Can't Buy Me Love Actress Amanda Peterson Dies at 43

Amanda Peterson, best known for playing Patrick Dempsey's love interest in the 1987 flick Can't Buy Me Love, has died at age 43.

A cause of death has not been confirmed, but Peterson's father tells TMZ that "she had some illness and a sleep apnea problem that may have contributed." He said that the family hadn't heard from Amanda since July 3 and became concerned. Her body was discovered in her home on July 5.

Peterson's television work included NBC's A Year in the Life and recurring on the early-1990s drama Jack's Place. She also made appearances on Silver Spoons and Doogie Howser, M.D.

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Peterson left the entertainment industry in 1994 and had been living in Colorado.