Karen Cellini

{{short description|American actress (born 1958)}} '''Karen Cellini''' (born May 13, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American multidisciplinary live performance artist, producer, writer, and activist. As an actress, she is known for portraying Amanda Carrington in season seven of the 1980s prime time drama ''Dynasty'' in 1986.

==Career== Cellini played Amanda Carrington in the 1980s prime time drama ''Dynasty'' in 1986, succeeding Catherine Oxenberg in the role. She originally auditioned for the role of Channing Carter in season two of ''The Colbys'' before being offered the role of Amanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GW8wAAAAIBAJ&pg=4359,922793|title=Landing role on ''Dynasty'' took sales job|work=Rome News-Tribune|first=Jerry|last=Buck|via=news.google.com|date=August 5, 1986|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> Amanda was written out of the series after 13 episodes featuring Cellini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_7QfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3054,1091659|title=Ranching focus of show|first=Faye|last=Zuckerman|work=The Gadsden Times|via=news.google.com|date=January 7, 1987|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, Cellini starred as Liz Mason in the horror film ''Seriously Twisted''.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

==Personal life== Cellini has a twin sister named Kate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZCMrAAAAIBAJ&pg=4017,258887|title=Times Daily - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0148159|name=Karen Cellini}} * [https://thefemaleplaywrightproject.com/2015/06/30/playwright-karen-cellini-2/ Profile at The Female Playwright Project]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cellini, Karen}} Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:American twins Category:American television actresses Category:21st-century American women