Amanda Detmer

Amanda Detmer
Alma mater	California State University, Chico (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present

Amanda Detmer is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in 1999 comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous , and later had a supporting role in Final Destination .

In the early 2000s, Detmer had starring roles in comedy films, including Boys and Girls (2000), Saving Silverman (2001), The Majestic (2001), and Kiss the Bride (2002). She has had starring roles in short-lived television series, such as A.U.S.A. (2003) and What About Brian (2006–07).

Early life

Amanda Detmer and her family moved to Chico, California when she was in primary school. ^[1] Her mother, Susan (née Thurmon), is a teacher, and her father, Melvin Lester Detmer, is a singing cowboy. ^{[1] [2]} She attended California State University, Chico for her undergraduate education and completed her Master of Fine Arts from New York University Tisch School of the Arts before embarking on a career in show business. ^[3]

Career

Detmer made her onscreen debut in 1995 with the television movie Stolen Innocence, and her big-screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in the beauty pageant-set comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). In 2000, she appeared as Terry Chaney in the supernatural horror film Final Destination and in the romantic comedy Boys and Girls alongside Freddie Prinze Jr., Jason Biggs and Claire Forlani. ^[4] The following year, Detmer had major roles in comedy film Saving Silverman with Jason Biggs and romantic comedy-drama The Majestic , directed and produced by Frank Darabont, starring opposite Jim Carrey. She appeared in the cover of Stuff the same year. ^[5]

In 2002, Detmer had her first star-billed role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic comedy Kiss the Bride . ^[6] She also had supporting roles in Big Fat Liar (2002) and You, Me and Dupree (2006).

On television, Detmer was regular cast member on the two short-lived NBC sitcoms, M.Y.O.B. (2000) starring Lauren Graham, and A.U.S.A. (2003) opposite Scott Foley. From 2006 to 2007, she starred in the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian alongside Barry Watson, Sarah Lancaster and Rosanna Arquette. ^[3] In 2009, she had a recurring role in the ABC medical drama Private Practice . From 2011 to 2012, she co-starred in another ABC series, the short-lived sitcom Man Up! . ^{[7] [8]} From 2011 to 2013, Detmer also had a recurring role in USA Network drama series Necessary Roughness . She also guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent , The Vampire Diaries , The Mentalist and Two and a Half Men . In 2017, Detmer was cast in the unaired television pilot for Red Blooded, for a series meant to star Reba McEntire, ^[9] which ABC passed on. ^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Miss Minneapolis
1999	A Little Inside	Sarah Parker
2000	Final Destination	Terry Chaney
	Boys and Girls	Amy
2001	Saving Silverman	Sandy Perkus
2001	The Majestic	Sandra Sinclair
2002	Big Fat Liar	Monty Kirkham
	Last Seen	Jennifer Langson
	Kiss the Bride	Danisa "Danni" Sposato
2003	Patching Cabbage	Rhonda	Short film
2004	Portrait	Esther	Short film
2005	Lucky 13	Amy
	Extreme Dating	Lindsay Culver
2006	Final Move	Amy Marlowe
	Jam	Amy
	You, Me and Dupree	Annie
2008	American Crude	Olivia
	AmericanEast	Kate
2011	Shape	Joi	Short film
2012	For Spacious Sky	Meg	Short film
2015	Lethal Seduction	Tanya Richards
	The Week	Jessie Briggs
2016	Baseball and the Ballerina	Sarah Parker
2017	Pure Country: Pure Heart	Elizabeth Spencer
2020	Lady Driver	Loretta
	A California Christmas	Wendy Bernet
2021	A California Christmas: City Lights	Wendy Bernet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Stolen Innocence	Dannie Baldwin	TV movie
1999	To Serve and Protect	Tyler Harris-Carr	2 episodes
	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Casey	2 episodes
2000	M.Y.O.B.	Lisa Overbeck	Main cast (4 episodes)
2003	A.U.S.A.	Susan Rakoff	Main cast (8 episodes)
	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Wedding Guest	Episode: "The Fugitive"
	Miss Match	Gabrielle Davis	Episode: "I Got You Babe"
	Picking Up & Dropping Off	Jane	TV movie
2004	Weekends	Carolyn McIntyre	TV movie
	Weekends	Carolyn McIntyre	TV movie
	CSI: Miami	Ms. Mancini	Episode: "Murder in a Flash"
2006	Proof of Lies	Christine Hartley	TV movie
2006–2007	What About Brian	Deena Greco	Main cast (24 episodes)
2007	1321 Clover	Sharon Tuttle	TV movie
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Tammy Mills	Episode: "Lonelyville"
2008	Single with Parents	Sasha	TV movie
	Psych	Ciaobella	Episode: "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"
2009	Medium	Sarah	Episode: "All in the Family"
	Private Practice	Morgan Gellman	5 episodes
2010	The Vampire Diaries	Trudie Peterson	Episode: "A Few Good Men"
2011	Man Up!	Brenda Hayden	Main cast (13 episodes)
2011–2013	Necessary Roughness	Jeannette Fiero	11 episodes
2012	The Exes	Jill	Episode: "Sister Act"
	The Mentalist	Nicola Karlsen	Episode: "The Crimson Ticket"
2013	Two and a Half Men	Meghan	Episode: "My Bodacious Vidalia"
2014	Baby Daddy	Margot	2 episodes
	Sea of Fire	Adine McAllister	TV movie
2015	Battle Creek	Lydia Conrad	Episode: "Homecoming"
	Lethal Seduction	Tanya	TV movie
2016	Second Chance	Helen Pritchard	8 episodes
	The Night Shift	Katherine Santiago	Episode: "Unexpected"
2017	Red Blooded	Randa Post	Unaired pilot
2018-2019	Empire	Tracy Kingsley	14 episodes
2019	Family Reunion	Haven Sheeks	Episode: "Remember Macho Mazzi?"
2021	NCIS	Christine Bodizinski	Episode: "Misconduct"

References

1. Baldwin, Chris (July 26, 2001). "To Hollywood with love". Chico News & Review . Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2017. Six years ago, an article appeared in Newsweek magazine written by... Amanda Detmer. Its title was "The Reality of Make-Believe," ... Written with conviction and passion ... from a 23-year-old who has just begun acting.
2. Detmer, Amanda (February 25, 1995). "The Reality Of Make-Believe". Newsweek . Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
3. "Amanda Detmer". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "Boys and Girls". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
5. "Amanda Detmer: You'll Be Glad You Met Her". Stuff. February 2001.
6. "Kiss the Bride". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2011). "Gretchen Egolf, Edi Gathegi, Amanda Detmer Among Latest Pilot Castings". Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
8. "Man Up!: ABC pulls (cancelled) sitcom". December 8, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
9. Petski, Denise (January 27, 2017). "Amanda Detmer Joins Marc Cherry ABC Drama Pilot; 'Libby & Malcolm' Adds Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
10. "It's Your Call: Cable considers Reba's "Red-Blooded," after ABC reportedly passes". ABC News Radio . May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

External links

• Amanda Detmer at IMDb