Amanda Winston-Bynes

Amanda Winston-Bynes
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Born	(1986-11-07)November 7, 1986 Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Other names	One of the Three Amanda Byneses
💼 Occupation	Actress, singer
📆 Years active	1994–present

Amanda Winston-Bynes (November 7, 1986 – December 12, 2019) is an American actress and singer.

Career

1994–2001: Child acting and breakthrough

She start her career as Kate in Gullah Gullah Island from October 24, 1994 to March 7, 2000. She moved to Los Angeles, California.

2002–present: Mainstream film success

Winston-Bynes in Esay A

In 2007, Winston-Bynes starred as Penny Pingleton, a sheltered young girl, in the musical comedy film Hairspray. The film was a critical and commercial success premiering in over 3,000 theaters, the largest debut for any musical film. It went on to become Winston-Bynes's most successful film at the time, and she and the rest of the cast were acclaimed for their performances. She won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2008, among others. She was also featured on the Hairspray soundtrack, which went on to get a Grammy nomination. It was announced Winston-Bynes would reprise her role in Hairspray 2, but the project was canceled. In 2010, she co-starred alongside the then-relatively unknown Emma Stone in the comedy Easy A. She starred as Marianne Bryant, playing a popular and judgmental high-school student. The film was a critical and commercial success, with Stone and Winston-Bynes receiving critical praise for their performances.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Wubbulous Adventures of Blythe Movie	Blythe	Voice role
2007	Hairspray	Penny Pingleton	as Amanda Bynes
	The Wubbulous Adventures of Blythe 2: Beach Party Mummy	Blythe	Voice role
2010	Easy A	Marianne Bryant	as Amanda Bynes

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994–2000	Gullah Gullah Island	Kate	Main role
2001	Surprise!	Blythe
2002–2006	Vellie’s All Grown Up		Voice role
2006–2008	Vellie in College
2008–2011	Vellie in University
2011–present	Vellie

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Without Love"	2007	Zac Efron and Elijah Kelley	Hairspray
"You Can't Stop the Beat"		Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, James Marsden, Taylor Parks and Brittany Snow

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2007	Hollywood Film Festival	Ensemble of the Year	Hairspray	Won
2008	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Acting Ensemble		Won
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Acting Ensemble		Won
	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Ensemble Cast Award		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
2011	MTV Movie Awards	Best Line From a Movie	Easy A	Nominated

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