Английская Википедия:Amanda Pays
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Amanda Pays (born 6 June 1959) is an English interior designer, actress, and television presenter.
She is known for her roles as Theora Jones in Max Headroom and as Tina McGee in The Flash and the 2014 series of the same name.
As an interior designer, Pays hosts the show Breathing Room on Fine Living Network.
Early life
Pays was born on 6 June 1959[1] in London, the daughter of actors Jan Miller and Howard Pays.[2][3][4] Her aunt is the former child actress Mandy Miller.[5]
Career
Pays made her film debut in Oxford Blues (1984) and she played a French nun, Sister Nicole, in Off Limits (1988 film) with Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines and Fred Ward.[6] Pays also had a guest role as Phoebe Green in the episode "Fire" (1993) of The X-Files, in the episode "Cindy Plumb" (2006) of Nip/Tuck, and in the episode "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" (2008) of Psych, opposite her husband Corbin Bernsen.[7][8]
She also appeared in early 1980s music videos, including those for "Love Shadow" by Fashion and "Smooth Operator" by Sade.
Pays is an interior designer and hosts Fine Living Network's Breathing Room.[7][9]
She made her television debut in the dual role of Carla Martin and Christa Bruckner in the 1984 cable film The Cold Room, portrayed Sarah in the 1985 miniseries AD (known as Anno Domini in some releases), and narrated the 1988 documentary Computer Dreams. She also appeared in the low-budget 1987 horror film The Kindred and 1989's Leviathan.[6]
In 1985 she played Nikki South in the television film Minder on the Orient Express, alongside Dennis Waterman and George Cole.[10]
Pays was cast in the 2014 The Flash series to play a reimagined version of the character she played in the first series.[11][12]
Personal life
From 1984 until her 1987 divorce, Pays was married to Peter Kohn, the son of producer John Kohn and the grandson of producer Sam Jaffe. On 19 November 1988, Pays married American actor Corbin Bernsen, with whom she has four sons. Her mother-in-law was The Young and the Restless actress Jeanne Cooper.[13][14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Lady Victoria Wingate |
| 1986 | The Frog Prince | |
| 1987 | The Kindred | Melissa Leftridge |
| 1988 | Off Limits | Nicole |
| 1989 | Leviathan | Elizabeth "Willie" Williams |
| 1991 | A Grande Arte | Mariet |
| 1995 | Solitaire for 2 | Katie Burrough |
| 1996 | Subterfuge | Alex |
| 1997 | Spacejacked | Dawn |
| 2001 | Ablaze | Jennifer Lewis |
| 2020 | Mary for Mayor | Olivia |
| 2020 | Wake Up To Love | Claudia Brady |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Cold Room | Carla Martin/Christa Bruckner | |
| 1985 | AD | Sarah | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Geraldine Marsh | |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Tiffany Grace | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill | Vivienne | |
| 1984 | Minder on the Orient Express | Nikki South | Television film |
| 1985 | Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future | Theora Jones | Television film |
| 1987–1988 | Max Headroom | Theora Jones | |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Alexandra Greer | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Parker Kane | Sarah Taylor | |
| 1990–1991 | The Flash | Christina "Tina" McGee | Some episodes were edited into films and released on videocassette as
|
| 1991 | Dead on the Money | Jennifer Ashford | |
| 1993 | Age of Treason | Helena | |
| 1993 | Sade – Life Promise Pride Love | Gangster's Girlfriend (segment "Smooth Operator") | |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Phoebe Green | Episode: "Fire" |
| 1994 | I Know My Son is Alive | Katherine Elshant | |
| 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Joan Travers | |
| 1996–1998 | Thief Takers | Anna Dryden | |
| 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Gail Dawson | Episode: “Vendetta” |
| 1999 | 7th Heaven | Emily Grant | Episode: “Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is” |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Angela Blendal | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Dr. Broderick | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Any Day Now | Helen | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Grapevine | Paulina | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Breathing Room | Host | |
| 2002 | The Santa Trap | Doris Spivak | |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Interior Designer | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Psych | Susan B | 1 episode |
| 2014–2016 | The Flash | Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Assassin #3 |
References
External links
- ↑ Famous birthdays for June 6. UPI. Accessed 2023-01-01.
- ↑ "Amanda Pays Biography (1959–)". Film Reference.
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