Amanda Foreman (actress)
Encyclopedia
Amanda Foreman is an American
actress who is best known for the role of Meghan Rotundi on the college drama series Felicity.
, the daughter of Linda Lawson, an actress, and John Foreman
, a producer. She is the younger sister of Julie Foreman, an actress.
n who — in "Help for the Lovelorn" (January 23, 2000), an homage
to The Twilight Zone
— uses her magic on Felicity. She was, until 2006, a recurring guest star on the television series Alias
, where she played NSA
-agent Carrie Bowman who became the wife of series regular Marshall Flinkman
(played by Kevin Weisman
). She later starred as Ivy on What About Brian
, which ABC canceled in May 2007. All three of the aforementioned television series were produced by J.J. Abrams. While two were co-created by Abrams.
During her career she had guest starred on multiple shows such as Nash Bridges
, Six Feet Under, ER
, and In Plain Sight
. She also had a recurring role on Private Practice. Foreman is set to reprise this role in Season 4.
She is currently recurring on Parenthood
as Suze Lessing.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress who is best known for the role of Meghan Rotundi on the college drama series Felicity.
Early life
Foreman was born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, the daughter of Linda Lawson, an actress, and John Foreman
John Foreman (producer)
John Christian Foreman was an American film producer.Foreman was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In the late 1960s, he and actor Paul Newman founded Newman-Foreman productions. He went on to produce Winning and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . He later produced four films in collaboration with...
, a producer. She is the younger sister of Julie Foreman, an actress.
Career
Foreman played Felicity's college roommate, Meghan Rotundi, a WiccaWicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
n who — in "Help for the Lovelorn" (January 23, 2000), an homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
— uses her magic on Felicity. She was, until 2006, a recurring guest star on the television series Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
, where she played NSA
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
-agent Carrie Bowman who became the wife of series regular Marshall Flinkman
Marshall Flinkman
Marshall J. Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. Flinkman, portrayed by Kevin Weisman, is the tech geek at SD-6 and then later the CIA...
(played by Kevin Weisman
Kevin Weisman
Kevin Weisman is an American film, television and stage actor. His best-known acting role was that of Marshall Flinkman on the television series Alias .-Early life:...
). She later starred as Ivy on What About Brian
What About Brian
What About Brian is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006, on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007...
, which ABC canceled in May 2007. All three of the aforementioned television series were produced by J.J. Abrams. While two were co-created by Abrams.
During her career she had guest starred on multiple shows such as Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television police drama created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. The show ran for six seasons on CBS from March 29, 1996 to May 4, 2001 with a total of...
, Six Feet Under, ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, and In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon , a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Federal Witness Security Program , more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program...
. She also had a recurring role on Private Practice. Foreman is set to reprise this role in Season 4.
She is currently recurring on Parenthood
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Media Studios. The first season premiered on March 2, 2010 on NBC...
as Suze Lessing.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Preppie Murder The Preppie Murder The Preppie Murder is a TV movie starring William Baldwin as Robert Chambers and Lara Flynn Boyle as Jennifer Levin. The film aired on ABC in 1989. It was based on the events of a murder committed by Rob Chambers, nicknamed the Preppie Killer... |
Larissa | |
| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Heather | |
| Live Wire Live Wire (film) Live Wire is a 1992 action movie, written by Bart Baker, directed by Christian Duguay and starring Pierce Brosnan, Ron Silver, Ben Cross and Lisa Eilbacher.... |
Molly | ||
| Forever Young Forever Young (film) Forever Young is a 1992 film, directed by Steve Miner, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood and Jamie Lee Curtis. The screenplay was written by J.J. Abrams from an original story, "The Rest of Daniel". The original music score is composed by Jerry Goldsmith... |
Debbie | ||
| 1993 | Future Shock | Paula | |
| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | Waitress | ||
| Sliver Sliver (film) Sliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel of the same name about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building. Phillip Noyce directed the film, from a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas... |
Samantha Moore | ||
| 1997 | Delivery | Marylin | |
| Breast Men Breast Men Breast Men is a 1997 United States semibiographical, dark comedy film written by John Stockwell and directed by Lawrence O'Neil for HBO.- Plot :The film tells the tale of the doctors who pioneered the usage of silicone breast implants... |
Lola | ||
| 1998 | Felicity | Meghan Rotundi-Blumberg | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Shala | |
| Storm | Ms. Garrett, Co-ed | ||
| 2000 | Rocket's Red Glare Rocket's Red Glare Rocket's Red Glare is an American made-for-TV movie released in 2000 starring Robert Wagner, Marilu Henner, and Ryan Merriman.... |
Jennifer | |
| 2001 | On the Line On the Line (film) On the Line is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui. The film was directed by Eric Bross and was written by Eric Aronson and Paul Stanton, based upon their short film of the same name.-Plot:... |
Julie | |
| 2002 | Purgatory Flats | Natalie Reed | |
| 2003-2006 | Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Carrie Bowman | Seasons 2-5: 8 episodes |
| 2004 | Extreme Dating | Tracy | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Lane | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire Inland Empire (film) Inland Empire, sometimes styled as INLAND EMPIRE, is a 2006 mystery film written and directed by David Lynch. It was his first feature-length film since 2001's Mulholland Drive, and shares many similarities with that film. It premiered in Italy at the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2006... |
Tracy | |
| What About Brian What About Brian What About Brian is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006, on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007... |
Ivy | ||
| 2007 | Jam | Stephanie | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Hannity | |
| In Plain Sight In Plain Sight In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon , a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Federal Witness Security Program , more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program... |
Grace Royal/Grace Rogan | Episode: "In My Humboldt Opinion" | |
| Private Practice | Katie Kent | Episodes: "What Women Want", "Yours, Mine & Ours ", "A Death in the Family", "Strange Bedfellows", 4x19 (season 2 - season 4) | |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Nora | Guest, "These Arms of Mine" episode |