Amanda Schull Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Indiana University
• Started dancing at the age of four
• Got her big break when she was cast in the film "Center Stage․"
• Quote: "[On her love of ballet] "Dance, and in particular ballet, is such an interesting dichotomy of discipline and abandonment when done well․ The backbone is the technique, but the ability to be free in your body and move freely is as beautiful as it is cathartic․""
• Quote: "[on acting] "I love unlocking the mysteries with characters and finding out what would be the most intriguing aspect of that character to exist in․ Figuring out a person and getting to be a different person every day, hey that's pretty lucky․""
• Quote: "[on ballet] "It's a finite career․ It's something that you devote your whole life's work to hoping that it happens at that moment and all the stars align ․․․ So you have to appreciate every single moment until it happens․""
• Is a former member of the Corps de Ballet with the San Francisco Ballet