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I enjoyed acting growing up I did musical theater. I had a secret desire to be a television and movie actress, but it wasn't something I admitted to myself that I wanted to do, I guess.
Amanda Schull
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Amanda Schull
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 26
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