Amanda Duff

Amanda Duff

1914-03-06 – 2006-04-06 (age 92) Fresno - California - USA
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Biography

Amanda Duff was born on March 6, 1914 in Fresno, California. She was an actress, known for The Devil Commands (1941), Just Around the Corner (1938) and Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939). She was married to Philip Dunne. She died on April 6, 2006 in San Francisco, California.

After abandoning her acting career, she turned to photography in the 1940s. Her photographs of American children ended up part of designer Charles Eames and Ray Eames' multi screen presentation at the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959. Amanda was also active in local California politics, the League of Women Voters and the Audubon Society.

The Malibu home she shared with husband/screenwriter/director Philip Dunne was a social and political gathering salon for Hollywood's liberal elite for decades, particularly during the Cold War.

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Known For

Hotel for Women
Hotel for Women

1939

as Receptionist

The Escape
The Escape

1939

as Juli Peronni

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Joan Castle

City of Chance
City of Chance

1940

as Lois Carlyle Blane

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

1939

as Undetermined Role

The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands

1941

as Anne Blair

Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner

1938

as Lola Ramsby