Amanda Schull
Amanda Schull | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Schull at the 2015 Television Critics Association’s Press Tour | |
| Born | August 26, 1978 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Ballerina, actress |
| Years active | 1999–2006 (ballet) 2000–present (acting) |
| Spouse |
George Wilson (m. 2011) |
Amanda Schull (born August 26, 1978) is an American actress and former professional ballet dancer. She is best known for her lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage and for her recurring roles on One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, and Suits. She currently stars in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys.
Early life
Schull was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Punahou School and trained at Hawaii State Ballet under the instruction of John Landovsky.
Schull was offered a full scholarship to Indiana University for ballet. While at Indiana University, she joined Delta Delta Delta. During her sophomore year (as a ballet and journalism major), she attended the San Francisco Ballet School Summer Intensive. SFBS subsequently offered Schull a scholarship to continue her studies for an additional year.
When Schull's year-long scholarship ended in 1999, San Francisco Ballet's artistic director offered her an apprenticeship which she accepted. After filming Center Stage, she subsequently joined SFB as a full-time member of its corps de ballet.
Career
Schull was cast in the starring role of Jody Sawyer in the 2000 movie Center Stage while still an apprentice with the San Francisco Ballet. Later that same year, she was cast as Davina Mayhan, the title character's older sister on the hit YTV sitcom My Family and Me.[citation needed] She portrayed the character from the show's third season to the last.
In April 2006, Schull retired from San Francisco Ballet. In May 2008 she went to Australia to film the movie adaptation of Li Cunxin's Mao's Last Dancer.[1] In Mao's Last Dancer, released in North America in 2010, Schull has a major role as Elizabeth "Liz" Mackey, the girlfriend (and later, first wife) of Li Cunxin.
In 2009, Schull had a guest star role on the Fox TV show, Lie to Me (season 1, episode 4). The same year, she was seen in the Lifetime Movie Sorority Wars starring Lucy Hale and Courtney Thorne-Smith. She also guest starred on The CW's One Tree Hill as Sara, the spirit and memory of the deceased wife of Clay (played by Robert Buckley), and also as Clay's wannabe lover who bears a striking resemblance to Sara—Katie Ryan. She guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer (Greek Tragedy) in 2009, and episode 14 of Bones, in 2010. Schull recurringly appeared as Meredith, who is Aria's (Lucy Hale's character) dad's former lover, in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. She also appeared in an episode of Hawaii Five-0. In March 2012, she appeared in a McDonald's commercial for the Shamrock Shake and in April she guest starred in an episode of Psych. Also in 2012 she appeared in an episode of "Grimm" as Lucinda, a character who resembles Cinderella, but with a twist. Since 2013, she has appeared in the recurring role of Katrina Bennett in USA's Suits.
In November 2013, Schull was cast as Cassandra Railly on the television series 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film of the same name.[2] The show premiered January 16, 2015.[3]
Personal life
Schull's mother is Susan Schull, the President of Ballet Hawaii.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Center Stage | Jody Sawyer | Main Cast |
| 2007 | Women on Top | Becca King | Main Cast |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | Elizabeth Mackey | Main Cast |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Anita Colby | |
| 2014 | Betrayed | Julie | Main Cast |
| 2016 | I Am Wrath | Abbie Hill |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–07 | My Family and Me | Davina Mayhan Van Buren | Main role (seasons 3–9);[citation needed] YTV series |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Aileen | Episode 1.12 "Five Little Words" |
| Cold Case | Allison 'Ally' Thurston | Episode 6.11 "Wings" | |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Emily Harris | Episode 4.15 "Greek Tragedy" |
| Lie to Me | Phoebe Headling | Episode 1.04 "Love Always" | |
| Sorority Wars | Gwen | Lifetime TV film | |
| 2009–10 | One Tree Hill | Sara Evans / Katie Ryan | Recurring role Episode 7.06 "Deep Ocean Vast Sea" Episode 7.07 "I and Love and You" Episode 7.08 "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" Episode 7.17 "At the Bottom of Everything" Episode 7.18 "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" Episode 7.19 "Every Picture Tells a Story" Episode 7.20 "Learning to Fall" Episode 7.21 "What's in the Ground Belongs to You" Episode 7.22 "Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You" Episode 8.06 "Not Afraid" Episode 8.10 "Lists, Plans" Episode 8.11 "Darkness on the Edge of Town" |
| 2010 | Bones | Neviah Larkin | Episode 5.14 "The Devil in the Details" |
| 2010–2013 | Pretty Little Liars | Meredith Sorenson | Recurring role Episode 1.01 "Pilot" Episode 1.03 "To Kill a Mocking Girl" Episode 2.13 "The First Secret" Episode 3.02 "Blood Is the New Black" Episode 3.14 "She's Better Now" Episode 3.15 "Mona-Maina" Episode 3.16 "Misery Loves Company" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Nicole Duncan | Episode 1.14 "He Kane Hewa' Ole" |
| Castle | Joy Jones | Episode 3.23 "Pretty Dead" | |
| Two and a Half Men | Alicia | Episode 9.08 "Thank You for the Intercourse" | |
| 2012 | Psych | Thea Summers / Dalia Towne | Episode 6.16 "Santabarbaratown" |
| Grimm | Lucinda Jarvis | Episode 1.20 "Happily Ever Aftermath" | |
| The Mentalist | Marcy Victor | Episode 4.23 "Red Rover, Red Rover" | |
| Vegas | Carol Reyes | Episode 1.02 "Money Plays" | |
| Imaginary Friend | Brittany | Lifetime TV film | |
| 2013 | Hunt for the Labrynth Killer | Shelby Cook | Lifetime TV film |
| The Arrangement | Melody | USA TV film | |
| Nikita | Naomi Ceaver | Episode 3.11 "Black Badge" | |
| 2013–present | Suits | Katrina Bennett | Recurring role Episode 2.11 "Blind-Sided" Episode 2.13 "Zane vs. Zane" Episode 2.15 "Normandy" Episode 3.03 "Unfinished Business" Episode 3.04 "Conflict of Interest" Episode 3.09 "Bad Faith" Episode 3.13 "Moot Point" Episode 3.15 "Know When to Fold 'Em" Episode 4.01 "One-Two-Three Go..." Episode 4.02 "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" Episode 4.06 "Litt the Hell Up" Episode 4.07 "We're Done" Episode 4.08 "Exposure" Episode 4.09 "Gone" Episode 4.10 "This Is Rome" Episode 4.11 "Enough Is Enough" Episode 5.04 "No Puedo Hacerlo" Episode 5.16 "25th Hour" |
| 2014 | Suburgatory | Linda | Episode 3.09 "The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth" |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Dr. Cassandra Railly | Main role 24 Episodes |
| 2016 | Murder in the First | Melissa Danson | Recurring role Episode 3.01 "Normandy Bitch" Episode 3.02 "Tropic of Cancer" Episode 3.03 "Black and Blue" Episode 3.07 "Let's Make a Deal" |
References
- ^ "All about this city for Kyle - Stay In Touch - Entertainment]". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Aaron Stanford & Amanda Schull To Topline Syfy's '12 Monkeys' Pilot, Jeffrey Reiner To Direct, Natalie Chaidez To Showrun". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2014). "'12 Monkeys' to Premiere Friday, January 16 at 9PM on Syfy". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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