Biography for
Amanda Donohoe More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

29 June 1962, London, England, UK

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trivia

She punched out an obsessed fan of her boyfriend Adam Ant when the fan held him at knife point on British TV.

Replaced Jerry Hall as "Mrs. Robinson" on the London stage in The Graduate.

Is a devout feminist and socialist.

Personal Quotes

[about her role in 'The Lair of the White Worm'] "I'm an atheist, so it was actually a joy. Spitting on Christ was a great deal of fun. I can't embrace a male god who has persecuted female sexuality throughout the ages. And that persecution still goes on today all over the world."

[on working with Oliver Reed in "Castaway"] Reed is a complex character who doesn't easily give of himself. When you do win his trust, though, he's loyal, protective, and a dear, dear friend. And he possesses an extraordinary sensitivity that manifests itself at the most unlikely moments. In discovering Reed's different aspects, I began to understand him and therefore to like him -- not for what he thinks he is, but for what he really is.

(on Hollywood) This town's motivated by fear - the fear of failure.