From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Amy Lynn Carlson born July 7 1968 height 5 6 168 m is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch More recently she played Kelly Gaffney on the shortlived NBC courtroom drama Law Order Trial by Jury She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue BloodsWhen Carlson was 13 her family consisting of her parents herself and three siblings moved to Amman Jordan for one year where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School After returning to the United States Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg Illinois While in college Carlson was active in the schools theatre department appearing in Fifth of July Noises Off A Lie of the Mind and School for Scandal Carlson graduated cum laude Carlson is represented by Karen Foreman on behalf of the The Domain Agency She is managed by Estelle Lasher and Principal Entertainment Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter born in 2006 her son born in August 2009 and her husband Syd Butler bass guitar player of Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records In 2013 Carlsons first starring role in a feature film Sight Unseen filmed in 2005 will be completed with no further details of a release date