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Amy Hunter | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 6, 1966
Other names | Amy Hunter Cornelius |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Tony Cornelius (m. 1997;div. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
Amy Hunter (born May 6, 1966) is an American actress and model. She has had roles on a number of television series and daytime soaps. She co-hosted The Comedy Channel's Night After Night, and went on location for ESPN's Women in Sports.
Hunter was a special guest host on Soul Train, the weekly series where she met her husband, Tony Cornelius, son of creator-producer Don Cornelius. They had a daughter, Christina Marie, and later divorced.
Her theater work includes the starring role of Maria in West Side Story, Beneathea in A Raisin in the Sun , and the green-eyed sister in Words of Women.
Hunter's twelve years of experience in modeling took her to New York City and all over Europe. She also appeared in a number of commercials, including for Miller, Chevrolet and Reebok.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Schemes | Receptionist | Video |
2001 | Two Can Play That Game | Nita | |
2002 | The Scorpion King | Warrior Woman | |
2007 | Kujo, My Love | Mallory | Short film |
2007 | The Kingdom | Lyla Fleury | |
2007 | Traci Townsend | Vick | |
2007 | This Christmas | Karen | |
2017 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Brenda | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Cosby Show | Amy | Episode: "The Lost Weekend" |
1994 | The Sinbad Show | Episode: "David Goes Skiing" | |
1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Samantha | Episode: "Stop Will! in the Name of Love" |
1995 | In the House | Lisa | Episode: "Crush Groove" |
1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Tracy | Episode: "Two Men and a Baby" |
1995 | Family Matters | Agnes Prizker | Episode: "Bugged" |
1995 | Step by Step | Tiffany | Episode: "Baby Come Back" |
1995 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Monique Harper | Episode: "The Great Pretender" |
1996 | The Parent 'Hood | Sashay | Episode: "We Don't Need Another Hero" |
1997 | Sparks | Tina | Episode: "Rehearsal of Fortune" |
1998–2000 | Pacific Blue [1] [2] | Jamie Strickland | Main role (44 episodes) |
2000 | Grown Ups | Episode: "Valentine J" | |
2001 | The Parkers | Cleo | Episode: "Mummy's the Word" |
2002 | The District | Georgia King | Episode: "Return of the King" |
2003 | ER | Hannah's Mom | Episode: "Now What?" |
2004 | Half & Half | Tangerine | Episode: "The Big One Wedding and a Funeral Episode" |
2006 | Prescriptions | Rebby Turner | TV series |
2007 | Rx | Camille | TV film |
2014 | Chop Shop | Cop | Episode: # 1.4 |
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