In 2009, Amy Irving’s house, a converted barn in Westchester County, burned to the ground. The cause was never determined.
“The insurance company sure wishes someone could figure out what happened,” said Ms. Irving, 71, an actor who is best known for her roles in “Carrie” (1976), “Yentl” (1983) and “Crossing Delancey “ (1988). “But there was too much damage.”
Ms. Irving, who’s about to release her second record album, “Always Will Be,” a collection of Willie Nelson covers — she and Mr. Nelson have been close since they starred in the 1980 drama “Honeysuckle Rose” — handled the loss of her home with remarkable equipoise.
“I was in Paris with my mother, whose husband had just died, when Ken called to tell me about the fire,” Ms. Irving said, referring to her husband, Ken Bowser, a writer and filmmaker.
Amy Irving poses on a swing suspended from a ceiling beam in a rustic living room area. Two large, fluffy dogs are at her side.
