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Name: Amanda Walsh
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Date of Birth:
October 03, 1981
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Place of Birth:
Rigaud, Québec, Canada
Mini-bio:
Amanda Walsh (born October 3, 1981 in Rigaud, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic.
Amanda started her acting career "acting" out border
...( read more)-crossing scenarios at the Canada Customs college in her home town of Rigaud.
Amanda went to Hudson High School, in Hudson, Quebec.
Since the age of 12, Amanda has been working as a professional actor and dabbled in sketches and stand-up comedy, with numerous TV appearances and a gold medal win at the 2000 Improv Games in Quebec as a member of the "8 People" troupe.
An honours graduate from John Abbott College, Creative Arts program (in Ste. Anne de Bellevue), she has always maintained an avid interest in TV production and music, and at 16 co-produced a documentary on the swing revival.
In between gigs, open mike nights where she was gutsy enough to try stand-up, creating video comedies with her friends and learning to play the fiddle, she held a part time job as a waitress in Hudson, Quebec.
Walsh was "discovered" by a MuchMusic producer while waiting tables in Hudson, Quebec. Smitten by her natural good looks and charming, outgoing personality, he encouraged her to send a video and apply for the job. She got it and became the youngest VJ in MuchMusic history. She has hosted or co-hosted many programmes including Much Top 10, MuchOnDemand, Fandemonium and others.
She left MuchMusic in 2004 to pursue an acting career. Recently she has been seen dating DJ Saxon while on set in Vancouver,BC.
She has since made appearances on shows such as Smallville, and the night time soap opera Train 48.
In 2005, she starred opposite David Boreanaz in the movie "These Girls", based on the play by Vivienne Laxdale. That movie was shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
She had a small role in the movie "Stardom (2000)" playing an overenthusiastic VJ on a parody of the Canadian music channel MuchMusic.
She recently moved to Los Angeles where she appeared in ABC's mid-season replacement called "Sons and Daughters", which premiered March 7, 2006 on ABC. The show was cancelled in late-April after just 10 aired episodes.
She recently appeared on an episode of "Veronica Mars".
In 2007, she had a minor role in "Disturbia".
