Amanda Pays
Amanda Pays | |
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Born | London, England | 6 June 1959
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Years active | 1984–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
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Relatives | Mandy Miller(aunt) |
Amanda Pays(born 6 June 1959) is an English interior designer, actress, and television presenter.
She is known for her roles asTheora JonesinMax Headroomand asTina McGeeinThe Flashand the 2014series of the same name.
As an interior designer, Pays hosts the showBreathing RoomonFine Living Network.
Early life
[edit]Pays was born on 6 June 1959[1]in London, the daughter of actorsJan MillerandHoward Pays.[2][3][4]Her aunt is the former child actressMandy Miller.[5]
Career
[edit]Pays made her film debut inOxford Blues(1984) and she played a French nun, Sister Nicole, inOff Limits(1988 film) withWillem Dafoe,Gregory HinesandFred Ward.[6]Pays also had a guest role as Phoebe Green in the episode "Fire"(1993) ofThe X-Files,in the episode "Cindy Plumb" (2006) ofNip/Tuck,and in the episode "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"(2008) ofPsych,opposite her husbandCorbin Bernsen.[7][8]
She also appeared in early 1980s music videos, including those for "Love Shadow" byFashionand "Smooth Operator"bySade.
Pays is an interior designer and hostsFine Living Network'sBreathing Room.[7][9]
She made her television debut in the dual role of Carla Martin and Christa Bruckner in the 1984 cable filmThe Cold Room,portrayed Sarah in the 1985 miniseriesAD(known asAnno Dominiin some releases), and narrated the 1988 documentaryComputer Dreams.She also appeared in the low-budget 1987 horror filmThe Kindredand 1989'sLeviathan.[6]
In 1985 she played Nikki South in the television filmMinder on the Orient Express,alongsideDennis WatermanandGeorge Cole.[10]
Pays was cast in the 2014The Flashseries to play a reimagined version of the character she played in the first series.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]From 1984 until her 1987 divorce, Pays was married to Peter Kohn, the son of producerJohn Kohnand the grandson of producerSam Jaffe.On 19 November 1988, Pays married American actorCorbin Bernsen,with whom she has four sons. Her mother-in-law wasThe Young and the RestlessactressJeanne Cooper.[13][14]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1984 | Oxford Blues | Lady Victoria Wingate |
1986 | The Frog Prince | |
1987 | The Kindred | Melissa Leftridge |
1988 | Off Limits | Nicole |
1989 | Leviathan | Elizabeth "Willie" Williams |
1991 | A Grande Arte | Mariet |
1995 | Solitaire for 2 | Katie Burrough |
1996 | Subterfuge | Alex |
1997 | Spacejacked | Dawn |
2001 | Ablaze | Jennifer Lewis |
2020 | Mary for Mayor | Olivia |
2020 | Wake Up To Love | Claudia Brady |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Cold Room | Carla Martin/Christa Bruckner | |
1985 | AD | Sarah | 5 episodes |
1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Geraldine Marsh | |
1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Tiffany Grace | 1 episode |
1985 | Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill | Vivienne | |
1984 | Minder on the Orient Express | Nikki South | Television film |
1985 | Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future | Theora Jones | Television film |
1987–1988 | Max Headroom | Theora Jones | |
1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Alexandra Greer | 1 episode |
1990 | Parker Kane | Sarah Taylor | |
1990–1991 | The Flash | Christina "Tina" McGee | Some episodes were edited into films and released on videocassette as
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1991 | Dead on the Money | Jennifer Ashford | |
1993 | Age of Treason | Helena | |
1993 | Sade – Life Promise Pride Love | Gangster's Girlfriend (segment "Smooth Operator" ) | |
1993 | The X-Files | Phoebe Green | Episode: "Fire" |
1994 | I Know My Son is Alive | Katherine Elshant | |
1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Joan Travers | |
1996–1998 | Thief Takers | Anna Dryden | |
1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Gail Dawson | Episode: “Vendetta” |
1999 | 7th Heaven | Emily Grant | Episode: “Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is” |
1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Angela Blendal | 1 episode |
1999 | Martial Law | Dr. Broderick | 1 episode |
1999 | Any Day Now | Helen | 1 episode |
2000 | Grapevine | Paulina | 1 episode |
2002 | Breathing Room | Host | |
2002 | The Santa Trap | Doris Spivak | |
2006 | Nip/Tuck | Interior Designer | 1 episode |
2008 | Psych | Susan B | 1 episode |
2014–2016 | The Flash | Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee | 5 episodes |
Year | Title | Role |
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1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Assassin #3 |
References
[edit]- ^Famous birthdays for June 6.UPI. Accessed 2023-01-01.
- ^"Amanda Pays Biography (1959–)".Film Reference.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason,"Howard Pays",Movies & TV Dept.,The New York Times,archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2013
- ^"Howard Pays".Variety.21 May 2002.Retrieved16 January2023.
- ^Maxford, H. (2019).Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company.McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 559.ISBN978-1-4766-2914-8.Retrieved16 January2023.
- ^ab"Amanda Pays".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2019.
- ^ab"Amanda Pays - TV Guide".TVGuide.com.
- ^"Amanda Pays".www.aveleyman.com.
- ^"Home Made".C Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2019.Retrieved2 February2019.
- ^"Minder on the Orient Express (1985) - Francis Megahy - Cast and Crew".AllMovie.
- ^"Original Flash Actress Amanda Pays To Play Dr. Tina McGee Again In The CW's Flash".Comicbook.com.
- ^"Amanda Pays - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos".AllMovie.
- ^"Psych TV Show - Watch Psych Online".USA Network.13 May 2013.
- ^"Fine Living TV".Archived fromthe originalon 18 May 2009.Retrieved1 November2008.