Amanda Wyss
Acting
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.
TV Shows(31)
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
All Rise
Caroline Halliwell
2019
The Rookie
Meredith Russell
2018
Station 19
Laura
2018
Dexter
Social Worker
2006
Cold Case
Sonya Witkowski (2004)
2003
The Agency
Jennifer Steward
2001
The Division
Sharon
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Donna Marks
2000
Judging Amy
Denise Wharton
1999
Profiler
Lee Armstrong
1996
JAG
Helene Dugan
1995
The Drew Carey Show
Tina
1995
University Hospital
1995
ER
Mrs. Adams
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Maureen
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Alicia
1993
Highlander: The Series
Randi McFarland
1992
Silk Stalkings
1991
Quantum Leap
Suzanne Elsinger
1989
My Two Dads
Dana
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Mary Ellen
1987
Otherworld
Nova
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Laura Maples
1984
St. Elsewhere
Pru Dowler
1982
Cheers
Beth Curtis
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Teachers Only
1982
Cagney & Lacey
Bridgit Cagney
1982
Jessica Novak
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Laura
1979
Movies(50)
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Self
2022
Beyond the Resonator
Professor McMichaels
2022
The Resonator: Miskatonic U
Professor McMichaels
2021
Hunter's Moon
Bernice Delaney
2020
Badland
Alice Hollenbeck
2019
Rest Stop
Harmony
2019
Triggered
2019
Big Legend
Dr. Wheeler
2018
The Watcher of Park Ave
Lt. Samantha Warren
2017
It Happened Again Last Night
Eileen
2017
The Hatred
Beth Crossan
2017
The Capture
Terry
2017
The Sandman
Dr. Amanda Elliott
2017
Thing in the Dark
JC
2016
The Id
Meredith Lane
2016
Fantasm
Self
2013
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
2010
Deadly Impact
Julie Mulligan
2010
The Graves
Darlene
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Self
2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
Narrator
2006
Monster-in-Law
Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Fallacy
2004
Marry Me or Die
Nora Dawkins
1998
Strategic Command
Michelle Harding
1997
Desert Steel
Jerri
1994
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Shannon
1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Lizzie Tewksbury
1992
Black Magic Woman
Diane Abbott
1991
Son of Darkness: To Die For II
Celia
1991
Shakma
Tracy
1990
Checkered Flag
Chris Baird Trehearn
1990
The Final Days
Tricia Nixon Cox
1989
Deadly Innocents
Angela/Andy
1989
Powwow Highway
Rabbit Layton
1989
To Die For
Celia Kett
1988
Independence
Chastity
1987
Something in Common
Laura Grant
1986
Firefighter
Marilyn
1986
Better Off Dead...
Beth Truss
1985
Silverado
Phoebe
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tina Gray
1984
No Earthly Reason
1984
My Mother's Secret Life
Tobi Jensen
1984
A Killer in the Family
Dannelda Lyons
1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Lisa
1982
The Other Victim
Kimi Langford
1981
She Drinks a Little
Cindy Scott
1981
Force: Five
Cindy Lester
1981
This House Possessed
Holly
1981