Amanda Detmer
| Amanda Detmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amanda Jeannette Detmer September 27, 1971 Contra Costa County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Bernardo Targett (2004-present; filed for divorce) |
Amanda Jeannette Detmer (born September 27, 1971) is an American actress who has appeared in various films and television shows.
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[edit] Life and career
Detmer was born in Contra Costa County, California[1] and raised in Chico. Her mother, Susan (née Thurmon), is a teacher, and her father, Melvin Lester Detmer, is a singing cowboy.[2] She attended California State University, Chico for her undergraduate education; deciding to complete her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before seriously embarking on a career in show business.
She made her onscreen debut in 1995 with the television movie Stolen Innocence, and her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in the beauty pageant-set comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. She made film appearances in Final Destination, Boys and Girls, Saving Silverman, The Majestic and Big Fat Liar. On television she has appeared in the 2006 made-for-TV movie Proof of Lies and episodes of such drama series as What About Brian and Private Practice.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Miss Minneapolis |
| 2000 | Boys and Girls | Amy |
| 2000 | Final Destination | Terry Chaney |
| 2001 | Saving Silverman | Sandy Perkus |
| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Monty Kirkham |
| 2002 | Kiss the Bride | Danisa 'Danni' Sposato |
| 2004 | Extreme Dating | Lindsay Culver |
| 2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Annie |
| 2008 | AmericanEast | Kate |
| 2008 | American Crude | Olivia |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stolen Innocence | Dannie Baldwin | |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Casey | Episodes: "Pilot", "Po-Piggity and Other Racial Slurs" |
| To Serve and Protect | Tyler Harris-Carr | ||
| 2000 | M.Y.O.B. | Lisa Overbeck | Episodes: "Bad Seed", "Boys in the Band" |
| 2003 | Picking Up & Dropping Off | Jane | |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Wendy Stack | Episode: "The Fugitive" | |
| All Grown Up! | |||
| A.U.S.A. | Susan Rakoff | ||
| 2006 | Proof of Lies | ||
| 2006–2007 | What About Brian | Deena Greco | |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tammy Mills | Episode: "Lonelyville " |
| 2008 | Single With Parents | Sasha | TV Movie |
| 2009 | Medium | Sarah | Episode: "All in the Family" |
| Private Practice | Morgan Gellman | Episodes: "Finishing", "What Women Want", "Do the Right Thing", "Yours, Mine & Ours", "Right Here, Right Now" | |
| 2010 | The Vampire Diaries | Trudie Peterson | Episode: "A Few Good Men" |
| 2011 | Necessary Roughness | Jeanette | Recurring role |
| Man Up | Brenda Hayden | Starring role |
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