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Chrishell Stause as Amanda Dillon
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All My Children character | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 1992–2000, 2005–11 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | May 14, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | September 23, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Amanda Martin | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Former Employee of Chandler Enterprises Former Model for Fusion Cosmetics Former Personal assistant at Fusion Cosmetics Former Personal assistant at New Beginnings |
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Residence | 400 Lake Drive Pine Valley, Pennsylvania 09109 |
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Parents | Trevor Dillon Janet Dillon |
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Adoptive mother | Natalie Marlowe |
Half-brothers | Tim Dillon (adoptive) |
Spouse | Jake Martin (2009–) |
Sons | Trevor Martin |
Grandmothers | Wilma Marlowe |
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Amanda Dillon is a fictional character from the American daytime All My Children. She is the daughter of police officer/detective Trevor Dillon and longtime series villain Janet Marlowe aka "Janet from Another Planet"; however, Amanda was thought to be the child of her aunt Natalie Marlowe, who later adopted her. Alexis Manta portrayed the character as a child from 1996–2000, and Chrishell Stause has portrayed the character as an adult from 2005 till the end of the series in 2011.
Amanda's mother, Janet, changes her insane ways and tries to be more like Natalie. During her childhood years, Amanda becomes friends with Jamie Martin and JR Chandler. The Dillon family later move to Colorado. Amanda decides to move back in May 2005 to attend school at Pine Valley University. She also gets mixed up in JR and Jamie's business, looking for a man who can provide for her financially, much to the chagrin of Babe Carey, JR's ex-wife and Jamie's girlfriend. JR tells Amanda to separate them, and she agrees. Eventually, Babe breaks up with Jamie when Phoebe Tyler Wallingford dies and leaves her money to Jamie if he breaks up with Babe. Amanda makes her move, but it is not long before Jamie catches on and dumps her.
Janet comes to town when Amanda is hospitalized after being hit by JR, though Babe claims she was behind the wheel. Following Amanda's accident, several incidents occur; Babe is pushed down the stairs, Kendall Hart is found dangling on the roof, the Chandler Thanksgiving soup is poisoned, and Adam Chandler III (Little Adam) is kidnapped. Amanda is afraid that she is responsible, and confides in Josh Madden about it. Josh takes advantage and drugs Erica Kane, then frames Amanda for it. However, Amanda had by then realized Janet was responsible for the incidents, but kept quiet for her mother's sake. When she is arrested for drugging Erica, Janet decides to take her revenge at Erica's Mardi Gras ball. Amanda gets out, but is too late. The Mardi Gras ball explodes, killing Ethan Cambias.
Janet kidnaps Babe and her son, Little Adam, while Amanda does her best to help JR, Jamie, Tad Martin, and Aidan Devane find them. Eventually, they track Janet down, but after Babe and Little Adam are rescued, Tad and Aidan have to tell Amanda that Janet had killed her father, Trevor. Amanda is devastated by this loss, and does not know how to cope. Later, Brooke English, Jamie's mother, opens her house to her in order to help her recover.