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Amanda Plummer

Born
March 23, 1957
Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. Plummer was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of actors Tammy Grimes and Christopher Plummer. Plummer attended Middlebury College in Vermont and acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland. Plummer began appearing in small to mid size roles in television and films in the early 1980s. Her first successes came from her stage work. She made her Broadway debut as Josephine in the 1981 revival of A Taste of Honey. She won a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for her portrayal. The following year, she won a Tony Award for Featured Actress and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play Agnes of God. Following her successes on the stage, Plummer began appearing in major roles on television and in film. One of her most recognized appearances was on L.A. Law as Alice Hackett, a developmentally disabled girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by Larry Drake, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. Two other well-known roles were Yolanda (a.k.a. "Honey Bunny") in Pulp Fiction and Rose in So I Married An Axe Murderer. Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters."
Known For
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Honey Bunny
Hercules
(1997)
Clotho (voice)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Wiress
Ken Park
(2002)
Claude's Mother
Freeway
(1996)
Ramona
Needful Things
(1993)
Netitia 'Nettie' Cobb
The Prophecy
(1995)
Rachael
The Fisher King
(1991)
Lydia
The Dancer
(2016)
Lili
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Dagmar
Small Apartments
(2012)
Mrs. Ballisteri
The World According to Garp
(1982)
Ellen James
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
My Life Without Me
(2003)
Laurie
A Simple Wish
(1997)
Boots
Red
(2008)
Mrs. Doust
Full Filmography
Acting
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
(1981)
Cattle Annie
The World According to Garp
(1982)
Ellen James
Daniel
(1983)
Susan Isaacson
The Dollmaker
(1984)
Mamie
The Hotel New Hampshire
(1984)
Miss Miscarriage
Static
(1985)
Julia Purcell
Made in Heaven
(1987)
Wiley Foxx
Courtship
(1987)
Laura Vaughn
Prisoners of Inertia
(1989)
Sam
The Story of the Dancing Frog
(1989)
Narrator (voice)
Kojak: None So Blind
(1990)
Phyllis
Gryphon
(1990)
Miss Ferenczi
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Dagmar
The Fisher King
(1991)
Lydia
Freejack
(1992)
Nun
Phone
(1992)
Persimmon
The Sands of Time
(1992)
Sister Graciella
Miss Rose White
(1992)
Lusia
The Lounge People
(1992)
Sabrina
Last Light
(1993)
Lillian Burke
Needful Things
(1993)
Netitia 'Nettie' Cobb
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
(1993)
Cara Clausen
So I Married an Axe Murderer
(1993)
Rose Michaels
Nostradamus
(1994)
Catherine De Medici
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Honey Bunny
Butterfly Kiss
(1995)
Eunice
The Final Cut
(1995)
Rothstein
The Prophecy
(1995)
Rachael
Dead Girl
(1996)
Frieda
The Vampyre Wars
(1996)
Under The Piano
(1996)
Franny Basilio
Freeway
(1996)
Ramona
The Right to Remain Silent
(1996)
Paulina Marcos
Don't Look Back
(1996)
Bridget
A Simple Wish
(1997)
Boots
Hercules
(1997)
Clotho (voice)
American Perfekt
(1997)
Sandra
Drunks
(1997)
Shelley
Hysteria
(1997)
Myrna Malloy
October 22
(1998)
Denise
You Can Thank Me Later
(1998)
Susan Cooperberg
8 ½ Women
(1999)
Beryl
The Apartment Complex
(1999)
Miss Chenille
L.A. Without a Map
(1999)
Red Pool Owner
Seven Days to Live
(2000)
The Million Dollar Hotel
(2000)
Vivien
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
(2002)
Dr. Theresa Givens
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
(2002)
Self
Ken Park
(2002)
Claude's Mother
Triggermen
(2002)
Penny Archer
Shadow Realm
(2002)
Prof. Tracy
Get a Clue
(2002)
Miss Dawson
The Gray in Between
(2002)
Jalyn
My Life Without Me
(2003)
Laurie
Mimic: Sentinel
(2003)
Simone Montrose
Satan's Little Helper
(2005)
Merrill Whooly
Red
(2008)
Mrs. Doust
Affinity
(2008)
Miss Ridley
Inconceivable
(2008)
Lesley Banks
Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf
(2009)
Lady in the Car
The Making of Plus One
(2010)
Kim Owens - the production accountant
Girlfriend
(2010)
Celeste
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position
(2010)
Nora
Dr. Ketel
(2011)
Louise
Vampire
(2011)
Helga
I Have To Buy New Shoes
(2012)
Joanne
Sophomore
(2012)
Miss Hutz
Small Apartments
(2012)
Mrs. Ballisteri
Abigail Harm
(2013)
Abigail Harm
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Wiress
Strangely in Love
(2014)
Sister Sarah
Reversion
(2015)
Elizabeth
The Dancer
(2016)
Lili
Honeyglue
(2016)
Alice
Bird
(2017)
Sam
We Are Boats
(2019)
Jimmie
Spiral Farm
(2019)
A Young Man With High Potential
(2019)
Ketura Stantz
Momster
(2019)
Momster
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
(2020)
Self
Night Raiders
(2021)
Roberta
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
(2021)
Self
Showing Up
(2022)
Dorothy
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