Amanda Detmer

Amanda Detmer
Born	Amanda Jeannette Detmer (1971-09-27) September 27, 1971 Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Bernardo Targett (2004-2007: divorced) John Peter Crickellas (2007-present)

Amanda Jeannette Detmer (born September 27, 1971) is an American actress who has appeared in various films and television shows.

Life and career

Detmer was born in Contra Costa County, California and raised in Chico. Her mother, Susan (née Thurmon), is a teacher, and her father, Melvin Lester Detmer, is a singing cowboy. She attended California State University, Chico for her undergraduate education; deciding to complete her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before seriously embarking on a career in show business.

She 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. She made film appearances in Final Destination, Boys and Girls, Saving Silverman, The Majestic and Big Fat Liar. On television she has appeared in the 2006 made-for-TV movie Proof of Lies and episodes of such drama series as What About Brian and Private Practice.

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
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	Cameo, uncredited
2011	Shape	Joi	Video short
2012	For Spacious Sky	Meg	Short film

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"
2015	Lethal Seduction	Tanya Richards	TV movie

External links

• Amanda Detmer at the Internet Movie Database