Who is Amy Seimetz? From ‘Stranger Things’ to leaving ‘The Idol,’ here’s where to see the actress and director

Amy Seimetz has been making waves in Hollywood. The actress and filmmaker has been involved in many fantastic projects. However, when it came out last year that Seimetz would be stepping away from the upcoming HBO drama The Idol after a good amount of the project was filmed, people wondered what was next for the highly-praised creative. 

However, Seimetz’s legacy goes way beyond this one messy production. Here is everywhere you can see her. 

Where else can you see Amy Seimetz?

Amy Seimetz has had many roles since she debuted in the 2003 short film Leaving Baghdad. After this debut, she had many smaller parts, including playing Nina in the 2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story. 

Most viewers would have been first introduced to Seimetz and her talent in 2009’s Alexander the Last, where she took the role of Hellen. In 2010, Seimetz would have a bumper year, with many film appearances. She played Chelsea in the comedy-drama Gabi on the Roof in July, Ashlynn in Tiny Furniture, Julie Higgins in The Myth of the American Sleepover (which netted her SXSW Film Festival Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast,) Katherine Franks in Bitter Feast, Samantha in Incredibly Small, Leah in Despedida, and Sarah in A Horrible Way to Die. The latter of which earned her a Best Actress award at Fantastic Fest.

2011 would be an equally prolific year for her, with her appearing in The Off Hours, thriller Silver Bullets, The Dish and the Spoon, No Matter What, Small Pond, comedy-drama Autoerotic, and slasher film You’re Next. In 2012 she appeared in several films, taking the role of Mary Kutzman in Be Good, Vicki in the comedy-drama Revenge for Jolly! and Beth in Possession. 

In 2013, she took the role of Kris in the critically acclaimed movie Upstream Color. This was likely many mainstream movie fans’ first introduction to her, as it gave her plenty of room to show off her skills. She would also make her TV debut the same year, taking the role of Ally Keele in a few episodes of the comedy Family Tree and appearing in one episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 

At the end of 2013, she would take the role of Danette Leeds in season three of The Killing, another performance that cemented her as a talented actress to watch. In 2014, she continued her prolific movie run, appearing in The Sacrament as Caroline, comedy-drama Lucky Them as Sara, in I Believe in Unicorns as Clara, and in The Reconstruction of William Zero as Jules. 

Seimetz’s big television year came in 2016 when the performer played Ellen in Junior, Annabel Reade in The Girlfriend Experience, and most notably, Becky Ives in three episodes of the smash-hit drama Stranger Things. 2017 was another massive year for Seimetz, as she played Maggie Faris in the hotly anticipated Alien: Covenant, once again proving she is a mainstream draw. That year would also see her appear in the British drama Lean on Pete and the romantic drama My Days of Mercy.

2018 saw her take the role of Mabel in the romantic comedy Wild Nights with Emily and the role of Jinny in the TV show Get Shorty. This was followed by her playing Rachel Creed in the 2019 Stephen King adaption Pet Sematary. 

In 2020, Seimetz played Rachel Steinman in the thriller The Secrets We Keep and Cleo in the superhero mystery Archenemy. She would also appear again on the small screen, playing Trisha Anderson in the political drama miniseries The Comey Rule. 2021 saw her return to the big screen, playing Mary Wertz in the period crime drama No Sudden Move. She also played Birdie in two episodes of the fantasy drama Sweet Tooth. 

So, even though Seimetz opted to leave The Idol, it won’t be the last we’ve seen of them, as their career is still going from strength to strength, and based on their track record, we’ll certainly see them in more fascinating art house films, and mainstream smash hits in the future.