Amanda Aday
# Amanda Aday

Amanda Lee Aday (born January 21, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–05).

## Early life and family

Born in New York City, Aday is the daughter of singer and actor Meat Loaf and Leslie Aday, and half-sister of singer Pearl Aday. She attended Stagedoor Manor, a summer theatre/dance camp in the Catskill Mountains in the Appalachians (New York), from 1990 through 1996, and then graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, a private school located in Idyllwild (Riverside County, California). She then majored in theatre at the California Institute of the Arts, a private university located in Valencia (Santa Clarita, California). In 2020 Aday started a cooking channel on YouTube called All Access Eats.

## Acting career

Aday's film roles include Crazy in Alabama, The Mummy An' The Armadillo, South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose and The Trials of Cate McCall. In addition to her work on Carnivàle, she has guest starred on the hit TV shows Boston Public, ER, Private Practice, and My Name Is Earl.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | To Catch A Yeti | | |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Assistant at Bewitched | |
| 2000 | Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back | Clerk | |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Carrie Jenkins | |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Dora Mae Dreifuss | Guest star, episodes: "Milfay" "After The Ball Is Over" "Tipton" "Black Blizzard" "Babylon" "Pick A Number" |
| 2004 | The Mummy An' The Armadillo | Bevers | |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's Pledge This! | Maxine Picker | |
| 2008 | South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose | Jane | |
| 2008 | ER | | Guest star, episode: "Let It Snow" |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Tammy | Guest star, episode: "Orphan Earl" |
| 2009 | Restoration Dogs | Lady Long Tongue | |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Patty | Guest star, episode: "God Bless The Child" |
| 2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Female Dockworker | Guest star, episode: "Gone Daddy Gone" |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Dorrie Booth | |
| 2014 | Shangri-La Suite | Gladys Presley (Elvis' Mother) | |
| 2014 | Madtown | Madison | |
| 2017 | South Dakota | Jane | |
| 2022 | Window with a View | Sister Bernadette | |
