Amanda Jane Cooper (born June 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer who played the role of Glinda in Wicked[1][2] and the guest role of Susan Channing on Jessie.
Cooper grew up in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[3] She played the character of Brooke in Smart People while attending college. She first debuted in New York theatres in BUNKED! A New Musical, and while playing as Glinda at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, she performed for First Lady Michelle Obama.[4] She has previously discussed her struggles with an eating disorder.[5]
She met her husband, Andrew Bell, at church. They had originally planned to get married on April 29, 2020. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns, they had a courthouse wedding on March 18, 2020, and a Zoom ceremony for friends and family on April 4, 2020.[6] Cooper and Bell renewed their vows on September 19, 2021.[7] On November 2, 2023, Cooper publicly announced she was expecting a baby with Bell.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Smart People | Brooke | |
| 2009 | Homecoming | Aleisha | |
| 2013 | Cavemen | Beth | |
| 2020 | First One In | Emily |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lisa Kravitz | Episode: "Malice in Wonderland"[9] |
| 2012 | Glee | Beatrice McClain | Episode: "The New Rachel" |
| 2013 | Bones | Courtney Johnson | Episode: "The Fact in the Fiction" |
| 2013 | Hello Ladies | Red-Headed Girl | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Jessie | Susan Channing | Episode: "Understudied & Overdone"[10] |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Sissy | Episode: "Phallic Victories" |
| 2014 | The Michaels | Lori | Television film |
| 2014 | Selfie | Eyelet | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | A Very Wicked Halloween | — | Television film |
| 2020 | Law & Order: SVU | Sherry Wagner | Episode: "Ballad of Dwight and Irena" |
References
edit- ^ "Amanda Jane Cooper, Justin Keyes, Daniel J. Maldonado Star in Irish Rep's The Streets of New York, Opening December 14". playbill.com.
- ^ "Wicked's Amanda Jane Cooper Will Make Feinstein's/54 Below Debut This Spring". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Jane Cooper". Broadway Buzz. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "About". AJC. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Broadway Star Amanda Jane Cooper Shares Her Story from Struggle to Hope in New I Am Second Film". A. Larry Ross Communications. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Congratulotions! Broadway's Amanda Jane Cooper Ties the Knot in Zoom Ceremony". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "AMANDA JANE COOPER". www.artistsandbeyond.com.
- ^ "Broadway Star Amanda Jane Cooper Shares Her Story from Struggle to Hope in New I Am Second Film". alarryross.co.
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