Amanda Donohoe
Date of birth: 1962-06-29
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Amanda Donohoe (born 29 June 1962) is an English actress. She first came to public attention at age 16 for her relationship with pop singer Adam Ant, appearing in the music videos for the Adam and the Ants singles "Antmusic" (1980) and "Stand and Deliver" (1981) during their four-year relationship. After making her film debut in Foreign Body (1986), she co-starred in Castaway (1986) with Oliver Reed followed by two Ken Russell films: The Lair of the White Worm (1988) and The Rainbow (1989). Donohoe later moved to the United States, where she appeared in films and in television series, which included winning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress during her two years (1990–1992) as C.J. Lamb on the NBC drama series L.A. Law.
Movie Credits
Liar Liar
1997-03-21
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
2008-07-19
The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM
The Lair of the White Worm
1988-09-21
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town beg
The Madness of King George
1994-12-28
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788
A Knight in Camelot
1998-11-08
Yet another variation on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court." Here, a compute
The Rainbow
1989-05-05
Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beaut
Circus
2000-05-05
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife
Castaway
1986-03-05
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year wit
Paper Mask
1990-09-14
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of
Foreign Body
1986-09-26
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from hi
The Real Howard Spitz
1998-08-28
Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets
Dark Obsession
1990-02-01
Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son.
Lucky Day
2002-04-27
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner
It's Nothing Personal
1993-02-01
An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
2021-11-18
A priceless relic is stolen from identical royals Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy, who enlist the
The Calling
2010-04-23
Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.
The Last Belle
2011-10-18
The Last Belle is an animated short featuring two characters journeying towards a blind date: WALLY,
The Substitute
1993-09-22
A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while
Hooded Angels
2002-09-23
A gang of women wreak vengeance upon the society that failed them.
Wild About Harry
2000-12-31
A sleazy chef is forced to face the truth about the man he has become and realizes that he has the c
Stardust
1998-01-01
A scientist finds his newest invention; a microchip that infuses inanimate objects with human qualit
Frankie and Johnnie
1986-02-02
When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love
Shame
1992-08-18
A tough female lawyer on holiday ends up in a small Pacific Northwest town where she befriends a loc
Phoenix Blue
2001-01-01
A young journalist sets out to find the true identity of a reclusive recording artist. She finds a d
Shame II: The Secret
1995-06-07
A motorcycle riding lawyer fights to save the life of a mentally retarded man on death row. His own
Tank Malling
1989-12-01
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob
The Laughter of God
1991-11-10
Steve and Jane Clemant live a seemingly conent and happy life. They are both successful, professiona
Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter
1993-05-27
Having just met at a party, Siobhan brings back Greg to her flat for what might be a night of of unb
Gladiatrix
2002-09-08
Based on the discovery of an unusual Roman-era grave found in England, this documentary investigates
Star Quality
1985-11-10
Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical en
Blue Iguana
2018-08-23
He's a low level criminal with no future and just out of prison. She's a low level lawyer never noti
One Night Stand
1997-11-14
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996-01-01
At the height of WWII and ten years after their union in Matlock Island, Father Ralph reunites with
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012-01-14
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant
An Affair in Mind
1988-01-05
A young novelist falls for a married blond beauty. She's too afraid to leave her thuggish husband an
Deep Secrets
1996-04-06
Gripping drama about an undercover police officer who infiltrates the Manchester underworld to inves
Trafficker
2015-01-01
When a young Vietnamese-Australian thug botches a gangland assassination and runs into serious debt
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001-01-01
Lauren Marcus (Amanda Donohoe) reluctantly moves back to New York City and is forced to decide wheth
The Last Days of George Michael
2017-03-23
The final days of the late singer, George Michael.
I'm Losing You
1998-09-16
Based on Bruce Wagner's best selling novel, "I'm Losing You" is the gripping tale of a wealthy Los A