Biography

Amanda grew up in Hell's Kitchen, N.Y. and started her career as an actress studying with Deborah Hedwall and at The Bill Esper Studio. She had the privilege of being hired in her first SAG project by the late Sidney Lumet.

But Amanda soon realized that writing and directing were her true passions and she made the decision to put her focus behind the camera. Wanting to learn everything about film, she started work as a Production Assistant on the sets of Academy Award/Emmy Winners Woody Allen, Bobby Moresco, and David Chase. While raising her two children, she took the opportunity to move into the writer's room as Bobby Moresco's writer's assistant. During this 15 year phase in her career, she worked with amazing people/companies including; Paul Haggis, Todd Field, John Lee Hancock, Mark Johnson, Gil Adler, CBS, NBC and Universal Pictures among many others.

In 2020, Amanda created writing BY structure, a platform to teach structure to screenwriters. Through this platform she has helped countless writers learn the difference between story, plot and writing and level up their craft.

She is most excited to continue her pursuit in directing, having completed four short films nominated for many awards on the festival circuit, including "Agiter", filmed on location in Paris.

Theater will always hold a special place in Amanda's heart. She is Co-Artistic Director of The Actors Gym in New York City, which is a theater company started by Bobby Moresco over 30 years ago and truly where Amanda honed her love for storytelling, acting and directing.

Whether Amanda is working on a film set, in a television writing room, in a theater or on zoom helping other writers, what drives her across every project is her passion for story structure, character development, and cathartic arcs.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jessica Moresco