What actress portrayed Amy Fisher in "Long Island Lolita"?

Alyssa Milano portrayed Amy Fisher in the television film Casualties of Love: The “Long Island Lolita” Story.

The CBS movie premiered in 1993 and dramatized the highly publicized 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco by Amy Fisher, who was 17 at the time. Fisher had been involved with Mary Jo’s husband, Joey Buttafuoco, and the sensational case quickly became a major tabloid story. Newspapers and television outlets popularized the nickname “Long Island Lolita” for Fisher.

Milano was already widely known for playing Samantha Micelli on the sitcom Who’s the Boss? Her role as Fisher helped mark a transition toward more mature dramatic parts. The film presented the story largely from Mary Jo Buttafuoco’s perspective and cast Jack Scalia as Joey Buttafuoco. It was one of three television movies made about the scandal in 1992 and 1993.

A frequent source of confusion is that Drew Barrymore and Noelle Parker also played Amy Fisher in separate television movies: The Amy Fisher Story and Amy Fisher: My Story, respectively. For the film specifically titled Casualties of Love: The “Long Island Lolita” Story, the correct actress is Alyssa Milano.