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Amanda Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. She was portrayed by Catherine Oxenberg for two seasons from 1984 to 1986, and then by Karen Cellini for 13 episodes from 1986 to 1987. Eliza Bennett plays Amanda in the CW reboot series Dynasty from 2021 to 2022.
Amanda (Bedford) Carrington (Catherine Oxenberg, 1984–1986; Karen Cellini, 1986–1987 [9] [10] [16]) Amanda is the second daughter (last born of four) of Blake and Alexis, raised in London as Amanda Bedford by Alexis's cousin Rosalind Bedford.
Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty.Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband, Howard Oxenberg (1919–2010).
Few things stay buried for long on Dynasty, be they diamonds, corpses or secret half-children. Enter Eliza Bennett as Amanda Carrington. Bennett, best known as one half of MTV’s gone-too-soon ...
Eliza Bennett became a series regular in season five, portraying Amanda Carrington. In August 2021, Eliza Bennett was cast as Amanda Carrington in a recurring role for season four, to become a series regular in season five. [27] [28] In January 2022, it was reported that Pej Vahdat had been cast as Dex Dexter for season five. [29]
Undoubtedly the most famous Dynasty cliffhanger is the so-called "Moldavian Massacre" which occurs in the May 15, 1985 fifth-season finale. Amanda and Prince Michael's royal wedding is interrupted by terrorists during a military coup in Moldavia, riddling the chapel with bullets and leaving all of the major characters lying seemingly lifeless.
Dynasty ultimately fell to #24 in the United States for the season. [3] [4] During the period between the production of seasons six and seven, Catherine Oxenberg vacated the role of Amanda Carrington, [5] purportedly due to a salary dispute. [5]
The original run of Dynasty ended in May 1989. [4] [5] Dynasty: The Reunion, a miniseries to wrap up storylines left unfinished by the show's cancellation, aired in October 1991. [4] A Dynasty reboot premiered on The CW on October 11, 2017, [6] starring Grant Show as Blake and again focusing on him and his dysfunctional family. [7]