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Amanda Wyss

ACTOR · FROM MANHATTAN BEACH, USA

Amanda Wyss

Born 1960 · 65 years old76 credits since 1979

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In the pictureA Nightmare on Elm Street

ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress.

She began her career in the early 1980s in teen roles including Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Beth in the film Better Off Dead (1985). She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She played Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born24 November 1960

BirthplaceManhattan Beach, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora49 of 76 titles

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Known for

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A Nightmare on Elm Street poster

Movie

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984IMDb7.4

Better Off Dead... poster

Movie

Better Off Dead...

1985IMDb7.1

The Capture poster

Movie

2017IMDb5.7

Cagney & Lacey poster

Series

1982–1988IMDb6.9

St. Elsewhere poster

Series

1982–1988IMDb8.0

Big Legend poster

Movie

2018IMDb4.7

Shakma poster

Movie

1990IMDb5.0

Deadly Impact poster

Movie

2010IMDb5.2

Powwow Highway poster

Movie

1989IMDb7.2

The Graves poster

Movie

2010IMDb3.6

The Sandman poster

Movie

2017IMDb4.3

Hunter's Moon poster

Movie

2020IMDb3.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 49
Average IMDb: 6.3
Highest rated: DexterIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1979

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

76 credits

The 2020s

3 titles · IMDb 4.2 on average

Not on Cineora

Beyond the Resonator

2022

as Professor McMichaels

The Resonator: Miskatonic U poster

Movie

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

2021IMDb4.8

as Professor McMichaels

Hunter's Moon poster

Movie

2020IMDb3.6

as Bernice Delaney

The 2010s

16 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average

Badland poster

Movie

2019IMDb5.6

as Alice Hollenbeck

Not on Cineora

Rest Stop

2019

as Harmony

All Rise poster

Series

2019–2023IMDb7.1

as Caroline Halliwell · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Triggered

2019

The Rookie poster

Series

2018–IMDb8.0

as Meredith Russell · 1 episode

Big Legend poster

Movie

2018IMDb4.7

as Dr. Wheeler

Station 19 poster

Series

2018–2024IMDb7.1

as Laura · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Watcher of Park Ave

2017

as Lt. Samantha Warren

The 2000s

8 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Dexter poster

Series

2006–2013IMDb8.6

as Social Worker · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

2006

as Narrator

Monster-in-Law poster

Movie

2005IMDb5.6

as Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not on Cineora

Fallacy

2004

Cold Case poster

Series

2003–2010IMDb7.7

as Sonya Witkowski (2004) · 1 episode

The Agency poster

Series

2001–2003IMDb7.3

as Jennifer Steward · 1 episode

The Division poster

Series

2001–2004IMDb6.6

as Sharon · 1 episode

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000–2015IMDb7.7

as Donna Marks · 1 episode

The 1990s

19 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average

Judging Amy poster

Series

1999–2005IMDb7.1

as Denise Wharton · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Marry Me or Die

1998

as Nora Dawkins

Strategic Command poster

Movie

Strategic Command

1997IMDb4.3

as Michelle Harding

Profiler poster

Series

1996–2000IMDb7.2

as Lee Armstrong · 1 episode

JAG poster

Series

1995–2005IMDb6.7

as Helene Dugan · 1 episode

The Drew Carey Show poster

Series

The Drew Carey Show

1995–2004IMDb6.9

as Tina · 1 episode

University Hospital

Not on Cineora

University Hospital

1995

1 episode

ER poster

Series

1994–2009IMDb7.9

as Mrs. Adams · 1 episode

The 1980s

29 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

The Final Days

1989

as Tricia Nixon Cox

Not on Cineora

Deadly Innocents

1989

as Angela/Andy

Quantum Leap poster

Series

1989–1993IMDb8.2

as Suzanne Elsinger · 1 episode

Powwow Highway poster

Movie

1989IMDb7.2

as Rabbit Layton

To Die For poster

Movie

1988IMDb4.7

as Celia Kett

My Two Dads poster

Series

1987–1990IMDb6.2

as Dana · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987

as Mary Ellen · 1 episode

Independence

Not on Cineora

Independence

1987

as Chastity

The 1970s

1 title · IMDb 6.9 on average

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster

Series

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979–1981IMDb6.9

as Laura · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Amanda’s titles.

Tony ToddBadland, The Graves and 1 more

Robert EnglundA Nightmare on Elm Street, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and 1 more

Heather LangenkampA Nightmare on Elm Street, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and 1 more

Richard T. JonesThe Rookie and Judging Amy

Ted DansonCSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Cheers

Lin ShayeA Nightmare on Elm Street and Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Lance HenriksenBig Legend and Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Ronny CoxSt. Elsewhere and The Agency

John SaxonA Nightmare on Elm Street and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Monica KeenaNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story