Amanda Peterson
| Amanda Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Phyllis Amanda Peterson July 8, 1971 Greeley, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 2015 (aged 43) Greeley, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Accidental drug overdose |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mandy Peterson |
| Education | University High School (West Los Angeles, California) |
| Alma mater |
Middlebury College University of Northern Colorado Colorado State University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–95 |
| Known for | Can't Buy Me Love |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Robert Skutvik David Hartley |
| Children | 2 |
Amanda Peterson (born Phyllis Amanda Peterson, July 8, 1971 – July 3, 2015) was an American actress known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy film Can't Buy Me Love.
Peterson was born in Greeley, Colorado, the youngest of three children born to James Peterson, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and his wife Sylvia. She had two older siblings: a sister, Anne Marie and a brother, James, Jr. Peterson began acting as a child and used the name "Amanda Peterson" in a professional capacity. In the beginning of her career, she used the name "Mandy Peterson", which was also the name friends and family used.
Peterson made her stage debut at age 7 as Gretl in the University of Northern Colorado's stage production of The Sound of Music. At the age of 8, she won a role in the musical film Annie, where she appeared as a dancing extra. Peterson went on to land guest spots on Father Murphy and Silver Spoons. She also appeared in more than fifty television commercials. During the 1983–84 television season, she co-starred as Squirt Sawyer on the NBC drama series Boone.Boone was canceled after one season.
In 1985, Peterson won her first starring role in the feature film Explorers. The following year, she co-starred as "Sunny Sisk" in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries A Year in the Life. The miniseries was highly acclaimed and was third-highest rated miniseries of the 1986–87 U.S. television season with a 16.9/27 rating/share. It was later adapted into a television series of the same name that aired on NBC from 1987 to 1988. For her work on the series, Peterson won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series. Despite being critically acclaimed, A Year in the Life was canceled after one season.
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