Amanda Barker

Amanda Barker is an American, Canadian, and Italian actress, writer, director, and producer who works in comedy and drama. Born in Hanover, Massachusetts, she moved to Toronto in 2000 to pursue acting and first worked as the Toronto Blue Jays' female mascot, Diamond. She went on to perform at Second City, tour with its company, and work for Norwegian Cruise Lines. Her screen credits include Murdoch Mysteries, American Gods, Mayor of Kingstown, Ginny and Georgia, and The Handmaid's Tale, and she was announced for a role in Eli Roth's Thanksgiving (2023). In 2012 she wrote and starred in a Toronto fringe festival production, Release the Stars: The Ballad of Randy and Evi Quaid, and from 2012 to 2015 she toured North America with Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody. She also co-wrote the touring musical Little Black Dress in 2018, won a 2019 Canadian Comedy Award for A Gay Victorian Affair, and co-hosts and produces The Insomnia Project podcast.