Born Phyllis Amanda Peterson in Greeley, Colorado on 8 July 1971, Amanda was best known by her fans for her role in the movie ‘Can’t Buy Me Love,’ in which she starred as Cindy Mancini. After many years of success in the show business, she died in July 2015 at the age of 43.
What was the net worth of Amanda Peterson by the time of her death? Amanda is estimated by sources to have had a net worth of $50,000, most of which she acquired in the acting business, starring in a number of movies, TV series and stage productions.
Amanda Peterson Net Worth $50,000
Amanda Peterson was born to Sylvia Peterson and Dr James Peterson as the youngest daughter in a family of three: Rev. Jim Peterson and Ann Marie Peterson. She started her acting career as a child, at the age of seven convincing her mother to let her be cast and make her debut in a stage production of “The Sound of Music” in the University of Northern Colorado. and.at the age of eight she starred in ‘Annie,’ before getting a role in the TV series ‘Boone’ in 1983, but came to international stardom after starring in the film ‘Can’t Buy Me Love,’ in which she worked alongside Patrick Dempsey.
By the time she started her professional career, Amanda had already obtained the status of teen idol, subsequently appearing on many teen magazine covers such as ‘Teen Beat’ and ‘Tiger Beat.’ In 1981, she landed an important role in TV series such as ‘Silver Spoons’ and ‘Father Murphy.’ She played alongside Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix in ‘Explorers’ in 1985. In 1986, she co-starred in a miniseries called ‘A Year in the Life’ as Sunny Sisk, which was the third highest rated in the 1986 to 1987 U.S. TV seasons, and which won her the Young Actress Award. In 1988, she co-starred in the movie ‘The Lawless Land’ and another one, ‘Listen to Me,’ in 1989. By the age of 14, she had also participated in more than 50 TV commercials, four movies and three TV series. Her last appearance on screen was a movie in 1994 called ‘Wind Runner.’ Her involvement on screen proved to be very fruitful as she was paid well to appear in TV series and movies, seeing her net worth increase in a short time.
In her personal life, Amanda Peterson first married Joseph Robert Skutvik, with whom she had two children but later divorced him in April 1999. She moved on and married David Hartley, whom she lived with until her time of death. After she retired and left the entertainment industry, Amanda returned to her home located in Greeley, Colorado, where she decided to resume her education in Middlebury College, University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. When she was 15 years old, Amanda suffered a traumatizing rape, which her family decided to keep out of the public until after her death. On 3 July 2015, she died at her home – an autopsy concluded that she died of an apparent accidental drug overdose.
