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Amanda Wyss

Date of birth: 1960-11-24

Place of birth: Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Mandy Wyss, آماندا ویس

Amanda Wyss

Biography

Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen roles including Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Beth in the film Better Off Dead (1985). She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She played Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s.

Movie Credits

A Nightmare on Elm Street
3.7

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984-11-09

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing t

Silverado
3.5

Silverado

1985-07-10

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they k

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
3.4

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982-08-13

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high sc

The Graves
1.8

The Graves

2010-01-29

Two inseparable sister's visit to a remote mine town turns into a mind-bending fight for survival ag

Better Off Dead...
3.3

Better Off Dead...

1985-08-23

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock

Deadly Impact
2.4

Deadly Impact

2010-04-20

Deadly Impact follows hard-nosed cop Thomas Armstrong (Flanery) whose life was shattered when he bec

Shakma
2.7

Shakma

1990-10-05

A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill som

Powwow Highway
3.3

Powwow Highway

1989-02-24

Two Northern Cheyenne men take a road trip from Montana to New Mexico to bail out the sister of one

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
3.6

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

1992-01-10

Retired marshal Matt Dillon tracks Arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s Pleasant Va

Beyond the Resonator
2.5

Beyond the Resonator

2022-03-11

The malevolent inter-dimensional machine is still channeling monsters and blowing minds, but this ti

Black Magic Woman
1.8

Black Magic Woman

1991-04-24

The owner of a suburban art gallery searches for someone to perform an exorcism after a witch casts

A Killer in the Family
3.3

A Killer in the Family

1983-10-30

Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopat

She Drinks a Little
0

She Drinks a Little

1981-09-23

16-year-old girl is in denial about her mother's drinking problem and refuses to join Ala-Teen.

Checkered Flag
1

Checkered Flag

1990-07-23

Unsold TV pilot about two young race car drivers compete on and off the track.

The Other Victim
0

The Other Victim

1981-11-04

After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which th

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
4.1

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

2006-09-26

The saga behind this modern horror classic. Featuring Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp

It Happened Again Last Night
3.6

It Happened Again Last Night

2017-12-10

Paige must choose between love and fear before she has no choices left to make.

Independence
0

Independence

1987-03-28

A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets

Firefighter
3.3

Firefighter

1986-09-23

Cindy Fralic (Nancy McKeon) plans to become a Los Angeles County firefighter. However, in the 60-yea

The Id
2.4

The Id

2016-02-18

A lonely woman caring for her domineering father is pushed to the brink when a figure from her past

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
2.5

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

1992-11-18

When Danny unknowingly repossesses the car of a powerful arms merchant, it sets off a chain of viole

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
3.9

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010-05-04

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring

The Watcher of Park Ave
0

The Watcher of Park Ave

2017-12-29

Blanche Montgomery finds herself in the a dangerous mix of paranoia and frustration as stories emerg

To Die For
1.8

To Die For

1988-10-28

L.A. real estate agent Kate Wooten gets a new lease on life when she learns that her new client, a m

Son of Darkness: To Die For II
1.3

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

1991-03-31

Vampires come to town. Who's a vampire? Who's not? Ask our main character, who is suspicious, and ou

Desert Steel
0

Desert Steel

1994-05-18

Car racing adventure set in Las Vegas.

Hunter's Moon
1.8

Hunter's Moon

2020-03-24

A trio of young sisters are attacked by local thugs. Then a force inhabiting the orchard exacts its

Deadly Innocents
4

Deadly Innocents

1989-06-01

Angela is a sensitive teenager and her fanatically religious father has forced her to dress and work

The Hatred
2.7

The Hatred

2017-11-29

Four young women travel to their college professor's new country home for a weekend getaway, only to

This House Possessed
2.9

This House Possessed

1981-02-06

A sinister force permeating a secluded mountain estate convinces the nurse/companion of rock star Pa

The Sandman
2.8

The Sandman

2017-10-14

A monster from a little girl's nightmares comes to life and attacks anyone who would harm her.

Force: Five
2

Force: Five

1981-07-24

A martial-arts expert leads a team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator's daughter from an

Fallacy
2.8

Fallacy

2004-03-10

Comedy drama about an overseas trade fair for a building components company (doors and louvres to be

Big Legend
3

Big Legend

2018-07-01

An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappear

The Capture
2.6

The Capture

2017-11-16

A group of scientists perform an unethical experiment bending both space and time –in the process th

Strategic Command
2.4

Strategic Command

1997-01-06

Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. Whi

Triggered
1

Triggered

2019-07-10

Callee Bishop has a lot of issues. Besides the fact that her town is full of brain dead bigots, ther

Fantasm
3.5

Fantasm

2013-05-04

At 15 years old, Kyle Kuchta went to his first horror convention. Years later, he visits multiple co

Rest Stop
2.5

Rest Stop

2019-10-19

John Dykstra is a college professor that writes urban thrillers under the name of Rick Harden. After

My Mother's Secret Life
3.5

My Mother's Secret Life

1984-02-05

16 year old Tobi has just lost her father, whom she has been living with. She finds her mother's add

Badland
3

Badland

2019-11-01

Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams t

Monster-in-Law
3.1

Monster-in-Law

2005-05-13

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon

No Earthly Reason
0

No Earthly Reason

1984-04-03

Television short

Something in Common
3

Something in Common

1986-11-02

A young man and a nice woman in her forties fall in love. His mother goes berserk when he tells her

Marry Me or Die
0.5

Marry Me or Die

1998-12-31

Like many other men, Ray Dawkins has no intention of getting married. Unfortunately for Ray, he meet

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
3.2

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022-10-07

Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimat

The Resonator: Miskatonic U
2.4

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

2021-02-26

Visionary Miskatonic University student Crawford Tillinghast follows in his late father's footsteps

The Final Days
3.4

The Final Days

1989-10-29

The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2.8

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

2006-01-01

A look at the importance of dreams in relation to Wes Craven's successful A Nightmare on Elm Street

Thing in the Dark
2.5

Thing in the Dark

2016-12-04

A mysterious creature is wreaking havoc on suburban Pasadena. There have been reports of people goin