Amanda Setton | |
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Born | December 16, 1985 |
Years active | 2007-present |
Amanda Setton (born December 16[1] 1985) is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Penelope Shafai in the teen Gossip Girl (2007–2009, 2010) and for her role as Kimberly Andrews on One Life to Live (2009–2010, 2011–present). She is currently appearing in Love, Loss, and What I Wore.[2]
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Setton grew up in Great Neck, New York where she was president of her high school’s theater club.[3] Setton was born in New York and graduated from Ithaca College. In her junior year she studied abroad in Barcelona Spain in an IES program. Amanda completed a comprehensive 2 year Meisner Technique program at The Actors Workshop of Ithaca[4] under the instruction of Eliza VanCort.[5]
Setton played Penelope Shafai in the teen drama Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2009. She began playing Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on August 14, 2009.[6][7] Setton has also had small roles in the 2008 films Sex and the City and What Happens in Vegas. It was announced on February 21, 2010 on the website www.daytimeconfidential.com that Setton had taped her last episode as Kim on "One Life to Live" despite being offered a contract and pay increase from the daytime series. Setton is reportedly moving to Los Angeles where she will audition for pilot season. It is unclear whetherOne Life to Live will be recasting the role of Kimberly Andrews at a later date. Setton returned to Gossip Girl in 2010. It was announced on June 22, 2011 that Setton would be returning to "One Life to Live" as Kimberly Andrews on August 22, 2011.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2009–2010; 2011 | One Life to Live | Kimberly Andrews | August 14, 2009 - April 2, 2010; August 22, 2011-present |
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Hot Woman | |
Sex and the City | Slapping girl | ||
All the World's a Stage | Director's Asst | ||
2007–2009 and 2010–present | Gossip Girl | Penelope Shafai | 2007–2009 and 2010–present (season 1-2, 4-) |
2009 | Mercy Hospital | Barb | single episode |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Sylvia | single episode |