Amanda Walsh | |
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![]() Walsh in 2011 | |
Born | Rigaud, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Actress, television host |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | www |
Amanda Walsh is a Canadian actress, writer, and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic.
Walsh was born in Rigaud, Quebec. [1] She went to Hudson High School, in Hudson, Quebec. [2]
Walsh began working as a professional actor at age 12. [3] She has dabbled in sketches and stand-up comedy, with numerous TV appearances. She won a gold medal win at the 2000 Improv Games in Quebec as a member of the "8 People" troupe. She is a graduate from John Abbott College, Creative Arts program. [3]
Walsh was encouraged to apply for the position of a MuchMusic VJ by one of the channel's producer while waiting tables in Hudson, Quebec. [1] She applied and got the job, becoming the youngest VJ in MuchMusic history at the age of nineteen. [1] [3] She has hosted or co-hosted many programmes including Much Top Tens, Electric Circus , MuchOnDemand , Fandemonium and others. She left MuchMusic in 2004 to pursue an acting career. [3]
Walsh made appearances on TV shows such as Smallville , Veronica Mars , and also had a minor role in the film Disturbia . [4] In 2005, she starred opposite David Boreanaz in the movie These Girls , based on the play by Vivienne Laxdale. [5] The movie was shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. [6] She had a small role in the movie "Stardom (2000)" playing an overenthusiastic VJ on a parody of the Canadian music channel MuchMusic.
After moving to Los Angeles, Walsh got a starring role in the ABC mid-season replacement Sons & Daughters , which premiered in March 2006. Sons & Daughters was a semi-improvisational sitcom. The show was canceled, with only eleven episodes created. [7] Her portrayal of Katie in the unaired pilot for the sitcom The Big Bang Theory was not well-received. However, the character was re-written and Walsh was replaced by Kaley Cuoco (as Penny) in the second pilot. [8]
In 2007, she had a role in the ABC movie Full of It as Vicki Sanders. [9] In 2008, Walsh had a role in the Internet series The Remnants with Ze Frank. [10] She can be seen in the 2009 comedy film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past . [4] In 2010, she appeared in ABC Family's Beauty and the Briefcase playing Hilary Duff's best friend Joanne. [11] She was cast as the lead in the pilot episode for The CW's dramedy Danni Lowinski. [12] She made appearances in the TV shows Grimm , Two and a Half Men and NCIS . [13] In 2014–2015, she appeared in ten episodes of the TV show Lost Girl as Elizabeth Helm/Zee. [11] In 2017, she appeared in the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency in the central role of Suzie Boreton. [14] The show was canceled at the end of the season. [15]
Walsh became one of the story editors for the Canadian TV comedy Schitt's Creek and wrote one of the episodes for season 1. [11] Walsh then had a role in the 2022 film Doula . [16] Walsh appeared in season three of the Canadian drama Pretty Hard Cases . [11]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1994 | The Return of Tommy Tricker | Lead | |
2000 | Stardom | ||
2005 | These Girls | Glory Lorraine | |
2007 | Full of It | Vicki Sanders | |
Disturbia | Minnie Tyco | ||
Sex and Death 101 | Stewardess Kathleen | ||
2008 | Man Maid | Chloe Flaminghawk | |
WarGames: The Dead Code | Annie D'Mateo | Direct-to-video | |
2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Denice the Bridesmaid | |
2011 | The Master Cleanse | Kelly | Short film |
2012 | The Guilt Trip | Lisa | Uncredited |
2014 | Mercy | Charlotte | |
2022 | Doula | Gracie |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1994–1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Girl / Susan Henderson | 2 episodes |
1997–1998 | My Hometown | Kelly-Anne | 4 episodes |
2001 | Within These Walls | Arielle | TV movie |
2002–2003 | Electric Circus | Host | |
2004 | Smallville | Mandy the Cheerleader | Season 4, episode 4: "Devoted" |
2005 | Ed's Night Party | — | Writer - 4 episodes |
2006 | The Big Bang Theory | Katie | Unaired pilot |
Veronica Mars | Meryl | Season 3, episode 7: "Of Vice and Men" | |
2006–2007 | Sons & Daughters | Jenna Halbert | 11 episodes |
2008 | October Road | Lucy Fisher | Season 2, episode 9: "We Lived Like Giants" |
2010 | Beauty & the Briefcase | Joanne | TV movie |
2011 | Single White Spenny | Megan | Episode 3: "Monkey Love" |
Castle | Lulu, Jack's Producer | Season 4, episode 6: "Demons" | |
Danni Lowinski | Danni Lowinski | Unaired American pilot for The CW | |
2012 | Grimm | Natalie Havershaw | Season 1, episode 9: "Of Mouse and Man" |
NCIS | Ellen Roberts | Season 10, episode 3: "Phoenix" | |
Two and a Half Men | Dawn | Season 10, episode 5: "That's Not What They Call It in Amsterdam" | |
Rebounding | Taryn | TV movie | |
Comedy Bar | Ingrid | 2 episodes | |
2013 | The Mob Doctor | Chloe | Episode 12: "Resurrection" |
2014–2015 | Lost Girl | Zee / Elizabeth Helm | 9 episodes |
2015 | WTF America | Erica | TV movie |
2015–2016 | These People | Marilyn | TV shorts Writer - 1 episode |
Schitt's Creek | — | Writer - 1 episode Story editor - 26 episodes | |
2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Real Estate Agent | Season 9, episode 4: "Running with the Bulls" |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Suzie Boreton | 10 episodes | |
2018 | 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia | — | Writer - 1 episode |
2019 | Into the Dark | Gwen Rake | Season 1, episode 6: "Treehouse" |
2022 | Sloppy Jones | — | Executive producer - 5 episodes |
2023 | Pretty Hard Cases | Ro Wells | 2 episodes |