Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Female

Birthday

1960-11-24 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Also Known As

Mandy Wyss

آماندا ویس

Amanda Wyss

Biography

Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen roles including Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Beth in the film Better Off Dead (1985). She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She played Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s.

Known For

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

It Happened Again Last Night

It Happened Again Last Night

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Deadly Innocents

Deadly Innocents

Acting

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as

Tina Gray

Silverado

1985

Silverado

as

Phoebe

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

as

Lisa

The Graves

2010

The Graves

as

Darlene

Better Off Dead...

1985

Better Off Dead...

as

Beth Truss

Deadly Impact

2010

Deadly Impact

as

Julie Mulligan

Shakma

1990

Shakma

as

Tracy

Powwow Highway

1989

Powwow Highway

as

Rabbit Layton

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

1992

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

as

Lizzie Tewksbury

Beyond the Resonator

2022

Beyond the Resonator

as

Professor McMichaels

Black Magic Woman

1991

Black Magic Woman

as

Diane Abbott

A Killer in the Family

1983

A Killer in the Family

as

Dannelda Lyons

She Drinks a Little

1981

She Drinks a Little

as

Cindy Scott

1990

Checkered Flag

as

Chris Baird Trehearn

The Other Victim

1981

The Other Victim

as

Kimi Langford

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

2006

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

as

Self

It Happened Again Last Night

2017

It Happened Again Last Night

as

Eileen

Independence

1987

Independence

as

Chastity

Firefighter

1986

Firefighter

as

Marilyn

The Id

2016

The Id

as

Meredith Lane

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

1992

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

as

Shannon

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as

Self

The Watcher of Park Ave

2017

The Watcher of Park Ave

as

Lt. Samantha Warren

To Die For

1988

To Die For

as

Celia Kett

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

1991

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

as

Celia

Desert Steel

1994

Desert Steel

as

Jerri

Hunter's Moon

2020

Hunter's Moon

as

Bernice Delaney

Deadly Innocents

1989

Deadly Innocents

as

Angela/Andy

The Hatred

2017

The Hatred

as

Beth Crossan

This House Possessed

1981

This House Possessed

as

Holly

The Sandman

2017

The Sandman

as

Dr. Amanda Elliott

Force: Five

1981

Force: Five

as

Cindy Lester

Fallacy

2004

Fallacy

as

Big Legend

2018

Big Legend

as

Dr. Wheeler

The Capture

2017

The Capture

as

Terry

Strategic Command

1997

Strategic Command

as

Michelle Harding

Triggered

2019

Triggered

as

Fantasm

2013

Fantasm

as

Self

Rest Stop

2019

Rest Stop

as

Harmony

My Mother's Secret Life

1984

My Mother's Secret Life

as

Tobi Jensen

Badland

2019

Badland

as

Alice Hollenbeck

Monster-in-Law

2005

Monster-in-Law

as

Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)

No Earthly Reason

1984

No Earthly Reason

as

Something in Common

1986

Something in Common

as

Laura Grant

Marry Me or Die

1998

Marry Me or Die

as

Nora Dawkins

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

as

Self

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

2021

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

as

Professor McMichaels

The Final Days

1989

The Final Days

as

Tricia Nixon Cox

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

2006

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

as

Narrator

Thing in the Dark

2016

Thing in the Dark

as

JC

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Pru Dowler

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Laura Maples

Cheers

Cheers

as

Beth Curtis

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Donna Marks

The Agency

The Agency

as

Jennifer Steward

Otherworld

Otherworld

as

The Division

The Division

as

Sharon

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Denise Wharton

My Two Dads

My Two Dads

as

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Sonya Witkowski (2004)

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Alicia

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Maureen

Profiler

Profiler

as

Lee Armstrong

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Suzanne Elsinger

Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings

as

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Tina Vincent

JAG

JAG

as

Helene Dugan

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Randi McFarland

ER

as

Mrs. Adams

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

as

Mary Ellen

Jessica Novak

Jessica Novak

as

The Powers of Matthew Star

The Powers of Matthew Star

as

University Hospital

University Hospital

as

The Rookie

The Rookie

as

Meredith Russell

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

as

Self

Dexter

Dexter

as

Social Worker

JAG

JAG

as

Diane Akers

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Tina

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Bridgit Cagney

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Randi MacFarland

Station 19

Station 19

as

Laura

Teachers Only

Teachers Only

as

All Rise

All Rise

as

Caroline Halliwell

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as

Laura

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as

Tina

Production

Crew

Directing