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| Born | Amanda Peterson July 8, 1971 Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A. |
| Other name(s) | Mandy Peterson |
Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971) is an American actress. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 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. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast Can't Buy Me Love ( 1987) is a teen comedy Feature film starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about
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Biography
Career
Prior to the success of Can't Buy Me Love, Peterson made TV appearances in Father Murphy and Silver Spoons. This article is about the television drama For the traditional Irish song see Come All You Warriors. Silver Spoons is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25 1982 to May 11 1986 and in First-run syndication from September She had a small role in the 1982 movie version of Annie before getting a starring role in the 1985 film Explorers. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Annie is a 1982 musical film based upon the popular 1977 stage musical of the same name with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Explorers is a 1985 science fiction, Fantasy film targeted at a family audience In the 1983-1984 season, she appeared as Squirt Sawyer on NBC's short-lived Boone starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Boone is a 13-week Dramatic Television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983–1984 Thomas Byrd, usually known as Tom Byrd, is an American actor born in the Philippine Islands on May 18, 1960, but reared in Florida Leonard Barrie "Barry" Corbin (born October 16 1940 is an American Actor with more than one hundred credits in Film and Television
In 1987, she portrayed Sunny, the granddaughter of patriarch Joe Gardner (Richard Kiley) in the series A Year in the Life. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. Richard Paul Kiley ( March 31, 1922 &ndash March 5, 1999) was an American stage, Television, and Film A Year in the Life was a 1986 Miniseries and a one hour dramatic series which ran on NBC during the 1987–1988 television season Later that year, she and co-star Patrick Dempsey obtained teen idol status after the release of Can't Buy Me Love. Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award -nominated American actor who first became prominent in 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. Tiger Beat is an American Fan magazine marketed primarily to Adolescents Teen Beat is an American magazine that is geared towards teenaged readers
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. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris
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
- 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)
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| NAME | Peterson, Amanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peterson, Mandy |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A. |
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