Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)
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| Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Heather Locklear | ||||||||
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| First appearance |
Melrose Place: January 27, 1993 (episode 1.21: "Picture Imperfect") |
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Melrose Place (2009): April 13, 2010 (episode 1.18: "Wilshire") |
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| Created by | Darren Star | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Partner and President of WPK Former: Owner and President of AWA (Amanda Woodward Advertising) President of D&D Advertising Stockholder in D&D Advertising Vice-President of D&D Advertising Owner of Melrose Place Complex Art Director of D&D Advertising |
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| Residence | 4616 Melrose Place West Hollywood, California |
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| Parents | Palmer Woodward (father) Hillary Michaels (mother) |
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David Michaels (younger maternal half-brother) |
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| Children | Unnamed child with Billy (miscarriage) Unnamed child with Kyle (miscarriage) |
Amanda Woodward is a fictional character on the primetime serial drama Melrose Place, portrayed by Heather Locklear. The character was brought onto the show in order to boost its ratings, a ploy that was successful. The CW's 2009 reboot also brought Amanda back, but her appearance was not enough to prevent the show's cancellation.
Entertainment Weekly named Amanda one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.AOL ranked her the 37th Most Memorable Female TV Character. She was also included in TV Guide's list of the best TV bitches, and their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked her #20 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".
Amanda Woodward is the daughter of Palmer Woodward and Hillary Michaels. She also has a half-brother, David Michaels.
Following her experiences with parental neglect and domestic abuse, Amanda developed a hard shell and a sometimes testy nature. However, she retains a pleasant and compassionate side, which figures prominently into her character development.
It was eventually revealed that Amanda's father, Palmer Woodward, was often absent throughout her younger years. However, he had still managed to form a fairly close bond with Amanda in time. Palmer's law-breaking activities during Amanda's adulthood eventually got the better of him, costing him his life. In the aftermath of these events, Amanda arrived at the morgue to pay her respects. Amanda graduated from The California Institute of the Arts before working at D&D.
Amanda Woodward was introduced as an advertising executive at D&D, who eventually became the direct superior of Alison Parker. Though the women at first got along, their relationship became strained after Amanda started dating Alison's roommate Billy—a development which brought Alison a sense of awkwardness. The ill feelings eventually began to reveal a more malicious side to Amanda's personality, which crossed over into the workplace. Billy was gradually drawn away from Amanda, and later began seeing Alison. Though Amanda was soon back on good terms with the couple, she then stunned them with her announcement that she was buying their apartment complex and moving in.
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