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Amanda Donohoe Biography (1962-)

Born June 29, 1962, in London, England; daughter of Ted (an antiques dealer)and Joanna (an antiques dealer) Donohoe. Education: Attended the Francis Holland School for Girls; graduated from the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (also known as the Central School of Speech and Drama),1984. Addresses: Agent-- David Yocum and Gail Nachlis, WilliamMorris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Actress. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, member of the company. Awards, Honors: Variety Club of Great Britain Award, best actress in a film, 1990, for Paper Mask; Golden Globe Award, best performance by anactress in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1992,for L.A. Law; Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, outstanding Broadway debut, c. 1995, for Uncle Vanya. Addresses: Agent: David Yocum and Gail Nachlis, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

June 29, 1962

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Gloria Kent, Game, Set, and Match, Granada Television, 1988 broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1989
• Cara Jean "C. J." Lamb, L.A. Law, NBC, 1990-92
• Miniseries
• Meggie Cleary O'Neill, The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years(alsoknown as The Thornbirds), CBS, 1996
• Movies
• Understudy, Star Quality, BBC, 1985
• Druscilla, An Affair in Mind, BBC, 1988
• Jane Clement, Married to Murder, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
• Diana Cadell, Shame, Lifetime, 1992
• Katherine Whitloff, It's Nothing Personal, NBC, 1993
• Jo, A Woman's Guide to Adultery, Carlton Television, 1994
• Diana Cadell, Shame II: The Secret, Lifetime, 1995
• Lara, Deep Secrets, BBC, 1996 broadcast in the United States on Mystery!, PBS, 1997
• Queen Guinevere, A Knight in Camelot, ABC, 1998
• Voices of Mrs. Walker and the queen, Batman Beyond: The Movie(animated), The WB, 1999
• Television Work
• Movies
• Executive producer (with others), It's Nothing Personal, NBC,1993
• Executive producer, Shame II: The Secret, Lifetime, 1995
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The L.A. Law 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards,1993
• Episodic
• Catherine, "Call Me Irresponsible," Frasier, NBC, 1993
• Martha, "Dangerous Dreams," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993
• Siobhan, "Briefest Encounter" (also known as Rik Mayall Presents and Rik Mayall Presents Briefest Encounter), ITV, 1993
• Carmela Vessa, "Overkill," Murder Most Horrid II, BBC-2, 1994
• Voice of the queen, "Dead Man's Hand," Batman Beyond(animated), The WB, 1999
• Music Videos
• Appeared in "Ant Music," by Adam and the Ants; also appeared in the musicvideo "Stand and Deliver."
• Film Appearances
• Lucy Irvine, Castaway, Island Alive/Cannon, 1986
• Susan, Foreign Body, Orion, 1986
• Lady Sylvia Marsh, The Lair of the White Worm, Vestron, 1988
• Helen Searle, Tank Malling,1989
• Lady Virginia "Ginny" Buckton, Diamond Obsession(also known as Dark Obsession and Diamond Skulls), Film Four/British Screen, 1989
• Winifred Inger, The Rainbow, Vestron, 1989
• Christine Taylor, Paper Mask, Castle Hill, 1990
• Jane Clemant, The Laughter of God,[Great Britain], 1990
• Laura Ellington/Gayle Richardson, The Substitute, Paramount, 1993
• Lady Pembroke, The Madness of King George(also known as The Madness of George III), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
• Margaux, One Night Stand(also known as One Night), New LineCinema, 1997
• Miranda, Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
• Stardust, Cireel Films, 1998
• Laura Kershaw, The Real Howard Spitz(also known as Writer'sBlock), Artisan Entertainment, 1998
• Mona Deware, I'm Losing You, Lions Gate Films, 1998
• Glory Glory, Peakviewing Transatlantic, 2000
• Gloria, Circus, Columbia, 2000
• Ruth McKee, Wild about Harry, Winchester Films, 2000
• Stage Appearances
• Yelena Andreyevna, Uncle Vanya, Circle in the Square Theatre Uptown, New York City, 1995
• Wallis Simpson, HRH, Playhouse, London, England, 1997
• Appeared in productions of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder, Activision, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Back Stage, March 17, 1995 , p. 48.
• Entertainment Weekly, February 11, 1994 , p. 64.
• Interview, September 11, 1991 , p. 108.
• People Weekly, December 26, 1994 , p. 110.
• Variety, November 10, 1997 , p. 54.