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Amanda Jeannette 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.

Amanda Detmer
Born	Amanda Jeannette Detmer Vista, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California State University, Chico (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouses	Bernardo Targett ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2007)​ John Peter Crickellas ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2010)​ Jeremy Votava ​ (m. 2020)​

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

Early life

Detmer was raised in Chico, also in California. Her mother, Susan (née Thurmon), is a teacher, and her father, Melvin Lester Detmer, is a singing cowboy.[1] She attended California State University, Chico for her undergraduate education and completed her Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before embarking on a career in show business.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

In 2002, she had her first star-billed role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic comedy Kiss the Bride.[5] 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.[2] In 2009, she had a recurring role in the ABC medical drama Private Practice. From 2011 to 2012, she co-starred in the another ABC series, short-lived sitcom Man Up!.[6][7] 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 untitled drama starring Reba McEntire for ABC, created by Marc Cherry.[8]

Personal life

Detmer was arrested for a DUI in Chico, California, in December 2019.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Miss Minneapolis
1999	A Little Inside	Sarah Parker
2000	Final Destination	Terry Chaney
2000	Boys and Girls	Amy
2001	Saving Silverman	Sandy Perkus
2001	The Majestic	Sandra Sinclair
2002	Big Fat Liar	Monty Kirkham
2002	Last Seen	Jennifer Langson
2002	Kiss the Bride	Danisa 'Danni' Sposato
2003	Final Destination 2	Terry Chaney	Photograph, uncredited
2003	Patching Cabbage	Rhonda	Short film
2004	Portrait	Esther	Short film
2004	Weekends	Carolyn McIntyre	TV Movie
2005	Lucky 13	Amy
2005	Alone in a Crowd		Short film
2005	Extreme Dating	Lindsay Culver
2006	Final Move	Amy Marlowe
2006	Jam	Amy
2006	You, Me and Dupree	Annie
2008	American Crude	Olivia
2008	AmericanEast	Kate
2011	Final Destination 5	Terry Chaney	Archive footage
2011	Shape	Joi	Video short
2012	For Spacious Sky	Meg	Short film
2015	Lethal Seduction	Tanya Richards
2015	The Week	Jessie Briggs
2016	Baseball and the Ballerina	Sarah Parker
2017	Pure Country: Pure Heart	Elizabeth Spencer
2020	A California Christmas	Wendy
2021	A California Christmas: City Lights	Wendy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Stolen Innocence	Dannie Baldwin	TV movie
1999	To Serve and Protect	Tyler Harris-Carr	TV miniseries
1999	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Casey	Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Po-Piggity and Other Racial Slurs"
2000	M.Y.O.B.	Lisa Overbeck	4 episodes
2003	All Grown Up		TV movie
2003	A.U.S.A.	Susan Rakoff	8 episodes
2003	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Wedding Guest	Episode: "The Fugitive"
2003	Miss Match	Gabrielle Davis	Episode: "I Got You Babe"
2003	Picking Up & Dropping Off	Jane	TV movie
2004	Weekends	Carolyn McIntyre	TV movie
2004	CSI: Miami	Ms. Mancini	Episode: "Murder in a Flash"
2006	Proof of Lies	Christine Hartley	TV movie
2006–07	What About Brian	Deena Greco	24 episodes
2007	1321 Clover	Sharon Tuttle	TV movie
2007	Making It Legal		TV movie
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Tammy Mills	Episode: "Lonelyville"
2008	Single with Parents	Sasha	TV movie
2008	Psych	Ciaobella	Episode: "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"
2009	Medium	Sarah	Episode: "All in the Family"
2009	Private Practice	Morgan Gellman	5 episodes
2010	The Vampire Diaries	Trudie Peterson	Episode: "A Few Good Men"
2011	Man Up!	Brenda Hayden / Bridgette Hayden	13 episodes
2011–13	Necessary Roughness	Jeannette Fiero	11 episodes
2012	The Exes	Jill	Episode: "Sister Act"
2012	The Mentalist	Nicola Karlsen	Episode: "The Crimson Ticket"
2013	Two and a Half Men	Meghan	Episode: "My Bodacious Vidalia"
2014	Baby Daddy	Margot	Episode: "Send in the Clowns" Episode: "Play It Again, Bonnie"
2015	Battle Creek	Lydia Conrad	Episode: "Homecoming"
2016	Second Chance	Helen Pritchard	8 episodes
2016	The Night Shift	Katherine Santiago	Episode: "Unexpected"
2017	Red Blooded	Randa Post
2018-19	Empire	Tracy Kingsley	Recurring role, 14 episodes
2019	Family Reunion	Haven Sheeks	Episode: "Remember Macho Mazzi?"

References

External links

• Amanda Detmer at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Amanda Detmer

Amanda Jeannette Detmer (* 27. September 1971 in Chico, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Amanda Detmer

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[ru] Детмер, Аманда

Аманда Детмер (англ. Amanda Detmer, род. 27 сентября 1971 (1971-09-27)) — американская актриса.

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