Amanda Plummer
Biography
Amanda Plummer is an American actress known for stage and screen work, typically cast in strong or eccentric roles. Born in New York City, she made her film debut in the title role of Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980) and went on to supporting parts in The World According to Garp (1982), Daniel (1983), and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). She received a BAFTA nomination for The Fisher King (1991) and gained further notice for Pulp Fiction (1994), with credits including So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Freeway (1996), My Life Without Me (2003), and Ken Park (2003). She made her Broadway debut in 1981 in A Taste of Honey, earning a Tony nomination, and won a Tony in 1982 for Agnes of God. On television she won three Emmy Awards.
69years old
Turns 70 on March 23in 161 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Amanda Michael Plummer
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 43 years1980 to 2023
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Early training
Plummer spent two and a half years at Middlebury College, then studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City as a young adult.
Amanda Plummer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Linus de Paoli directed two of these films. Dan Hedaya appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dan Hedaya's page
Christopher Walken's page
Robin Williams's page
Eric Stoltz's page
Timothy Hutton's page
Gillian Barber's page
Linus de PaoliDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2019
All films by Linus de Paoli
Also two films together3 more actors
- Maria de MedeirosMy Life Without Me (2003) and Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Suzanne CyrNight Raiders (2021) and Get a Clue (2002)
- Pit BukowskiA Young Man With High Potential (2019) and Dr. Ketel - Der Schatten von Neukölln (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Amanda Plummer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$672 million
19 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 19 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$253M37.6% of the total
- 2$214M31.8% of the total
- 3$42M6.2% of the total
- 4$39M5.9% of the total
- 5$30M4.4% of the total
- 6$17M2.5% of the total
- 7$16M2.4% of the total
- 8$15M2.3% of the total
$45.9 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1981 to 2005, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Won |
| 1996 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Stitch in Time | Won |
| 1992 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Miss Rose White | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1982 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1981 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.