Аманда Уолш: Канадская актриса и писательница

Canadian actress

Amanda Walsh (born October 3, 1981) is a Canadian actress, writer, and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic.

Walsh was born in Rigaud, Quebec. She went to Hudson High School, in Hudson, Quebec.

Walsh began working as a professional actor at age 12. She has dabbled in sketches and stand up comedy, with numerous TV appearances. She won a gold medal win at the 2000 Improv Games in Quebec as a member of the "8 People" troupe. She is a graduate from John Abbott College, Creative Arts program. In 2005, she starred opposite David Boreanaz in the movie These Girls, based on the play by Vivienne Laxdale. The movie was shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. She had a small role in the movie "Stardom (2000)" playing an overenthusiastic VJ on a parody of the Canadian music channel MuchMusic. After moving to Los Angeles, Walsh got a starring role in the ABC mid season replacement Sons & Daughters, which premiered in March 2006. Sons & Daughters was a semi improvisational sitcom. The show was canceled, with only eleven episodes created. Her portrayal of Katie in the unaired pilot for the sitcom The Big Bang Theory was not well received. However, the character was re written and Walsh was replaced by Kaley Cuoco (as Penny) in the second pilot. In 2007, she had a role in the ABC movie Full of It as Vicki Sanders. In 2008, Walsh had a role in the Internet series The Remnants with Ze Frank. She can be seen in the 2009 comedy film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. She was cast as the lead in the pilot episode for The CW's dramedy Danni Lowinski. She made appearances in the TV shows Grimm, Two and a Half Men and NCIS. In 2014–2015, she appeared in ten episodes of the TV show Lost Girl as Elizabeth Helm/Zee. The show was canceled at the end of the season. Walsh became one of the story editors for the Canadian TV comedy Schitt's Creek and wrote one of the episodes for season 1. Walsh appeared in season three of the Canadian drama Pretty Hard Cases.