Amanda Setton facts for kids
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Amanda Setton
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Amanda Setton in 2009
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| Born | December 16, 1985 New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Children | 3 |
Amanda Setton (born December 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows. These include playing Penelope Shafai in Gossip Girl and Kimberly Andrews in One Life to Live. She also stars as Brook Lynn Quartermaine in General Hospital.
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Her Early Life
Amanda Setton was born in New York City. She grew up in Great Neck. In high school, she was the vice president of her theater club. This shows she loved acting from a young age!
Amanda is Jewish. Her family background includes both Sephardic Jewish (from Syria) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria) roots. She studied drama at Ithaca College and graduated in 2007. During her college years, she even studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain.
Her Acting Career
Amanda Setton has been acting since 2005. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies.
Famous TV Roles
One of her first big roles was Penelope Shafai in the teen drama Gossip Girl. She played this character from 2008 to 2012.
In 2009, Amanda joined the soap opera One Life to Live. She played Kimberly Andrews. She left the show for a bit but returned in 2011.
Later, in 2012, she became a regular on the comedy show The Mindy Project. She played Shauna Dicanio. She also had guest roles in shows like Blue Bloods and Hawaii Five-0.
Since 2019, Amanda has been a main cast member on General Hospital. She plays Brook Lynn Ashton. This role brought her back to work with Frank Valentini, who was also her boss on One Life to Live.
Movie Appearances
Amanda has also appeared in some movies. In 2008, she had small parts in Sex and the City and What Happens in Vegas. She also acted in independent films like Black Dog, Red Dog and That Thing with the Cat.
Her Family Life
Amanda Setton is married and has three children.
Filmography
Here are some of the films and TV shows Amanda Setton has been in:
Film
- 2005: Surrendering Serendipity: A Rock Opera (Short film)
- 2008: What Happens in Vegas
- 2008: Sex and the City
- 2012: Pasolini's Last Words (Documentary)
- 2014: That Thing with the Cat
- 2015: Black Dog, Red Dog
- 2018: Birth of a Poet (Short film)
Television
- 2008–2012: Gossip Girl as Penelope Shafai
- 2009–2011: One Life to Live as Kimberly Andrews
- 2010: Mercy as Barb
- 2011: Blue Bloods as Sylvia
- 2012–2013: The Mindy Project as Shauna Dicanio
- 2013: Golden Boy as Gemma Bar-Lev
- 2013–2014: The Crazy Ones as Lauren Slotsky
- 2014–2015: Hawaii Five-0 as Dr. Mindy Shaw
- 2016: Beauty & the Beast as Bootsy Durbrige
- 2019–present: General Hospital as Brook Lynn Ashton
See Also
In Spanish: Amanda Setton para niños
