Posted on 07/06/2015 4:39:11 PM PDT by Borges
Too young to go. RIP.
RIP. I wonder what the COD was.
I’ve seen that movie, don’t recall seeing her in anything else.
One of the best HS flicks ever. And “Can’t Buy Me Love” is a time capsule of mid/late ‘80s fun - it was a fun time to be an American. I remember seeing it at the movies.
I thought Amanda Peterson was gorgeous in that movie. Truly stunning.
Wow...dead at 43. :(
See Post #9. Her father said that she had “sleep apnea and other medical problems.”
I remember her more from “Explorers”, playing Ethan Hawke’s crush (which I saw umpteen times in reruns in the ‘80s). She also had guest appearances on other tv shows like “Silver Spoons.” Peterson, like so many other starlets, just sort of dropped off the map. :-(
In 1987, a friend of hers brought her by my fraternity house at UNC to introduce her to me, but I was out for the night. I was SOOOOOO BUMMED! She was just visiting from Hollywood. She was a cutie.
Look at you, Mr. IMDB.com.
Thank The Lord we still have Carla Cugino still looking great and having an active career.
The Greeley Police Department announced Monday it is investigating the death of one of Greeley’s homegrown Hollywood actresses.
Phyllis Amanda Peterson, 43, was found dead Sunday in her apartment in the 5100 block of 11th Street. Greeley police responded to Peterson’s home about 6 p.m. Sunday on a check well-being call after it was reported that she had missed an appointment.
Peterson’s door was unlocked when police arrived at her apartment. Officers entered and found Peterson dead inside.
The Weld County Coroner’s Office was scheduled to conduct an autopsy Monday morning to determine a cause and manner of death. Those details have not yet been released.
Peterson was one of three children born to Sylvia and Dr. James Peterson. Known in Hollywood simply as Amanda Peterson, she began her acting career at the age of 9 when she earned a supporting role in the 1982 film “Annie,” according to her IMDb.com profile.
Peterson would later use that early experience to secure roles on a number of 1980s television shows, including “Father Murphy,” “Silver Spoons” and “Boone.”
In 1985, she returned to the silver screen, acting alongside River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, in “Explorers.” By the age of 14, Peterson had participated in more than 35 television commercials, three television series and four movies.
Peterson received her greatest international success with the 1987 comedy “Can’t Buy Me Love.” A year later she won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series for her work on the Emmy Award-winning series “A Year in the Life.” The Young Artist Awards are considered the “Young Oscars,” according to IMDb.com.
Peterson’s other television and film credits include 1988’s “The Lawless Land,” which she starred in with her older sister Ann-Marie Peterson, 1989’s “Listen to Me,” and “Fatal Charm” released in 1990. In 1994, after participating in the memorable contemporary drama film “Windrunner,” Peterson left the entertainment industry, her IMDb.com profile stated.
I’m sure I watched Can’t Buy Me Love but I don’t remember much of it but I do recognize her from the Explorers which I watched all the time as a kid.
I’m trying to remember all the movies I used to watch in the 80’s and find a copy of the ones I loved the most.
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