Amanda Lovejoy Street
The daughter of actress Rebecca Street, Amanda was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Los Angeles. She attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, with an emphasis in Photography and Literature. She also attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts through the Marymount London Drama Program in London, UK. While living in Olympia Washington, she was in the performance art band The Skirts which toured with the Cha Cha Cabaret and was on the K Record's album. Street has been coaching and teaching Dream Work since 2017. Her first short film, MAGIC BULLET (with Rosemarie DeWitt and Molly Parker) premiered at the Slamdance film festival in 2018. It went on to win Best Narrative Short at Indie Memphis, play at favorite festivals such as Maryland Film Festival and land a spot as a Vimeo Staff Pick. In 2019 she directed the Chk Chk Chk video for their song Ur Paranoid (Warp Records). Street starred in the feature films "How to Cheat" and "Crutch". She received positive reviews for her performance in "How to Cheat", being called a "beguiling newcomer" and "fascinatingly offbeat. She has appeared in numerous plays including Tommy Smith's "Fugue", "Absinthe, Opium and Magic: 1920s Shanghai", and Karl Gajdusek's "Fubar".
Career
Her first short film, "MAGIC BULLET" (with Rosemarie DeWitt and Molly Parker) premiered at the Slamdance film festival in 2018. It went on to win Best Narrative Short at Indie Memphis, play at favorite festivals such as Maryland Film Festival and land a spot as a Vimeo Staff Pick. In 2019 she directed the Chk Chk Chk video for their song Ur Paranoid (Warp Records).