Amy Purdy was a competitive snowboarder for 5 years and an aspiring actress. In 1999 she contracted an illness that threatened her life, She survived but at a cost: she walked out of the hospital with prosthetic legs, her father also donated a kidney to her. She has returned to her love of snowboarding, competing in and placing in competitions, ...
(August 29, 2015) Married her boyfriend of 14 years Daniel Gale afternoon in front of approximately 160 guests at The Barn at Hidden Springs in Boise, Idaho following a 3-month-long engagement.
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Has a sister named Crystal.
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Became a double amputee at age 19.
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Won an Olympic bronze medal in snowboarding in 2014.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
What's Bugging Seth
2005
Alma
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Shot Heroes
2010
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Toyota + Amy Purdy: You're in the Driver's Seat
2016
Short
Herself
Rio 2016 Paralympic Opening Ceremony
2016
TV Movie
Herself
Home & Family
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Insider
2016
TV Series
Herself
2016 Miss America Competition
2015
TV Movie
Herself - Judge
Special Olympics World Games: Team Toyota
2015
Short
Herself
Marvel and ESPN Films Present 1 of 1: Origins - Amy Purdy
2015
TV Mini-Series
Herself
2015 NHL Awards
2015
TV Movie
Herself
Dancing with the Stars
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Contestant / Herself - Season 18 Runner-Up