1. Amanda was named after a character, Amanda Prynne, that her mother, Tammy Grimes, played in Noel Coward's Private Lives on Broadway in NYC. Her parents had considered naming her Michael Amanda, after her godmother, actress Michael Learned, but thought she might not like the name Michael, and Amanda has never used her middle name, Michael..

2. Amanda trained horses as a teenager and wanted to be a jockey, she recommends grey horses as a handicapping tip.

3. She is the favorite actress of Christina Ricci (Wednesday of The Addams Family), and her acting is admired by Alicia Silverstone, Kate Mulgrew, Alan Arkin, Fairuza Balk (her friend) and Michael Weiss. Her extraordinary voice amazed Bronson Pinchot.

4. During her 'lean years' in New York City, she survived by telling stories to strangers in Times Square, and even requested food from some of them at fast food restaurants.

5. During the 1980's, she tried to produce plays in New York, but was told by producers "It's marvelous writing but no one will want to see it." She has tried to raise funding for a film about Emily Dickinson.

6. She described watching the film 'The Black Narcissus' by Michael Powell as "a devine experience". Her favorite acting job on stage was in 'A Taste of Honey', and enjoyed playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet..

7. Amanda had a crush on her costar, Peter O'Toole, and dated him for 6 months, when they acted together in Pygmalion on Broadway, and she described him as "a weathered castle in ruins. Oh the shapes of Peter, he makes life a desire".

8. Amanda keeps her acting price low because "I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of.....But I'm a very unbusinesslike person.....I'm not everyone's cup of tea."

9. In 1996, Amanda was still driving a 1979 Volvo, but in 1992 she didn't even have a car, just walked or took cabs or rode with friends.

10. Amanda's movie, Under the Piano was the highest-rated CBC film of the 1995-96 season in Canada.

11. Amanda, with her parents, Christopher and Tammy, make up the only family to all have won Tony Awards.

12. There are at least four Amanda Plummers in phone books around the country, in CT., NY, SD and OR, but none of them are the actress.

13. The official mailing address for Amanda is 49 Wampum Hill Rd., Weston, CT. 06883 (Her father's home address- don't expect any response).

14. Amanda's publicist was Lori Jonas of Jonas Public Relations, 240 26th St., #3, Santa Monica, CA. 90210-0402, and her Manager is Alan Somers of Somers, Teitelbaum, David, 1925 Century Part East #2320, L.A., Ca. 90067.

Note: Trivia facts were researched by Glenn Abernathy and Claire Dixon