Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Acting
Born Nov 24, 1960
From Manhattan Beach, California, USA

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

Filmography — Acting

A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.3
1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Tina Gray

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
6.8
1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Lisa

Silverado
6.9
1985

Silverado

Phoebe

The Graves
3.7
2010

The Graves

Darlene

Monster-in-Law
6.2
2005

Monster-in-Law

Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)

Better Off Dead...
6.6
1985

Better Off Dead...

Beth Truss

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self

Badland
6.1
2019

Badland

Alice Hollenbeck

Big Legend
6.1
2018

Big Legend

Dr. Wheeler

Deadly Impact
4.8
2010

Deadly Impact

Julie Mulligan

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.4
2022

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Self

It Happened Again Last Night
7.3
2017

It Happened Again Last Night

Eileen

Hunter's Moon
3.5
2020

Hunter's Moon

Bernice Delaney

Powwow Highway
6.7
1989

Powwow Highway

Rabbit Layton

The Hatred
5.3
2017

The Hatred

Beth Crossan

The Sandman
5.6
2017

The Sandman

Dr. Amanda Elliott

Strategic Command
4.9
1997

Strategic Command

Michelle Harding

Shakma
5.4
1990

Shakma

Tracy

This House Possessed
5.7
1981

This House Possessed

Holly

Firefighter
6.5
1986

Firefighter

Marilyn

Fallacy
5.5
2004

Fallacy

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
5.0
1992

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

Shannon

The Final Days
6.8
1989

The Final Days

Tricia Nixon Cox

The Resonator: Miskatonic U
4.8
2021

The Resonator: Miskatonic U

Professor McMichaels

The Capture
5.3
2017

The Capture

Terry

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
7.7
1992

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

Lizzie Tewksbury

To Die For
3.9
1988

To Die For

Celia Kett

A Killer in the Family
6.5
1983

A Killer in the Family

Dannelda Lyons

Force: Five
4.0
1981

Force: Five

Cindy Lester

My Mother's Secret Life
7.0
1984

My Mother's Secret Life

Tobi Jensen

1987

Independence

Chastity

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
8.2
2006

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

Self

Deadly Innocents
8.0
1989

Deadly Innocents

Angela/Andy

She Drinks a Little
1981

She Drinks a Little

Cindy Scott

The Other Victim
1981

The Other Victim

Kimi Langford

Black Magic Woman
3.6
1991

Black Magic Woman

Diane Abbott

Fantasm
7.0
2013

Fantasm

Self

Something in Common
6.0
1986

Something in Common

Laura Grant

Rest Stop
5.0
2019

Rest Stop

Harmony

Checkered Flag
2.0
1990

Checkered Flag

Chris Baird Trehearn

1.0
1998

Marry Me or Die

Nora Dawkins

Son of Darkness: To Die For II
2.5
1991

Son of Darkness: To Die For II

Celia

Beyond the Resonator
5.0
2022

Beyond the Resonator

Professor McMichaels

Desert Steel
1994

Desert Steel

Jerri

1984

No Earthly Reason

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
5.5
2006

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

Narrator

The Watcher of Park Ave
2017

The Watcher of Park Ave

Lt. Samantha Warren

Thing in the Dark
5.0
2016

Thing in the Dark

JC

The Id
4.7
2016

The Id

Meredith Lane

Triggered
2.0
2019

Triggered