# Karen Cellini

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{{short description|American actress (born 1958)}}
'''Karen Cellini''' (born May 13, 1958, in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania)), is an American multidisciplinary live performance artist, producer, writer, and activist. As an actress, she is known for portraying [Amanda Carrington](/source/Amanda_Carrington) in [season seven](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series%2C_season_7)) of the 1980s [prime time](/source/prime_time) drama ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))'' in 1986.

==Career==
Cellini played Amanda Carrington in the 1980s prime time drama ''Dynasty'' in 1986, succeeding [Catherine Oxenberg](/source/Catherine_Oxenberg) in the role. She originally auditioned for the role of [Channing Carter](/source/Channing_Carter) in season two of ''[The Colbys](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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]

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Category:American television actresses
Category:21st-century American women

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