Amanda Burton


Parkinson, Burton and Grant in 2001

Amanda Burton (born January 8, 1957) is an actress from Northern Ireland best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness (from 1996). She left the series in 2004, saying that she did not want "to be forever associated with it".

Burton was born in Ballougry, Co. Derry, a Protestant area of Northern Ireland, as the youngest of four daughters of a primary school headmaster. Some of her notable television appearances include Brookside (1982-86) and Peak Practice (1993-95). After Silent Witness, Burton also took on the role of Prosecutor Helen West in a series based on Frances Fyfield's novels. She also played Aunt Polly in a 2003 remake of Pollyanna.

Amanda Burton's first marriage was to Jonathan Hartley (1977-1982). Since 1989 she has been married to photographer Sven Arnstein. The couple have two children -- Phoebe (born 1989) and Brid (born 1991) -- and live in London.


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The couple have two children -- Phoebe (born 1989) and Brid (born 1991) -- and live in London. She is a spokeswoman of the American Diabetes Association, travelling around the United States to raise awareness about the disease. Amanda Burton's first marriage was to Jonathan Hartley (1977-1982). Since 1989 she has been married to photographer Sven Arnstein. Della Reese announced, at the Larry King show in 2002, that she suffers from Type-2 Diabetes. She also played Aunt Polly in a 2003 remake of Pollyanna. She has had a number of other acting jobs since that series began. After Silent Witness, Burton also took on the role of Prosecutor Helen West in a series based on Frances Fyfield's novels. Her participation in this series has given her popularity among the younger audiences as well.

Some of her notable television appearances include Brookside (1982-86) and Peak Practice (1993-95). In 1994, she began participating in the television hit Touched by an Angel, where she plays Tess. Derry, a Protestant area of Northern Ireland, as the youngest of four daughters of a primary school headmaster. In 1989, she starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Robin Givens in the Harlem Nights movie, playing Vera. Burton was born in Ballougry, Co. Reese did voice overs from 1988 to 1991 in the A Pup Named Scooby Doo television cartoon. She left the series in 2004, saying that she did not want "to be forever associated with it". In 1979, she played Ms. Lydia Branch in the critically acclaimed series Roots: The Next Generations.

Amanda Burton (born January 8, 1957) is an actress from Northern Ireland best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness (from 1996). where she played Della Rogers from 1976 to 1978.
Parkinson, Burton and Grant in 2001. Four more acting jobs preceded her participation in Chico and the Man. In 1973, she had her first acting experience, in The Voyage of the Yes, as Opal. In 1969, she was given her first shot at television stardom, when she starred on the Della show, hosting the program.

In 1987, she was nominated for an Emmy as a gospel singer. In 1983, she married Thomas Lett Jr., to whom she is still married. She later forned a band named Meditation Singers. She would later join famous gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

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