Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks (born June 22, 1981) is an American actress who starred in the 2007 film D-War and in the 2006 film Cut Off. She also had a leading role in the 2005 film River's End. She also starred in The Canyons as Gina.

She is the daughter of disgraced "You Light Up My Life" songwriter Joseph Brooks, from whom she was estranged. In 2013, comments she made in support of her currently incarcerated brother Nicholas made the news.

Filmography + Film roles Year Film Role Notes 2002 Yorick Pagan Initiate #2 2005 River's End Regina Kennedy 2005 Flightplan Irene 2006 Cut Off Patricia Burton 2007 D-War Sarah Daniels also known as Dragon Wars 2008 Stiletto Penny 2008 My Best Friend's Girl Carly 2009 Middletown Sadie Short film 2009 Happy Hour Kathy Short film 2011 Chillerama Hot Newscaster 2013 This Thing with Sarah Sarah 2013 The Canyons Gina 2021 Our Father Cate Short film

+ Television roles Year Film Role Notes 2009 Hellhounds Demetria Television film 2009 General Hospital Mischa 3 episodes 2012 Revenge Young Marion Harper Episode: "Lineage" 2014 The Lottery Brooke Episode: Pilot 2015 Bones Nan Roselick Episode: "The Life in the Light" 2015 Longmire Rebecca Eaves Episode: "Help Wanted" 2016 Mistresses Sharon Tate Episodes: "What Happens in Vegas", "Survival of the Fittest" 2016 Aquarius Sharon Tate Recurring role, 9 episodes 2017 Timeless Claire Gilliam Episode: "Karma Chameleon" 2017 The Magicians Professor Bigby Episode: "Hotel Spa Potions" 2017 Outsiders Dana Miller 4 episodes 2017 The Night Shift Dana Carpenter Episode: "Off The Rails" 2017 Nashville Mackenzie Rhodes 3 episodes 2018 Castle Rock Psychologist Episode: "Harvest" 2018 Christmas Everlasting Daphne Television film 2021 The Birch Julia Campbell Web series; recurring role, 7 episodes 2022 Super Pumped Rachel Whetstone Recurring role, 4 episodes 2024 Chicago Med Shana Lawson Episode: "Forget Me Not" 2024–2025 Dexter: Original Sin Becca Spencer Recurring role