Amanda: I have no urges to explore my biological parents. I am very happy with my adoptive parents.
Amanda: The cast would get paid how many lines they had in the script. There was a certain wage for the principal actors, a certain wage for extras, and a certain wage if you only had one line. It was not enough money to buy a house or anything, but when you are a teenager, $100 seems like a million dollars. It was nice to afford small luxuries like clothes and records.
Amanda was in the 1991 TV movie School's Out where she played the same character as she plays in the Degrassi series, Christine 'Spike' Nelson.
Amanda is 5' 2" tall.
Amanda holds a BA in political science and history from University of Toronto.
Amanda once toured across Canada promoting a book about her character Spike on Degrassi.
Amanda was nominated for a Genie Award in '92 for "Best Actress - Dramatic Series" in Degrassi High.
Amanda appears in the video "My Baby's Got it Going On" by Pizza Mind, her boyfriend's band. He wrote the song especially for her!
The Ska band Skankin' Pickle released a song called "I'm in Love With a Girl Named Spike?" based on the lead singer Mike Park's infatuation with Amanda's Degrassi character.
Amanda never dated any of her Degrassi co-stars in real life.
Amanda has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from University of Toronto.
Amanda is one of several actors from Degrassi Jr. High to star in all three series, including the currently airing Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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