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Amanda Burton Biography

Amanda Burton (born 10 October 1956) is a Northern Irish actress, well known for her television roles, including Heather Black in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, Beth Glover in Peak Practice, Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness, Clare Blake in The Commander and Karen Fisher in Waterloo Road.

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I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a lot emotions - you can end up being deeply immersed in gloom.

Emotion, Emotions, Immersed, Pieces, Think, Thinking

It would show hugely if I didn't want to be somewhere. Doing what you want to do can only generate good energy.

Doing What You Want, Energy, Generate, Generations, Hugely

I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.

Beach, Dark, Grateful, Parents, Upbringing, Wandering

It always interests me how obsessed people are about age.

Age, Interests, Obsessed, People

I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that is when I despair.

Despair, Girl, Nothing, People

But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active.

Drama, Person, Probably, School, Secondary, Sitting

No, I always wanted to be an actress.

Actress, Actresses, Wanted

I couldn't imagine a home without animals.

Animal, Animals, Home, Imagine

I have sleepless nights before press days.

Days, Night, Press, Presses, Sleepless, Sleepless Nights

I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.

Fascinated, Like, Locks, People, Think, Thinking

I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people.

Based, Character, Draw, Ideas, Inspiration, Like

Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.

Building Up, Eat, Focus, Gave, Properly, Running

I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.

Duck, Ducks, People, Sitting, Thinking

Whatever I'm doing, I try to give it everything.

Everything, Give, Giving, Trying