Amanda Wyss
Biography
Amanda Wyss is an American film and television actress born on November 24, 1960, in Manhattan Beach, California, USA. She began her acting career in the early 1980s in teen roles. Wyss is known for her performances in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the film Better Off Dead. She also appeared in the television series Highlander: The Series and had a supporting role in the television series Cheers. Wyss has a total of 81 known credits in her acting career.
Career overview
Amanda Wyss began her acting career in the early 1980s. She appeared in several teen roles during this period. One of her notable early film roles was in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She also appeared in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street and the film Better Off Dead.
In addition to her film work, Wyss appeared in television series. She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in Highlander: The Series. She also played a supporting role in the television series Cheers, specifically the character Beth in two episodes. The episodes in which she appeared were set in the mid-1980s.
Amanda Wyss has a diverse range of acting credits, with over 80 known credits. Her early career was marked by her appearances in teen roles, but she also demonstrated her versatility by taking on a supporting role in a television series.
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- Beyond the Resonator (2022) as Professor McMichaels
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022) as Self
- The Resonator: Miskatonic U (2021) as Professor McMichaels
- Hunter's Moon (2020) as Bernice Delaney
- All Rise (2019) as Caroline Halliwell
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Self
- Badland (2019) as Alice Hollenbeck
- Triggered (2019)
- Rest Stop (2019) as Harmony
- The Rookie (2018) as Meredith Russell
- Station 19 (2018) as Laura
- Big Legend (2018) as Dr. Wheeler
- The Sandman (2017) as Dr. Amanda Elliott
- It Happened Again Last Night (2017) as Eileen
- The Hatred (2017) as Beth Crossan
- The Capture (2017) as Terry
- The Watcher of Park Ave (2017) as Lt. Samantha Warren
- Thing in the Dark (2016) as JC
- The Id (2016) as Meredith Lane
- Fantasm (2013) as Self
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) as Self
- Deadly Impact (2010) as Julie Mulligan
- The Graves (2010) as Darlene
- Dexter (2006) as Social Worker
- Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006) as Self
- Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006) as Narrator
- Monster-in-Law (2005) as Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Fallacy (2004)
- Cold Case (2003) as Sonya Witkowski (2004)
- The Division (2001) as Sharon
- The Agency (2001) as Jennifer Steward
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Donna Marks
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Tina Vincent
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Tina
- Judging Amy (1999) as Denise Wharton
- Marry Me or Die (1998) as Nora Dawkins
- Strategic Command (1997) as Michelle Harding
- Profiler (1996) as Lee Armstrong
- JAG (1995) as Helene Dugan
- JAG (1995) as Diane Akers
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Tina
- University Hospital (1995)
- ER (1994) as Mrs. Adams
- Desert Steel (1994) as Jerri
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Maureen
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Alicia
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Randi McFarland
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Randi MacFarland
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) as Lizzie Tewksbury
- Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992) as Shannon
- Silk Stalkings (1991)
- Black Magic Woman (1991) as Diane Abbott
- Son of Darkness: To Die For II (1991) as Celia
- Shakma (1990) as Tracy
- Checkered Flag (1990) as Chris Baird Trehearn
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Suzanne Elsinger
- Powwow Highway (1989) as Rabbit Layton
- The Final Days (1989) as Tricia Nixon Cox
- Deadly Innocents (1989) as Angela/Andy
- To Die For (1988) as Celia Kett
- My Two Dads (1987) as Dana
- The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987) as Mary Ellen
- Independence (1987) as Chastity
- Something in Common (1986) as Laura Grant
- Firefighter (1986) as Marilyn
- Silverado (1985) as Phoebe
- Otherworld (1985) as Nova
- Better Off Dead... (1985) as Beth Truss
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Laura Maples
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as Tina Gray
- My Mother's Secret Life (1984) as Tobi Jensen
- No Earthly Reason (1984)
- A Killer in the Family (1983) as Dannelda Lyons
- Cheers (1982) as Beth Curtis
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Pru Dowler
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Bridgit Cagney
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Lisa
- The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
- Teachers Only (1982)
- This House Possessed (1981) as Holly
- Jessica Novak (1981)
- Force: Five (1981) as Cindy Lester
- The Other Victim (1981) as Kimi Langford
- She Drinks a Little (1981) as Cindy Scott
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as Laura