Amanda Aday

Amanda Aday appeals to my taste for the understated character actor. A New York native who moves between stage, television, and film and has even directed, she is best remembered as Dora Mae Dreifuss in the first season of HBO's Carnivàle, a strange, shadowed series where she left a real impression. She is not the type to sprint up the celebrity ladder, and I tend to trust performers who pick textured projects and inhabit them carefully. Her training at CalArts shows. Actors who understand both sides of the camera bring extra depth to a scene, and I quietly root for her.

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Name (English)

Amanda Aday

Name (Japanese)

アマンダ・リー・アデイ

Reading

あまんだ・りー・あでい

Born

January 21, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

High school

Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda%20Aday
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4739544

Tags

• New York
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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