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Amanda Peterson (I) (1971–2015)

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Amanda Peterson was born on July 8, in Greeley, Colorado. With a natural beauty, powerful charm and a strong personality this talented and truly gifted actress began her career in film industry at age... read full biography

Known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Explorers (1985), Annie (1982), A Year in the Life (1987-1988)

Details

Jul 8, 1971 (died Jul 3, 2015) | 5' 4" (1.63m)

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Still of Amanda Peterson and Ricky Schroder in Silver Spoons and Takin' a Chance on Love

Amanda Peterson, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Kirk Cameron and Tim Quill in Listen to Me

Amanda Peterson and Christopher Atkins in Fatal Charm

Amanda Peterson and Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love

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Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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23 titles

Past Film & Video (7 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Windrunner (1994) Julie Moore Julie Moore See fewer
Fatal Charm (1990) (Video) - Valerie Valerie See fewer
Listen to Me (1989) Donna Lumis Donna Lumis See fewer		$1.8MM	$4.3MM	$4.3MM
The Lawless Land (1988) Diana Diana See fewer
Can't Buy Me Love (1987) Cindy Mancini Cindy Mancini See fewer		$4.8MM	$32MM	$32MM
Explorers (1985) Lori Swenson Lori Swenson See fewer	$25MM	$3.6MM	$9.9MM	$9.9MM
Annie (1982) Dancer (as Mandy Peterson) Dancer (as Mandy Peterson) See fewer	$50MM	$511K	$57MM	$57MM

Past Television (13 titles)	Episodes
Jack's Place (1993) (TV Series) - Elodie Rayburn (4 episodes, 1993) Elodie Rayburn (4 episodes, 1993) See fewer True Love Ways (Jul 13, 1993) Season 2, Episode 12 - Elodie Rayburn Elodie Rayburn See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories (1991) (TV Movie) - Abigail Baywood Abigail Baywood See fewer
Hell Hath No Fury (1991) (TV Movie) - Michelle Ferguson Michelle Ferguson See fewer
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1990) (TV Series) - Bernadette Callen (1 episode, 1990) Bernadette Callen (1 episode, 1990) See fewer Vinnie's Blind Date (Mar 21, 1990) Season 1, Episode 22 - Bernadette Callen Bernadette Callen See fewer	1
Love and Betrayal (1989) (TV Movie) - Stephanie Stephanie See fewer
A Year in the Life (1987–1988) (TV Series) - Sunny Sisk (22 episodes, 1987) Sunny Sisk (22 episodes, 1987) See fewer Love Mother (Apr 13, 1988) Season 1, Episode 22 - Sunny Sisk Sunny Sisk See fewer See more See fewer Loading	22
A Year in the Life (1986) (TV Mini-series) - Sunny Sisk (3 episodes, 1986) Sunny Sisk (3 episodes, 1986) See fewer Christmas '86 (Dec 17, 1986) Season 1, Episode 3 - Sunny Sisk Sunny Sisk See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Carly Mills (1986) (TV Short) - Trisha Mills Trisha Mills See fewer
And the Children Shall Lead (1985) (TV Movie) - Jenny Jenny See fewer
Boone (1983–1984) (TV Series) - Squirt Sawyer (13 episodes, 1983) Squirt Sawyer (13 episodes, 1983) See fewer The Runaway (Aug 11, 1984) Season 1, Episode 13 - Squirt Sawyer Squirt Sawyer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
Best Kept Secrets (1984) (TV Movie) - Gretchen Gretchen See fewer
Silver Spoons (1982) (TV Series) - Sally Frumbel (1 episode, 1982) Sally Frumbel (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Takin' a Chance on Love (Oct 23, 1982) Season 1, Episode 5 - Sally Frumbel Sally Frumbel See fewer	1
Father Murphy (1982) (TV Series) - Elizabeth (1 episode, 1982) Elizabeth (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Matthew and Elizabeth (Mar 28, 1982) Season 1, Episode 19 - Elizabeth Elizabeth See fewer	1

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Archive Footage (3 titles)
Entertainment Tonight (2015) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2015) Self (3 episodes, 2015) See fewer Episode dated 28 December 2015 (Dec 28, 2015) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Doctors (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Actress Amanda Peterson's Family Addresses Rumors Surrounding Her Untimely Death/Music Superstar Tim McGraw (Sep 14, 2015) Season 8, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
E! True Hollywood Story (2007) (TV Series) - Cindy Mancini in 'Can't Buy Me Love' (1 episode, 2007) Cindy Mancini in 'Can't Buy Me Love' (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Patrick Dempsey (Nov 10, 2007) Season 11, Episode 10 - Cindy Mancini in 'Can't Buy Me Love' (archive footage) Cindy Mancini in 'Can't Buy Me Love' (archive footage) See fewer

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Patrick Dempsey Actor	1,537
Tina Caspary Actress	17,655
Courtney Gains Actor	6,612
Darcy DeMoss Actress	16,577
Eric Bruskotter Actor	15,734
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