Real Name : Amanda Michael Plummer
Birth : 23 March 1957, New York City, New York, USA
Height : 5' 5"
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The daughter of 'Christopher Plummer (I)' (qv) and 'Tammy Grimes' (qv), Amanda Plummer was born in New York City on March 23, 1957. Her breakthrough role came when she starred opposite 'Robin Williams (I)' (qv) in _The Fisher King (1991)_ (qv). However, Plummer may be best remembered for her work in the 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) classic _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv). Tarantino wrote the parts of two robbers who hold up a restaurant specifically for Plummer and her partner-in-screen-crime 'Tim Roth (I)' (qv). Since that stand-out role, Plummer has continued to appear in a wide variety of films, including _The Prophecy (1995)_ (qv), _Freeway (1996)_ (qv), and _My Life Without Me (2003)_ (qv). Amanda Plummer last appeared as Alma in 'Tennessee Williams' (qv)'s "Summer and Smoke" with 'Kevin Anderson (I)' (qv), directed by Michael Wilson. At the Stratford Theater in Ontario, she was Joan of Arc in an original adaptation of "The Lark" by 'Jean Anouilh' (qv), directed by 'Michael Lindsay-Hogg' (qv). She appeared as Polly in "The Gnadiges Fraulein" with 'Elizabeth Ashley (I)' (qv), and as Kyra in the world premiere of "One Exception", both by by 'Tennessee Williams' (qv), at the Hartford Stage. On Broadway: "A Taste of Honey" as Jo (nominated for a Tony Award, and Drama Desk Award, and received the Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World Awards); as Agnes in "Agnes of God" with 'Geraldine Page' (qv) (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle, and Boston Critics Awards); as Eliza in "Pygmalion" with 'Peter O'Toole (I)' (qv) and 'John Mills (I)' (qv) (Tony Award nomination); as Laura in "The Glass Menagerie" with 'Jessica Tandy' (qv); as Dolly in "You Never Can Tell" by 'George Bernard Shaw' (qv). Among her off-Broadway shows are "A Lie of the Mind" as Beth, directed and written by 'Sam Shepard' (qv) with 'Harvey Keitel' (qv), 'Aidan Quinn (I)' (qv) and 'Geraldine Page' (qv), "Killer Joe" by 'Tracy Letts' (qv), "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More" by 'Tennessee Williams' (qv), and "A Taste of Honey" with 'Valerie French (I)' (qv). In England, at the Guilford Theatre she appeared as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion," and at the Royal Court Theatre did "This Is a Chair", directed by 'Stephen Daldry' (qv) and written by 'Carol Churchill' (qv). Her regional work includes Juliet in "Romeo & Juliet" (Hollywood Dramalogue Award) and Sonya in "Uncle Vanya," Frankie in "A Member of the Wedding," "Two Rooms," and "The Wake of Jamey Foster" by 'Beth Henley' (qv). Amanda's film work includes 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv)'s _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) (American Comedy Award nomination), 'Terry Gilliam' (qv)'s _The Fisher King (1991)_ (qv) (BAFTA nomination), 'Michael Winterbottom' (qv)'s _Butterfly Kiss (1995)_ (qv), 'Peter Greenaway' (qv)'s _8 ½ Women (1999)_ (qv)' 'Larry Clark (I)' (qv)'s _Ken Park (2002)_ (qv), 'Wim Wenders' (qv)' _The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)_ (qv), 'Sidney Lumet' (qv)'s _Daniel (1983)_ (qv), 'Lamont Johnson (I)' (qv)'s _Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)_ (qv), and 'Isabel Coixet' (qv)'s _My Life Without Me (2003)_ (qv), and _Needful Things (1993)_ (qv) (Saturn Award). In television she is the recipient of three Emmy Awards, one Emmy nomination, a Cable Ace Award, and a Golden Globe nomination. In 1988 she was honored with the Anti-Defamation League Award for Woman of Achievement. She will be appearing as Lucky in the filmed workshop, "Core Sample - Goli Otok" with 'Vanessa Redgrave' (qv) and 'Lynn Redgrave' (qv), directed by Lenka Udovicki, the artistic director of The Ulysses Theater in the former Yugoslavia, and also in 'Lucky McKee' (qv)'s film _Red (2008)_ (qv). Amanda Plummer has appeared in a wide variety of films, including "The Fisher King" by Terry Gilliam [the British Film Academy Award nomination for her performance as Lydia], Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarrantino [American Comedy Award nomination for her performance as Honey Bunny], Butterfly Kiss as Eunice by Michael Winterbottom, and in My Life Without Me by Isabel Coixet, Pax by Eduardo Guedes, Daniel by Sidney Lumet, "Ken Park" by Larry Clark and lately "The Making of Plus One" and "Inconceivable" both by Mary Mcguckian, among others. Her highly acclaimed work on Broadway has garnered her a Tony award and Two Tony Award nominations as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award. She was honored with three Emmy awards, and one Emmy nomination, a Saturn Award, and DVDX nomination, CableAce Award and Golden Globe nomination. She is the recipient of the Anti- defamation League award.
Biography written by: amanda plummer
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- 'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (2004) (TV) (archive footage)
- 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position (2009) [Nora] <1>
- 45 R.P.M. (2008) [Caralee Lucas] <7>
- 8 ½ Women (1999) [Beryl] <8>
- A Simple Wish (1997) [Boots] <7>
- Affinity (2008/I) [Miss Ridley] <4>
- American Perfekt (1997) [Sandra Thomas] <1>
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) [Herself]
- Broadway: The Next Generation (2009) {{SUSPENDED}} [Herself]
- Butterfly Kiss (1995) [Eunice] <1>
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) [Annie] <4>
- Courtship (1987) [Laura Vaughn]
- Daniel (1983) [Susan Isaacson] <11>
- Dead Girl (1996) [Frieda]
- Don't Look Back (1996) (TV) [Bridget] <7>
- Drunks (1995) [Shelley] <6>
- First Time Long Time (2009) [Maggie] <2>
- Freejack (1992) [Nun] <7>
- Freeway (1996) [Ramona Lutz] <29>
- Get a Clue (2002) (TV) [Miss Dawson] <7>
- Girlfriend (2010) [Celeste]
- Go Straight to Hell (2010)
- Gryphon (1990) (TV) [Miss Ferenczi] <16>
- Hercules (1997) (voice) [The Fates] <14>
- Hercules (1997) (VG) (voice) [Clotho]
- Hysteria (1998) [Myrna Malloy] <2>
- Il più crudele dei giorni (2003) [Gionalista ABC]
- Inconceivable (2008) [Lesley Banks] <18>
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) [Dagmar] <8>
- Ken Park (2002) [Claude's Mother] <13>
- Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) [Phyllis] <9>
- L.A. Without a Map (1998) [Red Pool Owner] <24>
- Last Light (1993) (TV) [Lillian Burke] <5>
- Made in Heaven (1987) [Wiley Foxx] <10>
- Mimic: Sentinel (2003) (V) [Simone Montrose] <11>
- Miss Rose White (1992) (TV) [Lusia Weiss]
- My Life Without Me (2003) [Laurie] <2>
- Needful Things (1993) [Nettie Cobb] <4>
- Nostradamus (1994) [Catherine De Medici] <4>
- October 22 (1998) [Denise] <4>
- Pax (1994) [Franny] <1>
- Phone (1993)
- Prisoners of Inertia (1989) [Sam] <1>
- Pulp Fiction (1994) [Honey Bunny - Yolanda] <4>
- Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Red (2008) [Mrs. Doust] <11>
- Riders to the Sea (1987)
- Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf (2009) [Lady in the Car]
- Satan's Little Helper (2004) [Merrill Whooly] <4>
- Seven Days to Live (2000) [Ellen Shaw] <6>
- Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) [Prof. Tracy] <10>
- Sniff: The Dog Movie (2009) [Juliette] <3>
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) [Rose Michaels] <4>
- Sophomore (2010) [Miss Hutz] <2>
- Static (1985) [Julia Purcell] <2>
- The 14th Annual CableACE Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself]
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself]
- The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) [Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner [Play]]
- The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV) [Miss Chenille] <5>
- The Dollmaker (1984) (TV) [Mamie]
- The Final Cut (1995) [Rothstein] <12>
- The Fisher King (1991) [Lydia Sinclair] <4>
- The Gray in Between (2002) [Jalyn] <2>
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) [Miss Miscarriage] <41>
- The Last Angel (2002) [The Last Angel] <1>
- The Lounge People (1992) [Sabrina] <4>
- The Making of Plus One (2010) [Kim Owens - the accountant] <6>
- The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) [Vivien] <6>
- The Prophecy (1995) [Rachael] <6>
- The Right to Remain Silent (1996) (TV) [Paulina Marcos]
- The Sands of Time (1992) (TV) [Sister Graziella] <3>
- The Story of the Dancing Frog (1989) [Narrator]
- The Vampyre Wars (1996)
- The World According to Garp (1982) [Ellen James - New York] <32>
- Thicker (2010) [Pharmacist]
- Triggermen (2002) [Penny Archer] <10>
- True Blue (1989) (TV) [Susan Lizar] <12>
- Under the Piano (1995) (TV) [Franny Basilio] <1>
- Vampire (2011) [Helga]
- Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993) (TV) [Cara Clausen]
- You Can Thank Me Later (1998) [Susan Cooperberg] <2>
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) {The Unforgivable Secret (#10.5)} [Angela Dunoway] <2>
- "Battlestar Galactica" (2004) {Exodus: Part 1 (#3.3)} [Oracle Selloi] <16>
- "Cinema 3" (1984) {(2009-10-17)} [Herself]
- "Dark Skies" (1996) {The Awakening (#1.1)} (uncredited) [Abducted Woman]
- "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1994) {The Road to Dendron (#3.16)} (voice) <6>
- "For the People" (2002) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Ruth Wright]
- "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" (1987) {Viki Williamson Night} (archive footage)
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {America the Beautiful (#3.17)} [Alice Hackett] <13>
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {Consumed Innocent (#3.19)} [Alice Hackett] <14>
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {Outward Bound (#4.21)} [Alice Hackett] <13>
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town (#4.7)} [Alice Hackett] <14>
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {The Unsterile Cuckoo (#4.1)} [Alice Hackett] <13>
- "L.A. Law" (1986) {Urine Trouble Now (#3.18)} [Alice Hackett] <14>
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) {Weak (#6.9)} [Miranda Cole] <16>
- "Life and Times" (1996) {A Man for All Stages: The Life and Times of Christopher Plummer (#7.9)} [Herself]
- "Miami Vice" (1984) {Fruit of the Poison Tree (#5.9)} [Lisa Madsen] <11>
- "Moonlighting" (1985) {Take a Left at the Altar (#4.3)} [Jacqueline 'Jackie' Wilbourne]
- "Night Visions" (2001) {The Maze (#1.21)} [Music Professor]
- "Phineas and Ferb" (2007) {Bubble Boys/Isabella and the Temple of Sap (#2.19)} (voice) [Professor Poofenplotz]
- "Stories from My Childhood" (1998) {The Twelve Months & The Snow Girl (#1.7)} (voice) [The Queen] <2>
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) {Lover Come Hack to Me (#1.5)} [Peggy] <2>
- "The Directors" (1999) {The Films of Terry Gilliam (#1.2)} [Herself] <5>
- "The Equalizer" (1985) {A Dance on the Dark Side (#3.12)} [Jill O'Connor] <10>
- "The Hidden Room" (1991) {A Type of Love Story (#1.10)} [Sarah Cole]
- "The Outer Limits" (1995) {A Stitch in Time (#2.1)} [Dr. Theresa Givens] <1>
- "The Outer Limits" (1995) {Final Appeal (#6.21)} [Dr. Theresa Givens] <1>
- "WordGirl" (2007) {Lady Redundant Woman/A Game of Cat & Mouse (#1.19)} (voice) [Lady Redundant Woman]
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- "High Society" (USA), December 2000, Vol. 25, Iss. 12, pg. 20, by: staff, "Hollywood's Hottest Lesbian Sex Scenes: 'Butterfly Kiss'"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1998, Vol. 11, Iss. 4, pg. 36-39, by: staff, "Butterfly Kiss"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 1996, Vol. 43, Iss. 11, pg. 130, by: Bruce Williamson, "Sex In Cinema 1996"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1994, Vol. 7, Iss. 5, pg. 86-87, by: staff, "Daughters Of Darkness: Amanda Plummer"
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- Reads "Black Water" by Joyce Carol Oats for Books On Tape.
- (2005) - Joan of Arc in "The Lark" - Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
- (1998) Play: "Killer Joe" (off-Broadway)
- She also appeared in several episodes of The CBS Radio Mystery Theater, from 1974 to 1982.
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- In America we make result movies; a problem is set up and solved by two people who are specimens of physical perfection. That's not me. Even killers in American films are not really any good, because in America, there's only one way to look at a killer; he's the bad guy.
- On Hollywood: "You've got to have a sense of humour about it. There's a con going on all the time. You can smell it in the air. People are always pretending to be something they're not in order to make a buck, to become that person they want to be."
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- Daughter of 'Christopher Plummer (I)' (qv) and 'Tammy Grimes' (qv).
- When she was a girl Amanda wanted to be a jockey. When she was 14, she passed an audition at the Belmont track, riding for Alfred Vanderbilt's stables. Of that she said: "Those were the greatest years of my life."
- Great-great-granddaughter of John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, prime minister of Canada.
- Nominated in 1981-82 for a Tony award for outstanding performance by an actress in a play for "A Taste Of Honey".
- Won Broadway's 1982 Tony Award for Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Agnes of God." That same year, she also received a Tony nomination as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of "A Taste of Honey" -- making her one of only three actors ('Dana Ivey' (qv) and 'Kate Burton (I)' (qv) are the others) to receive two Tony acting nominations in the same year. In 1987, she received another Tony nomination as Best Actress (Play) for her role as Eliza Doolittle in a revival of 'George Bernard Shaw' (qv)'s "Pygmalion," opposite 'Peter O'Toole (I)' (qv)'s Henry Higgins.
- She and her father both received Emmy nominations in 2005. She won but he did not.
- Two of her first four roles were in films adapted from 'John Irving (I)' (qv) novels: _The World According to Garp (1982)_ (qv) and _The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)_ (qv).
- Stepdaughter of 'Elaine Taylor (I)' (qv).
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