Amy Lynn Hartzler (known professionally as Amy Lee) is the lead singer of the band Evanescence. She was born on December 13, 1981 to John Lee, a disc jockey and TV personality, and Sara Cargill. They moved from California to Florida to Illinois, and then finally to Arkansas. She is a classically trained pianist. She spent 9 years studying classical piano in her youth. Amy met young guitarist Ben Moody at a summer camp in 1994 while playing on the piano. He was astounded by her talents as a singer and pianist, so he convinced her to form a band with him. They went through several names, including Childish Intentions and Stricken, before settling for Evanescence. They were signed by Big-Wig Enterprises in 2000 and released a collection of demos called "Origin". Later in 2002, they got a record deal with Wind-Up Records along with former band member David Hodges and created their debut "Fallen," a 7x platinum selling album, which led to the international success that they are today. "Fallen" was followed by the release of "The Open Door" in 2006 and the self-titled album "Evanescence" in 2011.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 13, 1981 (44)
- Riverside, California, USA
- Actor and composer
- 7 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Amy Lee's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Amy Lee's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Amy Lee's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Ballerina(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Devil May Cry(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Evanescence: Rock in Rio 40 Anos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Evanescence: Live From São Paulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Evanescence: Rock Am Ring 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Evanescence: Embracing the Bitter Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Blind(2016)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Voice from the Stone(2017)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Evanescence - Live at The Paramount 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Evanescence: Nissan Live Sets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
War Story(2014)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Evanescence: Rock am Ring 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Evanescence: Rock in Rio 2010, Lisboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Evanescence: MTV World Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Evanescence - Live And Intimate In Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Evanescence: Rock am Ring 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Evanescence: Anywhere But Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Evanescence : Secret Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Cancrena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Career shape
Star power in the 23rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 2003 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Blind (2016)
Highest rated
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023)
Most popular right now
Blind (2016)
Film career
- 2023Screen debut· Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Awards
1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2004–2008.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Hard Rock Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Grammy Award, won · Best Hard Rock Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Song
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Amy Lee's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Amy Lee work with?
People who share at least 2 of Amy Lee's MovieCove titles; Chuck Palmer shares the most, 2.
- Chuck PalmerShared titles: Blind (2016), War Story (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chuck Palmer
- Dave EggarShared titles: Blind (2016), War Story (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Eggar