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'''Amanda Michael Plummer''' (born ], ] in ]) is an ] ] and ]-winning ]. '''Amanda Michael Plummer''' (born ], ]) is an ] award-winning ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
She is the daughter of actors ] and ]. <ref></ref> Plummer attended ] in Vermont and acting classes at the ] in ]. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland. <ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', Anne Marie Welsh, p. E-1, May 30, 2003</ref> Plummer was born in ] to actors ] and ]. <ref></ref> Plummer attended ] in Vermont and acting classes at the ] in ]. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland. <ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', Anne Marie Welsh, p. E-1, May 30, 2003</ref>


⚫ Her first movie was the 1981 western ''Cattle Annie and Little Britches''. She received a ] nomination and the 1981 ] for her first ] role, as Josephine in a Broadway revival of '']''. She won the ] Tony Award for Featured Actress for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play '']'', her second role on Broadway. <ref></ref> Before achieving leading movie roles, one of her most recognized appearances was on '']'' as Alice Hackett, a ] girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by ], for which she received an ] nomination.
===Career===
⚫ Her first movie was the 1981 Western "]". She received a ] nomination and the 1981 ] for her first ] role, as Josephine in a Broadway revival of '']''. She won the ] Tony Award for Featured Actress for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play '']'', her second role on Broadway. <ref></ref> Before achieving leading movie roles, one of her most recognized appearances was on '']'' as Alice Hackett, a ] girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by ], for which she received an ] nomination.


Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters." (''The San Diego Union-Tribune'') Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters." (''The San Diego Union-Tribune'')


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Amanda Plummer
BornAmanda Michael Plummer

Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American award-winning actress.

Biography

Plummer was born in New York, New York to actors Tammy Grimes and Christopher Plummer. Plummer attended Middlebury College in Vermont and acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland.

Her first movie was the 1981 western Cattle Annie and Little Britches. She received a Tony Award nomination and the 1981 Theatre World Award for her first Broadway role, as Josephine in a Broadway revival of A Taste of Honey. She won the 1982 Tony Award for Featured Actress for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play Agnes of God, her second role on Broadway. Before achieving leading movie roles, one of her most recognized appearances was on L.A. Law as Alice Hackett, a developmentally disabled girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by Larry Drake, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination.

Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters." (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Work

Filmography

Stage

References

  1. allmovie ((( Amanda Plummer > Overview )))
  2. The San Diego Union-Tribune, Anne Marie Welsh, p. E-1, May 30, 2003
  3. Tony Award listing

External links


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
1975–1988
1989–2019
2020–present
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
1975–1988
1989–2019
2020–present
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1975–2000
2001–present
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
1947–1975
1976–2000
2001–present

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