US actress
Amanda Warren |
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| Born | (1982-07-17) July 17, 1982 (age 41)
New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Amanda Warren (born July 17, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lucy Warburton on the HBO drama series The Leftovers[1][2]
and as Betty on the Apple TV+ comedy series Dickinson.
Early life
Amanda Warren was born on July 17, 1982, in New York City. She studied singing at Professional Performing Arts School in New York.[3]
Career
In the late 2000s, Warren began appearing in small roles in several American television series and films. In 2010, she appeared in several guest-starring television roles, including Rubicon, Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, and Law & Order.
In 2014, Warren portrayed Lucy Warburton on HBO's drama television series The Leftovers.[3] Her film credits include The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Seven Psychopaths (2012), All Is Bright (2013), Deep Powder (2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Mother! (2017)←.[4]
Warren signed on for an CBS political drama pilot titled Ways & Means in February 2020.[5] The pilot, written by Mike Murphy and Ed Redlich, depicts a powerful congressional leader who has lost faith in politics, with Warren as the former community organizer and progressive activist Jerlene Brooks. In May 2021, CBS passed on the pilot.[6]
In 2021, Warren was cast as Camille De Haan, mother of titular character Monet De Haan, in the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) She also starred in
CBS' NCIS: New Orleans as Mayor Zahra Taylor.
In 2022, Warren was cast as the lead in the CBS cop drama East New York. She plays Regina Haywood: the newly promoted deputy inspector of the East New York neighborhood in East Brooklyn.[7] The show was picked up for series and set for a fall debut during the 2022-23 United States network television schedule.[8] Despite fan support it was cancelled after one season in May 2023 [9] to give S.W.A.T a thirteen episode final season; as CBS demanded immediate streaming rights from production company WB Studios.
