Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: November 24, 1960

Age: 64 years old

Birth Place: Manhattan Beach, California

1980s icon Amanda Wyss appeared in some of the best-remembered films of the decade. In 1982, she made her big screen debut in the Sean Penn stoner comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," playing sweetheart to Judge Reinhold's character. Wyss' next major role came as an ill-fated student in Wes Craven's slasher classic, "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and in 1985 she famously dumped heartthrob John Cusack in the teen comedy "Better Off Dead..." Padding her schedule with regular appearances on TV, Wyss also guest-starred on two episodes of the iconic barroom sitcom "Cheers."

At the tail end of the decade, she co-starred in the acclaimed Native American road flick "Powwow Highway" before making a gradual transition to full-time TV work in the early '90s. Wyss enjoyed a seven-episode stint on "Highlander"'s first season as intrepid reporter Randi McFarland, and appeared several times on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Showcasing her diverse range, Wyss has also taken on hospital procedurals like "ER," outlandish comedies like "The Drew Carey Show," and macabre dramas like "Dexter." Wyss returned to the big screen in the mid 2000s, and garnered a supporting role in the Sean Patrick Flanery-Joe Pantoliano actioner "Deadly Impact" in 2010.

Credits

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Self
Movie
2022

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

Actor
Professor McMichaels
Movie
2021

Hunter's Moon

Actor
Bernice Delaney
Movie
2020

All RiseStream

Guest Star
Caroline Halliwell
Series
2019

Triggered

Actor
Gloria Fielding
Movie
2019

Badland

Actor
Alice Hollenbeck
Movie
2019

Big Legend

Actor
Dr. Wheeler
Movie
2018

The Hatred

Actor
Beth Crossan
Movie
2017

The SandmanStream

Actor
Dr. Amanda Elliott
Movie
2017

The Capture

Actor
Terry
Movie
2017

The Id

Actor
Meridith Lane
Movie
2015

Major CrimesStream

Guest Star
Series
2012

The Graves

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Darlene
Movie
2010

Deadly Impact

Actor
Julie Mulligan
Movie
2010

Cold CaseStream

Guest Star
Series
2003

The Agency

Guest Star
Show
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Donna Marks
Series
2000

Judging Amy

Guest Star
Series
1999

Strategic Command

Actor
Michelle Harding
Movie
1998

Marry Me or Die

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Nora Dawkins
Movie
1998

ProfilerStream

Guest Star
Series
1996

High Incident

Guest Star
Show
1996

JAGStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

The Drew Carey ShowStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

The Marshal

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Series
1995

Digital Man

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Lt. Fredericks
Movie
1995

ERStream

Guest Star
Mrs. Adams
Series
1994

Diagnosis MurderStream

Guest Star
Series
1993

NYPD BlueStream

Guest Star
Ellen Lewis
Series
1993
83%

Walker, Texas RangerStream

Guest Star
Series
1993

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

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Shannon
Movie
1992

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

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Cellia
Movie
1991

Black Magic Woman

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Diane Abbott
Movie
1990

ShakmaStream

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Tracy
Movie
1990

Checkered Flag

Actor
Chris Baird Trehearn
Movie
1990

Quantum LeapStream

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Suzanne Elsinger
Series
1989

Pow wow Highway

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Movie
1989

The Final Days

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Tricia Nixon Cox
Movie
1989

Desert Steel

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Jerri
Movie
1989

To Die For

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Celia Kett
Movie
1989

Powwow HighwayStream

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Rabbit Layton
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1988

Deadly Innocence

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Andy/Angela
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1988

My Two DadsStream

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Series
1987

Something in Common

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Laura Grant
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1986

Otherworld

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1985

SilveradoStream

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Phoebe
Movie
1985
78%

Better Off DeadStream

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Beth Truss
Movie
1985

My Mother's Secret Life

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Tobi Jensen
Movie
1984

A Nightmare on Elm StreetStream

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Tina Grey
Movie
1984
95%

CheersStream

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Beth
Series
1982
87%

Fast Times at Ridgemont HighStream

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Lisa
Movie
1982
78%

This House Possessed

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Holly
Movie
1981

Force: Five

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Cindy Lester
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1981