Amanda Bearse Biography/ Wiki
Amanda Bearse is an American actress, director, and comedian who is best known for her role as neighbor Marcy Rhoades’D’Arcy on the FOX sitcom, Married with Children. The sitcom was aired from 1987 to 1997. She is also widely recognized for her performance in the 1985 horror film called Fright Night opposite William Ragsdale. Bearse was born in Winter Park, Florida and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amanda Bearse Age | Birthday
American Actress and director Amanda Bearse is 61 years old as of 2019, she was born on August 9, 1958, in Winter Park, Florida, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on August 9th every year. Amanda will be 62 years old on Aug. 9th, 2020.
Amanda Bearse Height and Weight
Bearse is a woman of average stature. She stands at a height of 5 ft and 4 inches and weighs 64kg.
Amanda Bearse Education
She attended Winter Park High School and graduated in 1976, She then enrolled into Rollins College. later, she transferred to Birmingham Southern College and Young Harris College where she received an Associate of Arts degree.
Amanda Bearse Parents and Siblings
Bearse is an American national born on August 9, 1958, in Winter Park, Florida, USA. She is currently 62 years old as of 2020. Howev
er, there is no information available about her parents and siblings.
Amanda Bearse Married and Child
Bearse is a woman of queer gender. She is married to her longtime girlfriend, Carrie Schenken. The couple tied the knot in 2010 and have adopted a baby girl, Zoe. In 1993, she was among the first celebrities to come out about her queer gender preference. She stated that the people from the set of Married With Children knew who she was and they supported her all the way.
As a result, she has been an advocate for the LGBTQI community. However, she said that Hollywood wasn’t such a good place for a woman like her. There was a lot of sexism and ageism directed at women trying to make it in Hollywood. This was a primary motivator for her to quit her acting career in addition to the discrimination and bullying that she experienced.
Amanda Bearse Acting
Her debut success was first while playing as Amanda Cousins on the “All My Children” love series in 1982- 1983. Later on, she appeared in single movies like Protocol- in 1984, Fright Night and Fraternity Vacation in 1985.
Bearse was successful at most during the role as Marcy Rhoades on the FOX TV series “Married… with Children. The show was from 1987 until 1997. Amanda played in The Doom Generation and Here Come the Munsters during the mid-1990s.
Since 1991, Amanda has been the director of the drama series “Married…with Children” for continuous 31 episodes until 1997. Additionally, she has also directed films like Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm &Eddie and others. Later on, in 2006, Amanda and Rosie O’Donnell directed “The Big Gay Sketch Show. The first show was on Logo on 24th April 2007.
Amanda Bearse Salary and Net Worth
According to various online resources, the famous television actress has an estimated net worth of over $52 million at the age of 61 years old. She has acquired this amount from her career as a professional TV actress. Amanda has enjoyed a long career in the entertainment industry. However, details about her annual salary are still under review. We are keeping tabs and will update you when this information is available.
Amanda Bearse Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Bearse.
- Age/ How Old?: 62 years
- Date of Birth: August 9, 1958
- Place of Birth: Winter Park, Florida
- Education: Winter Park High School, Rollins College
- Birthday: August 9
- Nationality: American
- Height: 1.62m
- Weight:64kgs
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape: Medium
- Hair Color: Dark Brown
- Eye Color: Hazel
- Body Features: 34-27-37 inches
- Eye Color: Hazel
- Hair Color: Dark brown
Amanda Bearse House
Bearse is currently a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She bought her home in May 2006 for $506k with reference to Fulton County records and it was built in 1923. The house has 3 beds and 1,350 square feet of living space. We shall upload more pictures as soon as we have them.
Amanda Bearse Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neil plays the role of the father to the gay man, Tyler Ferguson. According to Ed, Amanda is the only co-star that he did not get along with. Ed talks about convincing Amanda to invite David Faustino on her wedding. In addition to that, O’Neill says that Bearse changed after the first three months of the movie shoot, “Married… with Children.
Since then, it is not known whether their feud was restored.
Amanda Bearse Fright Night
Fright Night is an American horror film dire acted by Tom Holland and produced by Herb Jaffe. The stars in the film include William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Stephen Geoffreys and Art Evans. In the film, young Charley Brewster d, discovered that his next-door neighbor is a vampire. However, when no one believes the discovery, he decides to get Peter Vincent who acted in films as a vampire hunter so they can stop Jeffrey’s killing spree.
The cult classic was released on August 2, 1985, and had a gross profit of $24.9 million at the box office. It’s sequel Fright Night Part 2 was remade in 2011 which in turn was followed by Fright Night Part 2: New Blood in 2013. In addition, a Bollywood remake was also produced in Hindi with a title, Wohi Bhayakar Raat with Kiran Kumar as the vampire.
Amanda Bearse Movies
- All My Children as Amanda Cousins (TV, 2 seasons, 1982–1983)
- First Affair (1983) (TV) as Karen
- Protocol (1984) as Soap Opera Actor
- Fraternity Vacation (1985) as Nicole Ferret
- Fright Night (1985) as Amy Peterson
- Hotel as Jean Haywood (TV, 1 episode, 1986)
- Married… with Children as Marcy Rhoades (1987–1990); Marcy D’Arcy (1990–1997); Cousin Mandy (1997)
- Goddess of Love (1988) (TV) as Cathy
- The Earth Day Special (1990) as Marcy D’Arcy
- Likely Suspects (TV, 1 episode, 1992)
- Out There 2 (1994) (TV) as Host
- The Doom Generation (1995) as Barmaid
- Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV) as Mrs. Pearl
- Nikki as Marcy Rhoades (1 episode, 2001)
- Give or Take an Inch (2003) as Charlotte
- Here! Family (2005) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Totally Baked (2007) as Mrs. President
- Drop Dead Diva (2 episodes, 2011) (TV) as Judge Jodi Corliss
- Anger Management (1 episode, 2013) (TV) as Rita
Frequent Asked Questions About Amanda Bearse
Who is Amanda?
Amanda Bearse is an American actress, director, and comedian who is best known for her role as neighbor Marcy Rhoades’D’Arcy on the FOX sitcom, Married with Children.
How old is Bearse?
American Actress and director Amanda Bearse is 61 years old as of 2019, she was born on August 9, 1958, in Winter Park, Florida, United States of America.
How tall is Amanda?
She stands at a height of 5 ft and 4 inches and weighs 64kg.
Is Bearse married?
Bearse is married to her lovely wife, Carrie Schnecken. The two have been married since 2010 and they have adopted one daughter, Zoa in 1993.
How much is Amanda worth?
She is an accomplished actress well known for her role as Marcy Rhodes in “Married with Children” with an estimated net worth of $16million.
Where does Bearse live?
Amanda resides in Sunny City, Florida in the United States of America.
Is Amanda dead or alive?
Amanda Bearse is very much alive and in good health. there have been no reports o any illness or health-related issues.
Where is Amanda now?
Amanda Bearse lives in the sunny city Los Angeles with her partner, where they have two adopted daughters. However, during her life, she has lived in many different locations throughout the United States of America. She has lived in Florida, New York, and also in Atlanta.