Born in Bangor, Maine, Amy attended Bard College and Goddard College, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art and Art History in 2002 from Goddard College.

Amy joined Pachamama Films in October 2005 to work as an actress on the documentary for National Geographic Outbreak Investigation: Curse of the Black Typhus.

She later participated in the production of three new documentaries: Vientos Negros, Misiones, and a documentary about the work of the Prefectura del Departamento del Beni, all of them in Beni, Bolivia.

In 2008 she wrote, produced and directed her first film, to be released in 2009: Monsieur Montéz, starring Veronica Paintoux and Jac Avila. She also produced and acted in The Spectres of Blood Castle, directed by Jac Avila, starring Jac Avila, Amy Hesketh and Veronica Paintoux

She's currently working on the pre-production of the feature film Paloma and writing a new script.