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Amanda Wyss

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 11/24/1960 (64) | Manhattan Beach, California (United States of America (USA))
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Amanda Wyss is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen-oriented roles such as Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Beth in the film Better Off Dead (1985). Additionally, she had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She is also known for playing Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Horror | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a mu ...

Silverado

PG-13

1985 | 3.5/5 | 2h 13min
Western, Action
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Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is f ...

Badland

Certification unknown

2019 | 3.1/5 | 1h 57min
Western
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A lonely woman caring for her domineering father is pushed to the brink when a figure from her past re-enters her life. ...

The Id

Certification unknown

2016 | 2.5/5 | 1h 27min
Thriller
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Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm. ...

Highlander: The Series

NR

1992 | 3.7/5
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Movies with Amanda Wyss as Actress(47)

2022 Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Professor McMichaels2022 Beyond the Resonator
as Professor McMichaels2021 The Resonator: Miskatonic U
as Bernice Delaney2020 Hunter's Moon
as Harmony2019 Rest Stop
2019 Triggered
as Alice Hollenbeck2019 Badland
as Dr. Wheeler2018 Big Legend
as Beth Crossan2017 The Hatred
as Terry2017 The Capture
as Lt. Samantha Warren2017 The Watcher of Park Ave
as Dr. Amanda Elliott2017 The Sandman
as Meredith Lane2016 The Id
as herself2013 Fantasm
as Darlene2010 The Graves
as herself2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Julie Mulligan2010 Deadly Impact
2006 Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
as herself2006 Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
as Tina Gray (archive footage)2005 Monster-in-Law
2004 Fallacy
as Nora Dawkins1998 Marry Me or Die
as Michelle Harding1997 Strategic Command
as Tina Grey (archive footage) (uncredited)1994 New Nightmare
as Jerri1994 Desert Steel
as Lizzie Tewksbury1992 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Shannon1992 Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
as Diane Abbott1991 Black Magic Woman
as Celia1991 Son of Darkness: To Die For II
as Chris Baird Trehearn1990 Checkered Flag
as Tracy1990 Shakma
as Tricia Nixon Cox1989 The Final Days
as Rabbit Layton1989 Powwow Highway
as Angela/Andy1989 Deadly Innocents
as Celia Kett1988 To Die For
as Chastity1987 Independence
as Laura Grant1986 Something In Common
as Beth Truss1985 Better Off Dead...
as Phoebe1985 Silverado
as Tina Gray1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Tobi Jensen1984 My Mother's Secret Life
1984 No Earthly Reason
as Dannelda Lyons1983 A Killer in the Family
as Lisa1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Holly1981 This House Possessed
as Cindy Lester1981 Force: Five
as Kimi Langford1981 The Other Victim

TV Shows/Series with Amanda Wyss as Actress(31)

as herself2019 The Movies That Made Us
as Meredith Russell2018 The Rookie
as Social Worker2006 Dexter
as Sonya Witkowski (2004)2003 Cold Case
2001 The Division
2001 The Agency
as Donna Marks2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Tina Vincent2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Tina2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Denise Wharton1999 Judging Amy
1996 Profiler
as Helene Dugan1995 JAG
as Diane Akers1995 JAG
as Mrs. Adams1994 ER
as Alicia1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Maureen1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Randi McFarland1992 Highlander: The Series
as Randi MacFarland1992 Highlander: The Series
1991 Silk Stalkings
as Suzanne Elsinger1989 Quantum Leap
1987 The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
1987 My Two Dads
1985 Otherworld
as Laura Maples1984 Murder, She Wrote
1982 Cheers
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star
1982 St. Elsewhere
1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Bridgit Cagney1982 Cagney & Lacey
1981 Jessica Novak
as Laura1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Additional Information

Full Name: Amanda Wyss
Born: Thursday, 11/24 1960 (November) in Manhattan Beach, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 64 years + 179 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Aviation High School
Other names for Amanda Wyss (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mandy Wyss"
Amanda Wyss frequently works together with these people:
Donald P. Bellisario (15x, Crew)
William Lucking (14x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (13x, Actor)
Christopher Allport (12x, Actor)
Kim Johnston Ulrich (11x, Actress)
Raphael Sbarge (11x, Actor)
Steve Eastin (11x, Actor)
Stephen Macht (11x, Actor)
Anne Lockhart (11x, Actress)
John D'Aquino (11x, Actor)
Jonathan Banks (10x, Actor)
Wes Craven (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3292, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2025