Amanda Schull
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amanda Schull
| image = Amanda Schull 2015 TCA (cropped).jpg
| caption = Schull at the 2015 Television Critics Association’s Press Tour
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|26}}
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = George Wilson{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-schull/bio/139314|title=Amanda Schull | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}
| children = 1
| years_active = 1999–2006 (ballet)
2000–present (acting)
}}
Amanda Schull (born August 26, 1978) is an American actress and former professional ballet dancer. She is known for her lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and for her recurring roles on the American television series One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars. She starred as Dr. Cassandra Railly in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys, and played a recurring role on the USA Network television series Suits before being promoted to series regular for the show's eighth and ninth seasons.
Early life
Schull was born on August 26, 1978{{Cite news|first= Crystal|last= George |authorlink= |title=Suits cast ages: How old was the cast then (and now)? |newspaper=Netflix Life|date= July 26, 2023 |url=https://netflixlife.com/2023/07/26/suits-cast-ages-old-then-now/ |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=|quote=She was born on August 26, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii}} in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Susan Schull, the current president of Ballet Hawaii, and is one of three children.{{Cite web|url=http://hiluxury.com/features/upside-amanda-schull/|title=The Upside of Amanda Schull|date=October 1, 2015|website=Hawaii Luxury Magazine|first=Seran|last=Williams|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118155556/http://www.hiluxury.com/features/upside-amanda-schull/|url-status=dead}} She attended Punahou School, and trained at Hawaii State Ballet under the instruction of John Landovsky.{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}}
Schull was offered a scholarship to Indiana University Bloomington for ballet, and attended at age 17. While at Indiana University, she joined Delta Delta Delta. During her sophomore year (as a ballet and journalism major), she attended the San Francisco Ballet School Summer Intensive. She continued her studies for an additional year on scholarship.{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}}
After Schull's year-long scholarship ended in 1999, she continued as an apprentice. After filming Center Stage, she subsequently joined SFB as a full-time member of its corps de ballet.{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}}
Career
Schull was cast in the starring role of Jody Sawyer in the 2000 film Center Stage while still an apprentice with the San Francisco Ballet.
In April 2006, Schull retired from San Francisco Ballet. In May 2008 she went to Australia to film the movie adaptation of Li Cunxin's Mao's Last Dancer.{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/people/all-about-this-city/2008/05/15/1210765058464.html |title=All about this city for Kyle - Stay In Touch - Entertainment |work=The Sydney Morning Herald }} In Mao's Last Dancer, released in North America in 2010, Schull has a major role as Elizabeth "Liz" Mackey, the girlfriend (and later, first wife) of Li Cunxin.
In 2009, Schull had a guest star role on the Fox TV show, Lie to Me (season 1, episode 4). The same year, she was seen in the Lifetime Movie Sorority Wars starring Lucy Hale and Courtney Thorne-Smith. She also guest starred on The CW's One Tree Hill as Sara, the spirit and memory of the deceased wife of Clay (played by Robert Buckley), and also as Clay's wannabe lover who bears a striking resemblance to Sara—Katie Ryan. She guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer (Greek Tragedy) in 2009, and episode 14 of season five in Bones, in 2010. Schull recurringly appeared as Meredith, who is Aria's (Lucy Hale's character) dad's former lover, in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. She also appeared in an episode of Hawaii Five-0. In March 2012, she appeared in a McDonald's commercial for the Shamrock Shake and in April she guest starred in an episode of Psych. Also in 2012 she appeared in an episode of Grimm as Lucinda, a character who resembles Cinderella, but with a twist. In February 2013 she appeared as Agent Naomi in an episode of Nikita (Black Badge). Beginning in 2013, Schull appeared in the recurring role of Katrina Bennett in USA Network's Suits. In March 2018, she was promoted to series regular for the eighth and ninth and final season of Suits.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/suits-amanda-schull-promoted-series-regular-katrina-bennett-season-8-usa-drama-1202350848/|title=Suits{{'}} Amanda Schull Promoted To Series Regular For Season 8 Of USA Drama|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=2018-03-21}}
In November 2013, Schull was cast as Cassandra Railly on the television series 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film of the same name.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Aaron Stanford & Amanda Schull To Topline Syfy's 12 Monkeys Pilot, Jeffrey Reiner To Direct, Natalie Chaidez To Showrun|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/aaron-stanford-amanda-schull-to-topline-syfys-12-monkeys-pilot-jeffrey-reiner-to-direct-natalie-chaidez-to-showrun-626329/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 4, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2019}} The show premiered January 16, 2015.{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/09/12-monkeys-to-premiere-friday-january-16-at-9pm-on-syfy/312751/ |title=12 Monkeys to Premiere Friday, January 16 at 9PM on Syfy |work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda |last=Kondolojy |date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031112214/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/09/12-monkeys-to-premiere-friday-january-16-at-9pm-on-syfy/312751/ |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |df=mdy }}
In September 2024, she was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming superhero series Spider-Noir.{{Cite magazine |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Lukas Haas Joins Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man Noir Series for Amazon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-spider-man-noir-series-casts-lukas-haas-1236005969/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918203317/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-spider-man-noir-series-casts-lukas-haas-1236005969/ |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Personal life
Schull met her husband, George Wilson, while filming Mao's Last Dancer in Australia. In February 2020, Schull gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/amanda-schull-welcomes-son-george-paterson-v/|title=Suits Actress Amanda Schull Welcomes Son George Paterson VI: 'We Are Thrilled'|work=People}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Jody Sawyer | |
| 2007
| Women on Top | Becca King | |
| 2009
| Elizabeth Mackey | |
| 2011
| J. Edgar |
| 2016
| Abbie |
| 2017
| FBI Special Agent Daria Francis |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Aileen | Episode: "Five Little Words" |
| 2008
| Allison 'Ally' Thurston | Episode: "Wings" |
| 2009
| Emily Harris | Episode: "Greek Tragedy" |
| 2009
| Phoebe Headling | Episode: "Love Always" |
| 2009
| Gwen | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2009–2010
| Sara Evans/Katie Ryan | Recurring role; 13 episodes |
| 2010
| Bones | Neviah Larkin | Episode: "The Devil in the Details" |
| 2010–2013
| Meredith Sorenson |
| 2011
| Nicole Duncan | Episode: "He Kane Hewa' Ole" |
| 2011
| Castle | Joy Jones | Episode: "Pretty Dead" |
| 2011
| Alicia |
| 2012
| Psych | Thea Summers/Dahlia Towne | Episode: "Santabarbaratown" |
| 2012
| Grimm | Lucinda Jarvis | Episode: "Happily Ever Aftermath" |
| 2012
| Marcy Victor |
| 2012
| Vegas | Carol Reyes | Episode: "Money Plays" |
| 2012
| Imaginary Friend | Brittany | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2013
| Hunt for the Labrynth Killer | Shelby Cook | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2013
| The Arrangement | Melody | Television film (USA) |
| 2013–2019
| Suits | Katrina Bennett |
| 2013
| Nikita | Naomi Ceaver | Episode: "Black Badge" |
| 2014
| Linda | Episode: "The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth" |
| 2014
| Betrayed | Julie | Television film |
| 2015–2018
| Dr. Cassandra Railly | Main role |
| 2016
| Melissa Danson | Recurring role (season 3), six episodes |
| 2018
| Love, Once and Always | Lucy | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2019
| Romance Retreat | Dana Willingham |
| 2020
| MacGyver | Emilia West | Episode: "Right + Wrong + Both + Neither" |
| 2020
| Project Christmas Wish | Lucy | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2021
| One Summer | Lizzie Armstrong | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2022
| NCIS | Kay Barlowe | Episode: "Pledge of Allegiance" |
| 2022
| Marry Go Round | Abby | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2022
| Cora | Episodes: "Y.D.E.K.W.Y.D.", "I.Y.D.I.A.A.C." |
| 2023
| Rose Casey | Recurring role (season 4), 5 episodes |
| 2023
| The Blessing Bracelet | Dawn Spencer | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2024
| Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home | Dr. Rachel Hunt | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2026
| |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TppvS41f7CE One Summer] - The complete film One Summer (2021), with Amanda Schull as Lizzie Armstrong, on YouTube (62,193 views, as of 2024 July 13th)
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Indiana University Bloomington alumni
Category:Actresses from Honolulu