Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy, stayed away from the limelight for most of her life. See photos of her over the years.
Amy Carter, daughter of the late former President Jimmy Carter, managed to keep a low profile since her father’s presidency. After Jimmy’s term came to an end in 1981, Amy slowly stepped back from the limelight that comes with being a public figure. She later married and had children of her own.
In December 2024, Amy mourned the loss of her late father, who died when he was 100 years old. The following month, the country bid farewell to Jimmy during his January 2025 funeral in Washington D.C.
Look back at photos of Amy from then to now in our gallery below.
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Jimmy Carter Announces Presidential Candidacy
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Jimmy Carter, who was Governor of Georgia at the time, is seen holding up his daughter Amy as he announced that he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 12, 1974.
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Jimmy Carter and Daughter Amy
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President-elect Jimmy Carter addresses supporters in Plains, Georgia, with his daughter Amy by his side, November 2nd 1976.
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Amy Carter with Grandmother Lillian
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PLAINS – JUNE 10: Amy Carter with grandmother Lillian on June 10,1976 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty images)
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Amy Carter With Grandmother Lillian
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PLAINS – JUNE 10: Amy Carter with grandmother Lillian on June 10,1976 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty images)
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Jimmy Carter with his daughter, Amy, during his campaign for President, in 1976
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Jimmy Carter with his daughter, Amy, during his campaign for President, in 1976
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Amy Carter, Daughter of President Carter
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Amy Carter sits at the president’s desk in the Oval Office in a picture taken by her brother Jeff.
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Carter Family Portrait
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President-elect Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalynn and daughter Amy pose for an official family photograph in Plains, Georgia, December 5th 1976. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
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Amy, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter in 1976
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Washington, D.C.: Amy Carter with her father Jimmy and mother Rosalynn Carter in a family suite at the Americana Hotel in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 1976. (Photo by Dick Yarwood/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
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Rosalynn & Amy Carter Prepare For Parade
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Newly installed First Lady Rosalynn Carter helps her daughter Amy prepare for President Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Parade, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Mikki Ansin/Getty Images)
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First Family’s White House Portrait
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In this photo released by the White House, United States President Jimmy Carter, right, first lady Rosalynn Carter, left, and Amy Carter pose in front of the Christmas tree located in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 20, 1977.
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Rosalynn And Amy Carter
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US First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1927 – 2023) and her daughter Amy sit cross-legged on cushions and use chopsticks as they participate in a tea ceremony at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan, June 28th 1979. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
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Amy Carter attends 21st Annual Hickory Hill Pet Show To Benefit Runaway House on May 19, 1979 at Ethel Kennedy’s Hickory Hill Home in McLean, Virginia. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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Jimmy Carter and Family Waving to Supporters
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US President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and their daughter, Amy, wave to supporters from the stage at the 1980 Democratic National Convention.
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Rosalyn Carter
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MURANO (near Venice), ITALY, JUNE 22 – American First Lady Rosalyn Carter with her daughter Amy visiting the Venetian Lagoon during the G7 summit in which President Carter participated, Murano, June 22, 1980. (Photo by Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images)
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Amy Carter & David Letterman On The Subway
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NEW YORK – JUNE 3: Amy Carter (daughter of former US President Jimmy Carter) and television host David Letterman are photographed on the set of the David Letterman Show resembling a subway train car June 3, 1982 in New York City. (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)
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Amy Carter attends I Spy Ball on March 27, 1987 at the Saint in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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President Carter And Amy Carter Photo Shoot For Their New Children’s Book
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Plains – August 21: President Carter and Amy Carter photo shoot for their new children’s book, “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer,” in Plains Georgia on August 21, 1995 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
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Amy Carter, daughter of former US President Jimmy Carter, speaks during a tribute service for former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2023. Carter died on November 19, aged 96, just two days after joining her husband in hospice care at their house in Plains. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
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Amy Carter, daughter of former US president Jimmy Carter, and her husband John Joseph “Jay” Kelly depart after the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church on November 29, 2023 in Plains, Georgia. Carter died on November 19, 2023, at the age of 96, just two days after joining her husband in hospice care at their house in Plains. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Funerary Ceremonies Begin In Honor Of Late President Jimmy Carter
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 4: Amy Carter, left, and other family members, depart after a service for her father, former President Jimmy Carter, at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon – Pool/Getty Images)
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Body Of Former President Jimmy Carter Transported From Dobbins Air Reserve Base To Washington, D.C.
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MARIETTA, GA – JANUARY 7: Amy Carter and Jeff Carter watch as the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is placed on Special Air Mission 39 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on January 7, 2025 in Marietta, Georgia. Carter’s body will be flown to Washington, DC where he will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral on January 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
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Body Of Former President Jimmy Carter Arrives At Joint Base Andrews
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND – JANUARY 07: Jack Carter and Amy Carter arrive on Special Air Mission 39 before the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is taken from the plane on January 07, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Carter’s body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on January 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Susan Walsh-Pool/ Getty Images)
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Former President Jimmy Carter Lies In State At The U.S. Capitol Building
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 7: Amy Carter touches her father’s casket during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter’s body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on January 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Ricky Carioti-Pool/Getty Images)
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