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| birthname = Amanda Lee Aday
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|21}}
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| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], US
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| years_active = 1995–present
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse =
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| parents = [[Meat Loaf]]<br />Leslie Aday
| relatives = [[Pearl Aday]] (half-sister)
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'''Amanda Lee Aday''' (born January 21, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Carnivàle]]'' (2003–05).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/cast/actor/amanda_aday.shtml|title=Amanda's page on the Carnivàle official website}}</ref>
'''Amanda Lee Aday''' (born January 21, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Carnivàle]]'' (2003–05).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/cast/actor/amanda_aday.shtml |title=Amanda Aday: HBO: Carnivàle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228151640/http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/cast/actor/amanda_aday.shtml |archive-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref>


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Born in [[New York City]], Aday is the daughter of singer and actor [[Meat Loaf]] and Leslie Aday, and sister of singer [[Pearl Aday]]. She attended [[Stagedoor Manor]], a summer theatre/dance camp in the [[Catskill Mountains]] in [[Appalachian Mountains|the Appalachians]] ([[New York (state)|New York]]), from 1990 through 1996, and then graduated from [[Idyllwild Arts Academy]], a private school located in [[Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California|Idyllwild]] ([[Riverside County, California]]). She then majored in [[theatre]] at the [[California Institute of the Arts]], a private university located in [[Valencia, Santa Clarita, California|Valencia]] ([[Santa Clarita, California]]). In 2020 Amanda started a cooking channel on YouTube called [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaRM_rO8vZRLXEvFpc7O0Q All Access Eats].
Born in [[New York City]], Aday is the daughter of singer and actor [[Meat Loaf]] and Leslie Aday, and half-sister of singer [[Pearl Aday]]. She attended [[Stagedoor Manor]], a summer theatre/dance camp in the [[Catskill Mountains]] in [[Appalachian Mountains|the Appalachians]] ([[New York (state)|New York]]), from 1990 through 1996, and then graduated from [[Idyllwild Arts Academy]], a private school located in [[Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California|Idyllwild]] ([[Riverside County, California]]). She then majored in [[theatre]] at the [[California Institute of the Arts]], a private university located in [[Valencia, Santa Clarita, California|Valencia]] ([[Santa Clarita, California]]). In 2020 Aday started a cooking channel on YouTube called All Access Eats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaRM_rO8vZRLXEvFpc7O0Q |title=All Access Eats |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
Amanda's film roles include ''[[Crazy in Alabama]]'', ''The Mummy An' The Armadillo'', ''South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose'' and ''[[The Trials of Cate McCall]]''. In addition to her work on ''[[Carnivàle]]'', she has guest starred on the hit TV shows ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', and ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''.<ref>{{IMDb name|0011589}}</ref>
Aday's film roles include ''[[Crazy in Alabama]]'', ''The Mummy An' The Armadillo'', ''South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose'' and ''[[The Trials of Cate McCall]]''. In addition to her work on ''[[Carnivàle]]'', she has guest starred on the hit TV shows ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', and ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''.<ref name="IMDb name">{{IMDb name|0011589}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb name|0011589}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090922194229/http://www.amandaadayfans.com/ Amanda Aday Fans] – Unofficial website dedicated to Amanda
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922194229/http://www.amandaadayfans.com/ Amanda Aday Fans] – Unofficial website dedicated to Amanda




Revision as of 08:56, 31 December 2022

Amanda Aday
Born
Amanda Lee Aday

(1981-01-21) January 21, 1981 (age 43)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Parent(s)Meat Loaf
Leslie Aday
RelativesPearl Aday (half-sister)

Amanda Lee Aday (born January 21, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–05).[1]

Early life and family

Born in New York City, Aday is the daughter of singer and actor Meat Loaf and Leslie Aday, and half-sister of singer Pearl Aday. She attended Stagedoor Manor, a summer theatre/dance camp in the Catskill Mountains in the Appalachians (New York), from 1990 through 1996, and then graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, a private school located in Idyllwild (Riverside County, California). She then majored in theatre at the California Institute of the Arts, a private university located in Valencia (Santa Clarita, California). In 2020 Aday started a cooking channel on YouTube called All Access Eats.[2]

Acting career

Aday's film roles include Crazy in Alabama, The Mummy An' The Armadillo, South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose and The Trials of Cate McCall. In addition to her work on Carnivàle, she has guest starred on the hit TV shows Boston Public, ER, Private Practice, and My Name Is Earl.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 To Catch A Yeti
1999 Crazy in Alabama Assistant at Bewitched
2000 Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back Clerk
2002 Boston Public Carrie Jenkins
2003 Carnivàle Dora Mae Dreifuss Guest star, episodes:
"Milfay"
"After The Ball Is Over"
"Tipton"
"Black Blizzard"
"Babylon"
"Pick A Number"
2004 The Mummy An' The Armadillo Bevers
2006 National Lampoon's Pledge This! Maxine Picker
2008 South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose Jane
ER Guest star, episode: "Let It Snow"
My Name Is Earl Tammy Guest star, episode: "Orphan Earl"
2009 Restoration Dogs Lady Long Tongue
2011 Private Practice Patty Guest star, episode: "God Bless The Child"
Rizzoli & Isles Female Dockworker Guest star, episode: "Gone Daddy Gone"
2013 The Trials of Cate McCall Dorrie Booth
2014 Shangri-La Suite Gladys Presley (Elvis' Mother)
Madtown Madison
2017 South Dakota Jane
2022 Window with a View Sister Bernadette

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Amanda Aday: HBO: Carnivàle". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "All Access Eats". YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Amanda Aday at IMDb

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