Amanda Duff (March 6, 1914 - April 6, 2006) was an American actress on stage and in films.

Biography

Duff was born in Fresno, California, and grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She went on to study music at

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and later to study piano in New York City.

Early years

She was discovered by the playwright Robert E. Sherwood who cast her in a

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production of '' Tovarich'' (1936). She played Helene DuPont, a daughter of a rich family. Duff's films included '' The Devil Commands'' (1941) and '' Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' (1939). In 1939, she married

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and

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Philip Dunne. They had three daughters.

Later life

After Duff retired from acting, she took up photography. Her work was recognized when the presentation "Glimpses of the USA" at the

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in Moscow in 1959 include some of her photographs of American children. On April 6, 2006, Duff died of cancer in San Francisco, California, at age 92. She was survived by three daughters, a brother, and two grandchildren.

Filmography

* '' Just Around the Corner'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' City of Chance'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940, uncredited) * '' The Devil Commands'' (1941)

References

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* 1914 births 2006 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses People from Fresno, California 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub