Mandy Ingber (born January 11, 1968
), sometimes credited as Amanda Ingber, is a
yoga
Yoga (UK: , US: ; 'yoga' ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various salvation goals, as pra ...
instructor and a former actress.
Before yoga, Ingber became an
indoor cycling
Indoor cycling, often called spinning, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity (race days) and recovery, and involves using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a c ...
instructor at the age of 28.
Early life
Ingber was born to a Jewish family, an American born father and a German born mother.
In her childhood, she was introduced to yoga by her father in 1975.
As a yoga instructor, she has produced instructional training DVDs such as ''Yogalosophy''.
Fitness
She is a New York Times best selling author, having written ''Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover'' and ''Yogalosophy for Inner Strength.'' Ingber has taught yoga to celebrities such as
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Scr ...
,
Ricki Lake
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,
Brooke Shields
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,
Woody Harrelson
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and
Helen Hunt
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Hunt rose to fame portraying newlywed Jamie Buchman in the sitcom '' Mad Abou ...
.
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Acting career
Ingber began her career as an actress in the original company of Neil Simon's Tony-award winning play ''Brighton Beach Memoirs
''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The play is a coming-of-age comedy focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager from a Polish immigrant family. It is set in September 1937 in ...
'' and has played roles in television series, including being Annie Tortelli, wife of the eldest son of Carla
Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man".
People
Notable people with the name include:
* Carla Lazzari (born 2005), French singer and former member of the children's mus ...
, on the television sitcom ''Cheers
''Cheers'' is an American television sitcom, created by Glen and Les Charles, Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/C ...
'' and its short-lived spin-off ''The Tortellis
''The Tortellis'' is an American sitcom television series and the first spin-off of ''Cheers'', starring Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem. It aired on NBC from January 22 to May 12, 1987.
Synopsis
Hedaya and Kasem had appeared on ''Cheers'' on severa ...
''. She also played Robin, Baby's cousin, in the 1988 television series adaptation of the film ''Dirty Dancing
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''.Charles in Charge
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'' and Polly Goldenberg-Cohen in the 1989 cult classic ''Teen Witch
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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External links
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Living people
American television actresses
20th-century American actresses
American yoga teachers
21st-century American women
1968 births