1987Nominee
Best Performance
Can't Buy Me Love
Amanda Peterson
Actor
Greeley, Colorado, USA
July 8, 1971
Biography
Phyllis Amanda Peterson (July 8, 1971 – July 3, 2015) was an American actress best known for her roles as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love and Sunny Sisk on the NBC drama series A Year in the Life (1987–1988). Peterson died at age 43 from an accidental drug overdose when she mixed a prescription drug with illegally obtained morphine following surgery.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1982Nominee
Best Performance
Annie
1985Nominee
Best Performance
Explorers
Career Highlights
1994Highlight
Best Performance
WindRunner
1989Highlight
Best Performance
Listen to Me
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Can't Buy Me Love
Annie
Explorers