Amanda Redington (born January 1962) is a British

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and

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. She has been a presenter for

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such as

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and Sky Channel, during the mid and late 1980s, on GMTV in 1993 and on ''The Warehouse'' on

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. Redington was a member of the music trio called K-Ram (their only hit was ''Menage à trois'' in 1984) and she took part in

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. She married Dutch singer

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in 1990, they divorced in 1994. She has acted on the

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in ''Wife Begins at 40'', playing Linda Harper; in ''Bedside Manners'' as Sally; in ''

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'' as the Wicked Queen; and in ''

Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Cole ...

'' as the fairy. Redington played the title role in ''

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'' at the Lewisham Theatre; she also played Jack in ''Jack and the Beanstalk''; and she played Sandy in '' Grease'' at the

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. Her

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roles include Miss February in ''

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'' (

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); Dorothy Rosenbaum in ''

Flodders in America ''Flodders in America'' ( nl, Flodder in Amerika!), released in Quebec as ''Les Lavigueur Redéménagent'', is a 1992 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas. The film is the sequel of the successful film ''Flodder'' from 1986. It was filmed on l ...

'' (

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); and Mandy in ''

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'' (

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). Amanda Redington has also appeared in numerous TV

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, including those for

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, Hamlet Cigars,

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, and

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References

External links

Amanda Redington at BFI Film & TV Database
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