Amanda Walsh

About

Amanda Walsh (born October 3, 1981, in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actress, writer, and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic. She began working as a professional actor at age twelve, attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Quebec, and won a gold medal at the 2000 Improv Games in Quebec as a member of the "8 People" troupe. She hosted or co-hosted several MuchMusic programs including Much Top Tens, Electric Circus, MuchOnDemand, and Fandemonium before leaving in 2004 to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. Walsh is perhaps best known for playing Katie in the unaired pilot of The Big Bang Theory (2006), a role that was ultimately reworked into Penny, played by Kaley Cuoco. Her other notable television credits include a starring role as Jenna Halbert in Sons & Daughters (2006–2007, ABC, 11 episodes), appearances in Smallville, Veronica Mars, NCIS, Grimm,...

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NCISSeries • 2003SmallvilleSeries • 2001CastleSeries • 2009Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003GrimmSeries • 2011Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000Schitt's CreekSeries • 2015Veronica MarsSeries • 2004Are You Afraid of the Dark?Series • 1992Lost GirlSeries • 2010Lessons in ChemistrySeries • 2023Brilliant MindsSeries • 2024How to Die AloneSeries • 2024Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencySeries • 2016Chasing LifeSeries • 2014Pretty Hard CasesSeries • 2021October RoadSeries • 2007DisturbiaMovie • 2007Sex and Death 101Movie • 2007Ghosts of Girlfriends PastMovie • 2009Full of ItMovie • 2007WarGames: The Dead CodeMovie • 2008TreehouseMovie • 2019PoolmanMovie • 2024