Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays (born 6 June 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Theora Jones in the film and television series Max Headroom and as Christina "Tina" McGee in The Flash and reprised her role in the 2014 series of the same name.

Amanda Pays
Pays in 2018
Born (1959-06-06) 6 June 1959
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Spouses
Peter Kohn
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(m. 1984; div. 1987)​
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    (m. 1988)​
    Children4
    Parent(s)Howard Pays (father)
    Jan Miller (mother)
    RelativesMandy Miller (aunt)

    Early life

    Pays was born on 6 June 1959[1] in London, the daughter of actors Jan Miller and Howard Pays.[2][3][4] Her aunt is former child actress Mandy Miller.[5]

    Career

    Pays made her film debut in Oxford Blues (1984) and she played a French nun, Sister Nicole, in Off Limits (1988 film) with Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines and Fred Ward.[6] Pays also had a guest role as Phoebe Green in the episode "Fire" (1993) of The X-Files, in the episode "Cindy Plumb" (2006) of Nip/Tuck, and in the episode "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" (2008) of Psych, opposite her husband Corbin Bernsen.[7][8]

    She also appeared in early 1980s music videos, including those for "Love Shadow" by Fashion and "Smooth Operator" by Sade.

    Pays is an interior designer and hosts Fine Living Network's Breathing Room.[7][9]

    She made her television debut in the dual role of Carla Martin and Christa Bruckner in the 1984 cable film The Cold Room, portrayed Sarah in the 1985 miniseries AD (known as Anno Domini in some releases), and narrated the 1988 documentary Computer Dreams. She also appeared in the low-budget 1987 horror film The Kindred and 1989's Leviathan.[6]

    In 1985 she played Nikki South in the television film Minder on the Orient Express, alongside Dennis Waterman and George Cole.[10]

    Pays was cast in the 2014 The Flash series to play a reimagined version of the character she played in the first series.[11][12]

    Personal life

    From 1984 until her 1987 divorce, Pays was married to Peter Kohn, the son of producer John Kohn and the grandson of producer Sam Jaffe. On 19 November 1988, Pays married American actor Corbin Bernsen, with whom she has four sons. Her mother-in-law was The Young and the Restless actress Jeanne Cooper.[13][14]

    Filmography
    Pays in 2006
    Film
    Year Title Role
    1984 Oxford Blues Lady Victoria Wingate
    1986 The Frog Prince
    1987 The Kindred Melissa Leftridge
    1988 Off Limits Nicole
    1989 Leviathan Elizabeth "Willie" Williams
    1991 A Grande Arte Mariet
    1995 Solitaire for 2 Katie Burrough
    1996 Subterfuge Alex
    1997 Spacejacked Dawn
    2001 Ablaze Jennifer Lewis
    2020 Mary for Mayor Olivia
    2020 Wake Up To Love Claudia Brady
    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1984 The Cold Room Carla Martin/Christa Bruckner
    1985 AD Sarah 5 episodes
    1985 Thirteen at Dinner Geraldine Marsh
    1985 Dempsey and Makepeace Tiffany Grace 1 episode
    1985 Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill Vivienne
    1984 Minder on the Orient Express Nikki South Television film
    1985 Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future Theora Jones Television film
    1987–1988 Max Headroom Theora Jones
    1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Alexandra Greer 1 episode
    1990 Parker Kane Sarah Taylor
    1990–1991 The Flash Christina "Tina" McGee Some episodes were edited into films and released on videocassette as
    • The Flash (1990)
    • The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991)
    • Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)
    1991 Dead on the Money Jennifer Ashford
    1993 Age of Treason Helena
    1993 Sade – Life Promise Pride Love Gangster's Girlfriend (segment "Smooth Operator")
    1993 The X-Files Phoebe Green Episode: "Fire"
    1994 I Know My Son is Alive Katherine Elshant
    1997 Hollywood Confidential Joan Travers
    1996–1998 Thief Takers Anna Dryden
    1999 Vengeance Unlimited Gail Dawson Episode: “Vendetta”
    1999 7th Heaven Emily Grant Episode: “Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is”
    1999 It's Like, You Know... Angela Blendal 1 episode
    1999 Martial Law Dr. Broderick 1 episode
    1999 Any Day Now Helen 1 episode
    2000 Grapevine Paulina 1 episode
    2002 Breathing Room Host
    2002 The Santa Trap Doris Spivak
    2006 Nip/Tuck Interior Designer 1 episode
    2008 Psych Susan B 1 episode
    2014–2016 The Flash Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee 5 episodes
    Video game
    Year Title Role
    1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening Assassin #3

    References
    1. Famous birthdays for June 6. UPI. Accessed 2023-01-01.
    2. "Amanda Pays Biography (1959–)". Film Reference.
    3. Buchanan, Jason, "Howard Pays", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 April 2013
    4. "Howard Pays". Variety. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
    5. Maxford, H. (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
    6. "Amanda Pays". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.
    7. "Amanda Pays - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
    8. "Amanda Pays". www.aveleyman.com.
    9. "Home Made". C Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
    10. "Minder on the Orient Express (1985) - Francis Megahy - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
    11. "Original Flash Actress Amanda Pays To Play Dr. Tina McGee Again In The CW's Flash". Comicbook.com.
    12. "Amanda Pays - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
    13. "Psych TV Show - Watch Psych Online". USA Network. 13 May 2013.
    14. "Fine Living TV". Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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