Amanda Peterson

Amanda Peterson

Infobox actor


name = Amanda Peterson
birthname = Amanda Peterson
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|07|08
othername = Mandy Peterson
location = Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.
spouse =

Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971) is an American actress. Peterson gained fame during the late 1980s when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie "Can't Buy Me Love".

Biography

Career

Prior to the success of "Can't Buy Me Love", Peterson made TV appearances in "Father Murphy" and "Silver Spoons". She had a small role in the 1982 movie version of "Annie" before getting a starring role in the 1985 film "Explorers". In the 1983-1984 season, she appeared as Squirt Sawyer on NBC's short-lived "Boone" starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin.

In 1987, she portrayed Sunny, the granddaughter of patriarch Joe Gardner (Richard Kiley) in the series "A Year in the Life". Later that year, she and co-star Patrick Dempsey obtained teen idol status after the release of "Can't Buy Me Love". Peterson and Dempsey subsequently appeared on covers of teen magazines such as "Tiger Beat", "Teen Beat" and many others for a considerable amount of time.

Peterson went on to make other movies, none of which have achieved the box-office success of "Can't Buy Me Love". Peterson left acting after her last screen appearance in the 1995 film, "Windrunner".

Filmography

*"Annie" (1982)
*"Explorers" (1985)
*"Can't Buy Me Love" (1987)
*"The Lawless Land" (1988)
*"Listen to Me" (1989)
*"Windrunner" (1995)

Television

*"Father Murphy" (1 episode, 1982)
*"Silver Spoons" (1 episode, 1982)
*"Boone" (1 episode, 1983)
*"Best Kept Secrets" (1984)
*"And the Children Shall Lead" (1985)
*"Carly Mills" (1986)
*"A Year in the Life" (Miniseries, 1986)
*"A Year in the Life" (Unknown episodes, 1987)
*"Love and Betrayal" (1989)
*"Doogie Howser, M.D." (1 episode, 1990)
*"Fatal Charm" (1990)
*"Hell Hath No Fury" (1991)
*"I Posed for Playboy" (1991)

Awards and nominations

Young Artist Award
*Won: Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series, "A Year in the Life" (1988)
*Nominated: Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy, "Can't Buy Me Love" (1988)
*Nominated:Best Starring Performance by a Young Actress - Motion Picture, "Explorers" (1986)
*Nominated: Best Young Supporting Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama, "Boone" (1985)
*Nominated: Best Young Actress in a New Television Series, "Boone" (1984)

External links

*imdb name|id=0000584|name=Amanda Peterson
*tv.com person|107163|Amanda Peterson

Persondata
NAME= Peterson, Amanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Peterson, Mandy
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= July 8, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH= Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=


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