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{{Short description|American actress}}
{{notability|date=April 2009}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2016}}

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'''Amanda Brooks''' (born June 22, 1981) is an actress who starred in the 2007 film ''[[D-War]]'' and in the 2006 film ''[[Cut Off (film)|Cut Off]]''. She also had roles in the 2005 films ''[[Flightplan]]'' and ''[[River's End]]''. She is the daughter of film composer [[Joseph Brooks (songwriter)|Joe Brooks]].
'''Amanda Brooks''' (born June 22, 1981) is an actress who starred in the 2007 film ''[[D-War]]'' and in the 2006 film ''Cut Off''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Amanda Brooks Of SyFy's 'Hellhounds'|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/17/exclusive_amanda_brooks_of_syfy_s_hellho|work=StarPulse|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> She also had a leading role in the 2005 film ''River's End''. She also starred in ''[[The Canyons (film)|The Canyons]]'' as Gina.

She is the daughter of disgraced "[[You Light Up My Life (song)|You Light Up My Life]]" songwriter [[Joseph Brooks (songwriter)|Joseph Brooks]], from whom she was estranged.<ref name="NYDailyNews">{{cite news |title=Trust fund stoner Nicholas Brooks guilty of murdering girlfriend |first1=Shayna |last1=Jacobs |first2=Daniel |last2=Beekman|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/trust-fund-stoner-nicholas-brooks-guilty-murdering-girlfriend-article-1.1396514 |date=July 11, 2013 |accessdate=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Verini|first=James|date=February 4, 2011|title=The Curious Case of Joseph and Nicholas Brooks and the Murder of Sylvie Cachay -- New York Magazine - Nymag|url=https://nymag.com/news/features/71271/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=New York Magazine|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208132217/http://nymag.com:80/news/features/71271/ |archive-date=2011-02-08 }}</ref> In 2013, comments she made in support of her currently incarcerated brother [[Murder of Sylvie Cachay|Nicholas]] made the news.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Shayna|title=Accused killer Nicholas Brooks' vicious sister returns to court after calling witness 'awful b----'|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/accused-killer-nicholas-brooks-vicious-sister-returns-court-calling-witness-awful-b-article-1.1375851|access-date=2021-07-30|website=nydailynews.com|date=18 June 2013 }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Film roles
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''Yorick''
| Pagan Initiate #2
|
|-
| 2005
| ''River's End''
| Regina Kennedy
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Flightplan]]''
| Irene
|
|-
| 2006
| ''Cut Off''
| Patricia Burton
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[D-War]]''
| Sarah Daniels
| also known as ''Dragon Wars''
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Stiletto (2008 film)|Stiletto]]''
| Penny
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]''
| Carly
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Middletown''
| Sadie
| Short film
|-
| 2009
| ''Happy Hour''
| Kathy
| Short film
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Chillerama]]''
| Hot Newscaster
|
|-
| 2013
| ''This Thing with Sarah''
| Sarah
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Canyons (film)|The Canyons]]''
| Gina
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television roles
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Hellhounds (film)|Hellhounds]]''
| Demetria
| Television film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| Mischa
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]''
| Young Marion Harper
| Episode: "Lineage"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Lottery (TV series)|The Lottery]]''
| Brooke
| Episode: Pilot
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
| Nan Roselick
| Episode: "The Life in the Light"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''
| Rebecca Eaves
| Episode: "Help Wanted"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Mistresses (U.S. TV series)|Mistresses]]''
| Sharon Tate
| Episodes: "What Happens in Vegas", "Survival of the Fittest"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Aquarius (U.S. TV series)|Aquarius]]''
| Sharon Tate
| Recurring role, 9 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]''
| Claire Gilliam
| Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)|The Magicians]]''
| Professor Bigby
| Episode: "Hotel Spa Potions"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Outsiders (American TV series)|Outsiders]]''
| Dana Miller
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Night Shift (TV series)|The Night Shift]]''
| Dana Carpenter
| Episode: "Off The Rails"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]''
| Mackenzie Rhodes
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]''
| Psychologist
| Episode: "Harvest"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb name|id=1107178|name=Amanda Brooks}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1107178|name=Amanda Brooks}}
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/447016/Amanda-Brooks/biography Biography at NewYorkTimes.com (from All Movie Guide)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091117192501/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/447016/Amanda-Brooks/biography Biography at NewYorkTimes.com (from All Movie Guide)]

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Latest revision as of 02:17, 23 February 2024

Amanda Brooks
Born (1981-06-22) June 22, 1981 (age 43)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active2002–present

Amanda Brooks (born June 22, 1981) is an actress who starred in the 2007 film D-War and in the 2006 film Cut Off.[1] She also had a leading role in the 2005 film River's End. She also starred in The Canyons as Gina.

She is the daughter of disgraced "You Light Up My Life" songwriter Joseph Brooks, from whom she was estranged.[2][3] In 2013, comments she made in support of her currently incarcerated brother Nicholas made the news.[4]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Yorick Pagan Initiate #2
2005 River's End Regina Kennedy
2005 Flightplan Irene
2006 Cut Off Patricia Burton
2007 D-War Sarah Daniels also known as Dragon Wars
2008 Stiletto Penny
2008 My Best Friend's Girl Carly
2009 Middletown Sadie Short film
2009 Happy Hour Kathy Short film
2011 Chillerama Hot Newscaster
2013 This Thing with Sarah Sarah
2013 The Canyons Gina
Television roles
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Hellhounds Demetria Television film
2009 General Hospital Mischa 3 episodes
2012 Revenge Young Marion Harper Episode: "Lineage"
2014 The Lottery Brooke Episode: Pilot
2015 Bones Nan Roselick Episode: "The Life in the Light"
2015 Longmire Rebecca Eaves Episode: "Help Wanted"
2016 Mistresses Sharon Tate Episodes: "What Happens in Vegas", "Survival of the Fittest"
2016 Aquarius Sharon Tate Recurring role, 9 episodes
2017 Timeless Claire Gilliam Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
2017 The Magicians Professor Bigby Episode: "Hotel Spa Potions"
2017 Outsiders Dana Miller 4 episodes
2017 The Night Shift Dana Carpenter Episode: "Off The Rails"
2017 Nashville Mackenzie Rhodes 3 episodes
2018 Castle Rock Psychologist Episode: "Harvest"

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive: Amanda Brooks Of SyFy's 'Hellhounds'". StarPulse. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Shayna; Beekman, Daniel (July 11, 2013). "Trust fund stoner Nicholas Brooks guilty of murdering girlfriend". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Verini, James (February 4, 2011). "The Curious Case of Joseph and Nicholas Brooks and the Murder of Sylvie Cachay -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Shayna (18 June 2013). "Accused killer Nicholas Brooks' vicious sister returns to court after calling witness 'awful b----'". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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