Amanda Setton (born December 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role as Penelope Shafai on

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's teen drama ''

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'' (2008–2012), for her role as Kimberly Andrews on the

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soap opera '' One Life to Live'' (2009–2011) and as

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on the

soap opera '' General Hospital''. She made her

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debut in the comedy play ''

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'' in late 2011 and was on the first half of season one of the

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comedy ''

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''.

Early life

Setton was born in

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and grew up in

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, where she was vice president of her high school's theater club. She is Jewish and is of both

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( Syrian-Jewish) and

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(

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) descent. Setton majored in drama at

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, where she graduated in 2007. In her junior year she studied abroad in

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, Spain in an

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program. Setton completed a comprehensive, two-year

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program at The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca under the instruction of Eliza VanCort.

Career

Setton played Penelope Shafai on the teen drama ''

'' from 2008 to 2012. She made her debut on the

soap opera '' One Life to Live'' as Kimberly Andrews on August 14, 2009. Setton also had small roles in the 2008 films ''

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'' and ''

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''. The website ''Daytime Confidential'' reported on February 21, 2010, that Setton had taped her last episode as Kim on ''One Life to Live'' despite being offered a contract and a pay increase. Setton returned to ''Gossip Girl'' in 2010. It was announced on June 22, 2011, that Setton would be returning to ''One Life to Live'' as Kimberly Andrews in August 2011. On July 11, 2012, Setton was cast as a series regular on the

comedy series ''

'', playing the role of Shauna Dicanio. However, it was reported on November 20, 2012, that her character would be written out of the show. Setton had a guest role on the pilot episode of the CBS crime drama series '' Golden Boy'', which premiered February 26, 2013, the same day that Setton was cast in the CBS sitcom ''

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''. She portrayed Dr. Mindy Shaw during the fifth season of '' Hawaii Five-0''. In 2019, she was cast in the role of

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on '' General Hospital''.

Personal life

Setton is married, and the couple has three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Setton, Amanda 1985 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American film actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Ithaca College alumni American people of Austrian-Jewish descent American people of Syrian-Jewish descent Jewish American actresses American Ashkenazi Jews American Sephardic Jews American Mizrahi Jews Living people 21st-century American Jews