1987 Can't Buy Me Love with Patrick Dempsey.She attended University High School in Greeley, Colorado Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. In 1994, after participating in the memorable contemporary drama film Windrunner (1994), she decided to leave the entertainment industry. No less impressive is her performance in the excellent thriller Fatal Charm (1990), directed by Fritz Kiersch. A year after the award, she opposite Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee, in the profound and moving drama Listen to Me (1989), a motion picture directed by Oscar nominee Douglas Day Stewart. These awards are considered the Young Oscars. In 1988, for her outstanding acting in the Emmy Award-winning television series A Year in the Life (1986), Amanda Peterson won the Young Artist Award in the category of Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series. In 1987, in Chile, Amanda acted with her elder sister, Ann-Marie Peterson, Jsu Garcia and Xander Berkeley in the post-apocalyptic movie The Lawless Land (1988), directed by Jon Hess and produced by Academy Award-winner Roger Corman. Amanda received lavish praise from critics worldwide and she proved all her magnificent talent. She met her greatest internationally success in 1987 with the comedy movie Can't Buy Me Love (1987), directed by Steve Rash and co-starring Patrick Dempsey. She was also an active member of the Greeley Saddle Club, because horses has become one of her passions since childhood. At 14 years of age this young prodigy, born and raised in Greeley, had already participated in over 50 television commercials, three television series and four movies. In 1985, she played alongside with Oscar nominee River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, a four-time Oscar nominee, in Joe Dante fantasy-fable Explorers (1985). To participate in "Annie", she had to persuade her mother and then compete in a casting which included more than 8000 girls.Īfter 1981, Amanda had important roles in television series such as Father Murphy (1981), Silver Spoons (1982) and Boone (1983). With a natural beauty, powerful charm and a strong personality this talented and truly gifted actress began her career in film industry at age "nine-and-a-half", with the feature film Annie (1982), directed by Academy Award-winner John Huston. Best known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 movie, Can't Buy Me Love.
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