Amanda Bearse

About Amanda Bearse

..With Children" (Fox, 1987-97). After studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Bearse broke into the business with a two-year stint playing Amanda Cousins on the daytime soap "All My Children". After making her feature debut with a small part in the Goldie Hawn vehicle "Protocol" (1984), Bearse became the object of desire for Tim Robbins and Stephen Geoffreys in the amiable teen comedy "Fraternity Vacation" (1985). She graduated to leading lady status in the underrated horror-comedy "Fright Night" (1985) opposite William Ragsdale. Bearse began directing episodes of "Married...With Children" in 1991 and has continued to do so in subsequent seasons. She publicly came out as a lesbian in 1993.

Partners

Companion

Amy Shomer. born c. 1961; together since 1989; adopted daughter Zoe with Bearse

Education

Birmingham Southern College

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York , New York

Career Milestones

After "Married...With Children" went off the air, concentrated on directing TV sitcoms like "Dharma and Greg", "The Jamie Foxx Show" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", among others

1993

Publicly came out as a lesbian

1991

Began directing episodes of "Married... With Children"

1987

Played Marcy Rhodes D'Arcy on the popular Fox sitcom, "Married... With Children"

1985

First film lead, "Fright Night"

1984

Feature debut, "Protocol"

1983

TV movie debut, "First Affair"

Joined the cast of daytime soap "All My Children" as Amanda Cousins; stayed with the show for two years

Moved to NYC to study acting

Moved to Young Harris, Georgia, with her family

Raised in Winter Park, Florida