doesn't care. Her mother doesn't know. Why did it happen? And whom can she turn to?

Pool
1978
Pool is a melange of documentary and fiction, about its actors’ lives: a 14-year old girl, a Chilean exile, a French actress and an unfulfilled shoest...