Amanda Aday


Amanda Lee Aday is an American actress. Is best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the 2003–2005 HBO series Carnivàle.

Early life and family

Born in New York City, Aday is the daughter of singer and actor Meat Loaf and Leslie Aday, and sister of singer Pearl Aday. She attended Stagedoor Manor, a summer theatre/dance camp in the Catskill Mountains in the Appalachians, from 1990 through 1996, and then graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, a private school located in Idyllwild. She then majored in theatre at the California Institute of the Arts, a private university located in Valencia.

Acting career

Amanda's film roles include Crazy in Alabama, The Mummy An' The Armadillo, South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose and The Trials of Cate McCall. In addition to her work on Carnivàle, she has guest starred on the hit TV shows Boston Public, ER, Private Practice, and My Name Is Earl.

Filmography