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Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Acting

Born: November 24, 1960Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen roles including 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). She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She played Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s.

Known For
Filmography
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Self

2022
Beyond the Resonator

Beyond the Resonator

Professor McMichaels

2022
The Resonator: Miskatonic U

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

Professor McMichaels

2021
Hunter's Moon

Hunter's Moon

Bernice Delaney

2020
Badland

Badland

Alice Hollenbeck

2019
Rest Stop

Rest Stop

Harmony

2019
Triggered

Triggered

2019
Big Legend

Big Legend

Dr. Wheeler

2018
The Watcher of Park Ave

The Watcher of Park Ave

Lt. Samantha Warren

2017
It Happened Again Last Night

It Happened Again Last Night

Eileen

2017
The Hatred

The Hatred

Beth Crossan

2017
The Capture

The Capture

Terry

2017
The Sandman

The Sandman

Dr. Amanda Elliott

2017
Thing in the Dark

Thing in the Dark

JC

2016
The Id

The Id

Meredith Lane

2016
Fantasm

Fantasm

Self

2013
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self

2010
Deadly Impact

Deadly Impact

Julie Mulligan

2010
The Graves

The Graves

Darlene

2010
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Self

2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

Narrator

2006
Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
Fallacy

Fallacy

2004

Marry Me or Die

Nora Dawkins

1998
Strategic Command

Strategic Command

Michelle Harding

1997
Desert Steel

Desert Steel

Jerri

1994
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

Shannon

1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

Lizzie Tewksbury

1992
Black Magic Woman

Black Magic Woman

Diane Abbott

1991
Son of Darkness: To Die For II

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

Celia

1991
Shakma

Shakma

Tracy

1990
Checkered Flag

Checkered Flag

Chris Baird Trehearn

1990
The Final Days

The Final Days

Tricia Nixon Cox

1989
Deadly Innocents

Deadly Innocents

Angela/Andy

1989
Powwow Highway

Powwow Highway

Rabbit Layton

1989
To Die For

To Die For

Celia Kett

1988

Independence

Chastity

1987
Something in Common

Something in Common

Laura Grant

1986
Firefighter

Firefighter

Marilyn

1986
Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

Beth Truss

1985
Silverado

Silverado

Phoebe

1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Tina Gray

1984

No Earthly Reason

1984
My Mother's Secret Life

My Mother's Secret Life

Tobi Jensen

1984
A Killer in the Family

A Killer in the Family

Dannelda Lyons

1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Lisa

1982
The Other Victim

The Other Victim

Kimi Langford

1981
She Drinks a Little

She Drinks a Little

Cindy Scott

1981
Force: Five

Force: Five

Cindy Lester

1981
This House Possessed

This House Possessed

Holly

1981