Amanda Plummer Bio - Biography

Name Amanda Plummer
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Naionality American
Date of Birth 23-March-1957
Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous for Acting
Amanda Plummer s an actress best known for her work on stage and for her roles in films such as The Fisher King (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994). Plummer received critical acclaim for her film work. Her first role was as Cattle Annie in Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981), with Burt Lancaster and Diane Lane (Little Britches) and was followed by roles in The World According to Garp (1982), Daniel (1983), and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984). Other films of note include ; "The Fisher King" as Lydia opposite Robin Williams and directed by Terry Gilliam, for which she received a BAFTA 1992 film nomination, a Chicago Film Critics Association Award 1992 nomination, and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award 2nd place, for best supporting actress ; "Pulp Fiction" as Honey Bunny directed by Quentin Tarrantino, for which she received an American Comedy Award nomination for funniest supporting role in a motion picture; "Girlfriend" as Celeste directed by Justin Lerner, Official Selection of the 2010 Toronto Film Festival; "Butterfly Kiss" as Eunice directed by Michael Winterbottom; "My Life Without Me" directed by Isabel Coixet; "Vampire" as Helga directed by Iwai Shunji; "Ken Park" directed by Larry Clark.

She made her Broadway debut as Jo in the 1981 revival of A Taste of Honey which ran for almost a year with Valerie French playing the mother. She received a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her portrayal. She won the Tony Award for Featured Actress and a Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Boston Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Agnes in the play Agnes of God, with Geraldine Page and Elizabeth Ashley. In 1983 she portrayed Laura Wingfield opposite Jessica Tandy's Amanda Wingfield in the Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie.

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