http://lebeauleblog.com/2015/08/29/what-the-hell-happened-to-ally-sheedy/
Ally Sheedy rose to fame as part of the Brat Pack in the 1980’s. In the middle of the decade, she starred in two of the most iconic coming-of-age movies of the decade. Like a lot of her fellow Brat Packers, Sheedy’s movie career cooled off quickly as the decade came to an end. In the 90’s, Sheedy seemed to disappear.
What the hell happened?
Hey, TMC-4!
shareAlly's still acting. Watching her on a new Lifetime movie right now. She looks good!
A Lifetime “movie” is not an acting gig. A Lifetime movie role is like being sentenced to community service.
shareAlly Sheedy Left Hollywood. Then Came ‘Single Drunk Female’
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/ally-sheedy-interview-single-drunk-female
Folks act like her career trajectory is out of the ordinary. Most of The Brat Pack fell off the radar in The 90s, and more to the point, relatively few actresses enjoy robust careers once they're into their 30s and beyond. Granted, the advent of peak TV is changing this
shareSame thing that happens to 95% of pretty, young actresses, she had the audacity to age
Several factors impacted the downfall of Sheedy’s sensational career, including an addiction to sleeping pills, an eating disorder, the box office flop Maid to Order (1987), and Sheedy’s unwillingness to conform to the “girl-next-door” roles that made her famous no matter how lucrative the offer. She bravely refused to suck up to directors and be typecast in Hollywood and denounced the movie industry for its sexualization of females. Sheedy took the roles she wanted to take, which were not big at the box office, nor did she care. She additionally sought help for her medical issues with the assistance of fellow Brat Packer Demi Moore.share
The summer of 1991 was probably the peak of this celebrity’s popularity arc, appearing in Only the Lonely with the lovable John Candy. But her ability to be cast in Hollywood had already peaked years earlier in this cutthroat business. Only the Lonely would be her last starring role in a movie that grossed over $20 million. I remember watching this movie in the theater, naively and subconsciously thinking Ally Sheedy would be an A-list Hollywood celebrity forever. Now, my college-aged son hasn’t even heard of her.
The year 1992 began a string of TV movies for Sheedy, and a brief appearance in Home Alone 2 as a ticket agent. And then, Sheedy quietly disappeared. Eventually, she moved from Los Angeles back to her hometown of New York where she was much happier doing low-budget films for a modest salary than being rich while conforming to what Hollywood wanted her to be. She won several awards for her performance in the movie High Art (1998).