Biography

Amanda Burke was born in Toronto but grew up at a lakeside cabin, that her parents built, in the woods of Northern Ontario. She attended high school in Saskatchewan, and then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to attend UBC.

She fell in love with performing in musicals and improv comedy, dancing and singing, and being a part of Vancouver's social dance community, where she met her husband.

She began working in Film & TV in her mid 30s and is known for her TV roles on Da Vinci's Inquest, The X-Files, Riverdale, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Twilight Zone and Animal Control. She is also known for her feature film appearances in Hold The Dark and independent feature films Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, Cadence (Leo Award nominated), Bella Ciao! and The Curse of Willow Song.

She lives in Vancouver BC with her husband and their 2 children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Amanda Burke

Grew up in a lakeside cabin that her father built - no running water - still wary of showers that change temperature.

Women in Film & Television Vancouver board member and chair of the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival Committee for 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Mother of actor Rémi-Gaël Panon.