Jaclyn Betham

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Jaclyn Betham
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Jaclyn Michelle Betham

Occupation(s)Actress, ballerina
Years active2010–present

Jaclyn Michelle Betham is a Samoan American actress and ballet dancer. She is best known for her role as Amanda Cryer on the television series The Haves and the Have Nots .

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Early life

Betham was born in Long Beach, California and is of Samoan descent. [1] [2] As a child, Betham was a gymnast before she began ballet dancing at age 12. [3] She trained with Ballet San Jose before receiving a full scholarship into the Houston Ballet at age 15. [4] Betham went on to perform with Ballet San Jose, Anaheim Ballet, Opera San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera. [5] She won a gold medal at Grand Prix Italia when she was 18. [4]

Career

After three years performing with Houston Ballet, Betham worked as an instructor for Ballet San Jose before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. [6] Her first acting role was playing a kidnapped girl on America's Most Wanted . [7] She starred in the popular 2012 short Quiet, a film based on the true story of a lesbian couple caught in a medical nightmare. [8] In 2013, Betham's first major acting role came when she was cast as Amanda Cryer in the Tyler Perry television series The Haves and the Have Nots . [6] In 2020, she made her debut as a writer and producer on the film Getaway. [9]

Personal life

Betham teaches ballet and is the founder of a nonprofit organization called Betham Ballet Theatre. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011J.A.W.Hot Volleyball GirlShort film
2012QuietSamShort film
2015TouchedMaria
2016Ulterior Motives: Reality TV Massacre Darcy Burns
2020Bring Me a DreamAvery Quinn
2020GetawayTamara
2021Stars Fell on AlabamaCharlotte Lott

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 America's Most Wanted ShannahEpisode: "America's Most Wanted's 1,000th Episode Special Edition"
2012 The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers Principal BallerinaEpisode: "Super Ballet"
2013 90210 Beach GirlEpisode: "Life's a Beach"
2013-2014 The Haves and the Have Nots Amanda CryerMain role
2018 NCIS: New Orleans BrooklynEpisode: "Mind Games"
2018 Dear White People TheadoraEpisode: "Volume 2: Chapter X"
2019 Grand Hotel DreaEpisode: "The Big Sickout"
2019 Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Bijou HoneycuttEpisode: "Two Doors Down"

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