Trivia

Her first name "Mädchen" is German for "girl".

She and husband David Alexis have two children--son Sylvester Alexis and daughter Mina Tobias.

In 1987, at the age of 16, she dropped out of Robert McQueen High School--with the blessing of parents Bill and Judy--in order to become a model/actress in Los Angeles.

Is half German, a quarter Norwegian, a quarter Swedish.

Worked as a fashion model for Elite Agency.

According to Amick, director David Lynch played a pivotal role in her development as an actress.

In February 2006 was chosen by "Femme Fatales" magazine as one of the "50 sexiest women on the planet".

Name is pronounced "May-chen", but David Lynch has always pronounced it "Madge-ken".

Starred in an unaired US pilot called 'Ultraviolet'.

In 1996 she was chosen by "Femme Fatales" magazine as one of the 50 sexiest sci-fi actresses.

Appeared in episodes of three different series which originally aired on 21 April 2005: Joey (2004), Jake in Progress (2005), and ER (1994).

Born on the same date as Jennifer Connelly.