Amanda Plummer

Amanda Michael Plummer (lahir 23 Maret 1957) adalah seorang aktris Amerika. Plummer lahir di New York City, New York, putri dari aktor Tammy Grimes dan Christopher Plummer. Plummer kuliah di Middlebury College di Vermont dan kelas akting di Neighborhood Playhouse di New York. Di awal kehidupannya, minatnya adalah menunggang dan merawat kuda di Pantai Timur dan Irlandia. Plummer mulai tampil dalam peran kecil hingga menengah di televisi dan film pada awal 1980an. Kesuksesan pertamanya datang dari karya panggungnya. Dia membuat debut Broadwaynya sebagai Josephine dalam kebangkitan A Taste of Honey tahun 1981. Dia memenangkan nominasi Tony Award dan Theater World Award untuk perannya. Tahun berikutnya, ia memenangkan Tony Award untuk Aktris Unggulan dan Drama Desk Award untuk perannya sebagai Suster Agnes dalam drama Agnes of God. Menyusul kesuksesannya di panggung, Plummer mulai tampil dalam peran utama di televisi dan film. Salah satu penampilannya yang paling dikenal adalah di L.A. Law sebagai Alice Hackett, pacar Benny Stulwitz yang cacat perkembangan, diperankan oleh Larry Drake, dan dia menerima nominasi Emmy Award. Dua peran terkenal lainnya adalah Yolanda (a.k.a. "Honey Bunny") di Pulp Fiction dan Rose di So I Married An Axe Murderer. Peran filmnya digambarkan sebagai "karakter seram, kooky, setengah gila."

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."