Amanda Warren

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Amanda Warren
Born (1982-07-17) July 17, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Amanda Warren (born July 17, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lucy Warburton on the HBO drama series The Leftovers [1] [2] and as Betty on the Apple TV+ comedy series Dickinson .

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Early life

Amanda Warren was born on July 17, 1982, in New York City. She studied singing at Professional Performing Arts School in New York. [3]

Career

In the late 2000s, Warren began appearing in small roles in several American television series and films. In 2010, she appeared in several guest-starring television roles, including Rubicon , Gossip Girl , The Good Wife , and Law & Order .

In 2014, Warren portrayed Lucy Warburton on HBO's drama television series The Leftovers . [3] Her film credits include The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Seven Psychopaths (2012), All Is Bright (2013), Deep Powder (2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Mother! (2017)←. [4]

Warren signed on for an CBS political drama pilot titled Ways & Means in February 2020. [5] The pilot, written by Mike Murphy and Ed Redlich, depicts a powerful congressional leader who has lost faith in politics, with Warren as the former community organizer and progressive activist Jerlene Brooks. In May 2021, CBS passed on the pilot. [6]

In 2021, Warren was cast as Camille De Haan, mother of titular character Monet De Haan, in the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) She also starred in CBS' NCIS: New Orleans as Mayor Zahra Taylor.

In 2022, Warren was cast as the lead in the CBS cop drama East New York . She plays Regina Haywood: the newly promoted deputy inspector of the East New York neighborhood in East Brooklyn. [7] The show was picked up for series and set for a fall debut during the 2022-23 United States network television schedule. [8] Despite fan support it was cancelled after one season in May 2023 [9] to give S.W.A.T a thirteen episode final season; as CBS demanded immediate streaming rights from production company WB Studios.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Senior Campaign Aide
2012 Seven Psychopaths Maggie
2013 All Is Bright Young Woman
2013 Deep Powder Officer O'Connor
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Denise
2017 Mother! Healer
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq. Lynn Jackson
2017 The Super Christina
2023 The Burial Gloria Gary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–09 Law & Order: Criminal Intent CSU Tech/Haydon3 episodes
2010 The Good Wife Ms. PollockEpisode: "Fixed"
2010 Law & Order Jalisa KrogerEpisode: "Steel-Eyed Death"
2010 Rubicon Erin- Polygraph TechEpisode: "The Truth Will Out"
2010 Gossip Girl Ostroff TherapistEpisode: "The Townie"
2011A Mann's WorldMichelleTV movie
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Rachel Cook-JonesEpisode: "Ice Man/Malibu"
2012 The Closer DDA Claire Baldwin2 episodes
2013 Royal Pains SandraEpisode: "Can of Worms"
2014 The Leftovers Lucy WarburtonMain role (season 1)
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TracyEpisodes: "Undercover Mother"
2015 Jessica Jones Dr. GalloEpisode: "AKA Smile"
2016ReconMalikTV movie
2017Las ReinasInspector Elsa GellerEpisode: "Pilot"
2017 This Is Us Dorthy HillEpisode: "Memphis"
2017 Taken Marie Salt2 episodes
2017 The Wizard of Lies SEC InvestigatorTV movie
2017 House of Cards Jenna PerkinsEpisode: "Chapter 54"
2017 The Brave Louise WebbEpisode: "Enhanced Protection"
2017–2020 NCIS: New Orleans Mayor Zahra TaylorRecurring role, 5 episodes
2017 Black Mirror AngelicaEpisode: "Black Museum"
2018 Power Jessica TraversEpisodes: "Damage Control", "Are We on the Same Team?"
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Regina CarterEpisodes: "Guardian", "Hell's Kitchen"
2018 The Purge Jane BarbourMain role (season 1)
2019 Blindspot IrisEpisode: "Careless Whisper"
2019–2021 Dickinson BettyRecurring role (season 1)
Guest starring (season 2)
Main role (season 3)
2019 FBI Sloan Wallace, ProfilerEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
2019 Madam Secretary Olivia Mason6 episodes
2021 Genius: Aretha Melba ParksEpisode: "Respect"
2021–2023 Gossip Girl Camille de HaanRecurring role
2022–2023 East New York Regina HaywoodMain role

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