Amanda Duff
Amanda Duff was born on March 6, 1914 in Fresno, California. She was an actress, known for The Devil Commands (1941), Just Around the Corner (1938) and Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939). She was married to Philip Dunne. She died on April 6, 2006 in San Francisco, California. After abandoning her acting career, she turned to photography in the 1940s. Her photographs of American children ended up part of designer Charles Eames and Ray Eames' multi screen presentation at the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959. Amanda was also active in local California politics, the League of Women Voters and the Audubon Society. The Malibu home she shared with husband/screenwriter/director Philip Dunne was a social and political gathering salon for Hollywood's liberal elite for decades, particularly during the Cold War.
The Devil Commands
as Anne BlairA story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.
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The Three Musketeers
as Undetermined RoleA parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart...
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Just Around the Corner
as Lola RamsbyPenny helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The...
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Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Joan CastleIn Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel...
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City of Chance
as Lois Carlyle BlaneTexas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler...
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The Escape
as Juli PeronniAn embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is...
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Hotel for Women
as ReceptionistGuests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.
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