Amanda Jelks
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Amanda Renee Jelks is an American actress. She was born in Hammond, Louisiana to Rodney Jelks, Sr and Melissa Miller.
Amanda started feeling the desire to act when she was 10 years old. She started out in several community plays including the lead role in You Can't Take It With You at the Hammond Regional Arts Center. In 2005, she was awarded a scholarship to attend New Orleans Center for Creative Art (NOCCA). After graduating from Hammond Highschool, she attended the University of New Orleans, where she was an education major until hurricane Katrina. In 2007, Amanda worked on Cabin Fever 2 filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina
as Frederika. Afterwards, she stayed in New Orleans for 4 months working as a Personal Assistant on Glory at Sea. Currently, she is living in Atlanta, Georgia
studying character acting with Gaylord Parsons. In October 2011, she began filming a new drama, Untouched
, in Savannah, Georgia
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Amanda started feeling the desire to act when she was 10 years old. She started out in several community plays including the lead role in You Can't Take It With You at the Hammond Regional Arts Center. In 2005, she was awarded a scholarship to attend New Orleans Center for Creative Art (NOCCA). After graduating from Hammond Highschool, she attended the University of New Orleans, where she was an education major until hurricane Katrina. In 2007, Amanda worked on Cabin Fever 2 filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
as Frederika. Afterwards, she stayed in New Orleans for 4 months working as a Personal Assistant on Glory at Sea. Currently, she is living in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
studying character acting with Gaylord Parsons. In October 2011, she began filming a new drama, Untouched
Untouched
Untouched may refer to* "Untouched" , an episode of the television series Angel* "Untouched" , a 2007 song by The Veronicas* a type of pirated movie release; see Pirated movie release types#Release formats...
, in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
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