Amanda Peterson
Acting
July 8, 1971
Died July 3, 2015 (43 years old)
Greeley, Colorado, USA
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Acting Credits
Biography
Phyllis Amanda Peterson (July 8, 1971 – July 3, 2015) was an American actress best known for her roles as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love and Sunny Sisk on the NBC drama series A Year in the Life (1987–1988). Peterson died at age 43 from an accidental drug overdose when she mixed a prescription drug with illegally obtained morphine following surgery.
Known For
Filmography
WindRunner
1994
as Julie Moore
5.6
Jack's Place
1992
8
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
1991
as Abigail Baywood
6.1
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
as Michelle Ferguson
7.6
Fatal Charm
1990
as Valerie
5.5
Listen to Me
1989
as Donna Lumis
5.4
Love and Betrayal
1989
as Stefanie Landry
10
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Bernadette Callen
6.6
The Lawless Land
1988
as Diana
5
Can't Buy Me Love
1987
as Cindy Mancini
6.9
A Year in the Life
1987
as Sunny Sisk
7.2
A Year in the Life
1986
as Sunny Silk
9.3
Explorers
1985
as Lori Swenson
6.3
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
as Jenny
9
Best Kept Secrets
1984
as Gretchen
7.3
Boone
1983
as Squirt Sawyer
8
Annie
1982
as Dancer
6.5
Silver Spoons
1982
as Sally Frumbel
6.3
Father Murphy
1981
as Elizabeth
8.1