Amanda Donohoe
Acting
Biography
Amanda Donohoe (born 29 June 1962) is an English actress. She first came to public attention at age 16 for her relationship with pop singer Adam Ant, appearing in the music videos for the Adam and the Ants singles "Antmusic" (1980) and "Stand and Deliver" (1981) during their four-year relationship. After making her film debut in Foreign Body (1986), she co-starred in Castaway (1986) with Oliver Reed followed by two Ken Russell films: The Lair of the White Worm (1988) and The Rainbow (1989). Donohoe later moved to the United States, where she appeared in films and in television series, which included winning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress during her two years (1990–1992) as C.J. Lamb on the NBC drama series L.A. Law.
Born: June 29, 1962
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Batman Beyond
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love, Tommy and The Devils. Friends and admirers - including Glenda Jackson, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Melvyn Bragg, Robert Powell and Roger Daltrey - recall a pioneering documentary-maker, talented photographer and fearless film director.
The Last Days of George Michael
The final days of the late singer, George Michael.
The Last Belle
The Last Belle is an animated short featuring two characters journeying towards a blind date: WALLY, who suffers a nightmarish drunken trip through London as he races against the clock to the rendezvous; and ROSIE, who waits in a bar dreaming of how wonderful her date is going to be...if he ever turns up.
Frasier
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
Murder City
Murder City is a British police drama that centres on two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.
Game, Set, and Match
Focuses on Bernard Samson (Ian Holm), beginning with his search for the "mole" that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major (Gottfried John) to defect, using his childhood friend Verner Volkmann's wife Zena as bait. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects.
Bad Girls
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
Rik Mayall Presents
Showcasing the talent and versatility of its star, Rik Mayall Presents comprises six episodes of dark humour spread over two series, where he plays such diverse roles as a paranoid TV show host, an uncontrollable liar who pretends to be a gangster and a man on a date who is trapped in a cycle of escalating comic violence!
Filmography
as Bianca Pembroke
as Dawn Bradshaw
as Narrator (voice)
as Alison Reid
as Gillian Barry
as Self - Participant
as Siobhan
as Trish
as Admiral Enolo Phid
as Susan Alembic
as Widow
as Narrator
as Nora Barkin
as Lady Waltham (voice)
as Persha Lovich
as Lauren Marcus
as Ruth McKee
as Zuleika
as Gloria
as Lou Stoke
as Queen (voice)
as Queen Guinevere
as Mona Deware
as Laura Kershaw
as Self
as Christine Wasacz
as Margaux
as Marianne Holt
as Miranda
as Lara
as Meggie Cleary O'Neill
as Diana Cadell
as Lady Pembroke
as Self
as Jo Saxon
as Gayle Richards/Laura Ellington
as Catherine
as Siobhan
as Siobhan
as Katherine Whitloff
as Diana Cadell
as Carmela Vezza
as Jane Clemant
as Self
as Christine Taylor
as Ginny
as Helen Searle
as Winifred Inger
as Gloria Kent
as Self
as Lady Sylvia Marsh
as Druscilla Janus
as Susan Partridge
as Cara Jean "C.J." Lamb
as C.J. Lamb
as Lucy Irvine
as Reporter at Press Conference
as Understudy
as Self - Nominee
as Self