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Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress since 1990 and is a proud member of the actor unions SAG, AFTRA and AEA. She is a member of the Music Teachers Association (Phoenix, Arizona and National). In addition, Amanda also works as a producer and is the Executive Director of IFP/Phoenix.
She is pleased to be a three-time EMMY (R) nominee for her work as host and producer of SCREEN WARS and was recently honored by the Arizona Entertainment Alliance with the 2008 Layne Award for her work on behalf of the Arizona Ente
Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress since 1990 and is a proud member of the actor unions SAG, AFTRA and AEA. She is a member of the Music Teachers Association (Phoenix, Arizona and National). In addition, Amanda also works as a producer and is the Executive Director of IFP/Phoenix.
She is pleased to be a three-time EMMY (R) nominee for her work as host and producer of SCREEN WARS and was recently honored by the Arizona Entertainment Alliance with the 2008 Layne Award for her work on behalf of the Arizona Entertainment Community.
Her Los Angeles theatrical credits include understudying for Peri Gilpin as Gwendolyn in FRASIER GONE WILDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Mark Taper Forum, starring in the LA premiere of LIFE x 3, in SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR and in the premiere of CHENILLE STEMS AND COCO MIDRIB. She also has many regional theatrical credits. Her Phoenix credits include Phoenix Theatre (PLAYERS IN THE GAME) and Theatre Artists Studio (SHAKESPEARE'S FRIENDS, RIDING TO BETHLEHEM, KISSING, COLLECTED STORIES and MEDEA'S GHOST).
Amanda can be seen in the Warner Bros. feature THE MAJESTIC, the independent features JAKE'S CORNER, NETHERBEAST, INCORPORATED, MADSION HALL, FAREWELL DARKNESS, REM, THE LANGUAGE OF KICKBALL and the independent shorts SMALL HAPPYS, THE FENCESTITUTE, THE DARKNESS OF LIGHT, COCKTAIL WIZARD, BONDAGE, AUTUMN LEAVES, DEATHBED BLUES, OUTLET (a 2000 Sundance Festival selection), among others. Her television credits include S.I.S. (Spike TV Fall 2008), BOSTON PUBLIC (Fox), THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS), AdTV (Pilot) and IFP/PHX's SCREEN WARS (AZ-TV).
She has studied with Howard Fine in his Master Class in LA. Amanda is an accomplished cellist, was the recipient of a Music Scholarship in Cello and holds a BA in theatre and English from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. Ms. Melby's full bio is available at [Link removed - login to see].
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