My Take
Amanda Schull is one of those rare performers who mastered two completely different disciplines at a seriously high level, and I find that genuinely impressive. She trained as a professional ballet dancer with the San Francisco Ballet before pivoting to acting, and that background gives everything she does a certain precision and physical intelligence that most actors just don't have. Her breakout in Center Stage (2000) was perfect casting — a real dancer playing a dancer — but what she did afterward is the more interesting story: she built a legitimate TV acting career, popping up on One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars, then landing a proper lead on Suits as Katrina Bennett, holding her own opposite some sharp, fast-talking cast members across several seasons. She's never been a tabloid fixture or an awards-circuit darling, but she's exactly the kind of quietly excellent performer that good shows rely on to actually work.
Overview
Amanda Schull (born August 26, 1978) is an American actress and former professional ballet dancer. She is known for her lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and for her recurring roles on the American television series One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars. She starred as Dr.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amanda Schull
- Name (Japanese)
- アマンダ・シュル
- Reading
- あまんだ・しゅる
- Born
- August 26, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- choreographer / ballet dancer / television actor / film actor / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Indiana University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.