Amanda Aday

Amanda Aday
Amanda Aday
Born	Amanda Lee Aday; January 21, 1981 (age 43); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Parent(s)	Meat Loaf; Leslie Aday
Relatives	Pearl Aday (half-sister)

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).^[1]

Early life and family

Born 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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
	ER		Guest star, episode: "Let It Snow"
	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