March 3, 2004 Hollywood, California.
Amanda has to be one of the most beautiful and talented young actors to rise as a new star in Hollywood of late. Her cherubic face, quirky sense of humor and newly blossoming womanly good looks make her the center of attention for the media and her fans alike. Born March 3, 1986 in Thousand Oaks, California, Amanda wows the crowds with her long dark blonde hair, green eyes and long legs right from the start. Her voice can be soft and sweet, but she can be loud too. She can mimic a number of different accents and voices with ease, on a whim... and when she lets loose one of her dazzling smiles, the whole world pauses to take a breath. She usually dresses casually and sensibly, but can carry high fashion well too with her classic looks and malleable manner. Her wardrobe itself conveys her having a healthy dose of common sense and intelligence, with a hint of conservatism and the casual knowledge that she's attractive and sexy...so she doesn't have to go out of her way to show it off (too often).
I first met Amanda at her 18th birthday party, at a friends house in Beverly Hills. I arrived with a few friends from work (I worked for Tim Burton in his Hollywood Photography Studio at the time) and we pulled up to the party in a bright yellow Hum Vee. We were fashionably late, so the party was already rockin' pretty good when we went in the front door. The house, overlooking the lights of L.A. from the top of the ridge, is large and modern. There's glass everywhere and the floor plan is very open and airy. The second floor with the bedrooms opened to the main floor with a balcony overlooking the entrance and living room area. A flight of wide stairs with orange carpet curved up the left hand side, and all eyes were glued to those stairs. You see, Amanda had just been upstairs getting changed into something more comfortable, and was now coming down the stairs in a one piece silvery white gown that was so sheer, it left nothing to the imagination. You might have seen it in photo's, as she'd worn the same thing to the premier of "The Pirate's of the Caribbean".
Amanda looked down on us as we came in the door with her characteristic huge grin, then says, "Oh, hi! I remember you..." as she's looking right at me.
My heart skips a beat, as I'm looking back up at her. "Hi Amanda, I don't think we've met..." I stammer. "I'm from Burton's Studio, one of the photographers."
Amanda has a puzzled look for an instant, then laughs, "Oh, I remember now. I was in the studio the other day and peeked in on you while you were shooting Alyssa, Holly, and Rose for their new Charmed promo." Again she hits me with that smile. "I wanted to meet you then, but you were busy..."
So, okay, I'm totally speechless now. She wanted to meet me? Huh? When I get my breath back, she's standing in front of me at the foot of the stairs. "Oh, okay, well I'm here now..." I manage.
She punches me on the arm, hard. "I know, silly..." she says and takes me hand, leading me through the house to the back door and the pool.
All around us I can hear people whispering, "Who is he?"
Amanda and I walk out onto the pool deck, already crowded with guests and getting more so as the guest who were in the house follow us out. A band is playing in the corner, and the pool lights are shimmering over us and making Amanda look like an angel in glowing white.