Biografia

Daughter of Christopher Plummer and Tammy Grimes.

She and her father both received Emmy nominations in 2005. She won but he did not.

Two of her first four roles were in films adapted from John Irving novels: O Mundo Segundo Garp (1982) and Um Hotel Muito Louco (1984).

When she was a girl Amanda wanted to be a jockey. When she was 14, she passed an audition at the Belmont track, riding for Alfred Vanderbilt's stables. Of that she said: "Those were the greatest years of my life."

Amanda is the only Tony winner whose parents are also both Tony winners. Father Christopher Plummer has been nominated 7 times, winning twice: 1974 for "Cyrano"(Lead Actor in a Musical) and 1997 for "Barrymore"(Lead Actor in a Play). Mother Tammy Grimes has 2 nominations/wins: 1961 for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"(Featured Actress in a Musical) and 1970 for "Private Lives"(Lead Actress in a Play).

I like devilish, thorny, dirty, mean roles, muck and mire, unbelievably sad, unbelievably happy, burdened. Inner conflict - that's where drama is.

Producers generally don't like me; directors do, generally. Convincing the producers is hard. They can't see the commercial value behind such a face, nor would they get a commercial value, necessarily - and I don't mean that in a good way or a bad way.

I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's a secret there that you can share when you get out. That's what I liked as a kid. That's how I approach my work. With a face like mine, it's lucky I have a heart that likes that.

I don't find anything interesting about the choices a character faces in major films or theater projects. The characters are just cut-out dolls with the American flag sewn on them.

I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of. Like everyone else, I need to eat. But I'm a very unbusinesslike person, and I keep my price low. I'm not a mass product. I'm not everyone's cup of tea.