Amanda Aday joins The Ricochet Effect to discuss women in the media, her various television and film roles, and her new podcast. She is from Lexington, KY, and is an American actress, and member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) who is best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the HBO series Carnivàle. On May 7, 2024 in the US and on June 11th in the UK, Amanda is guest starring on the TV Series FBI: Most Wanted (S:5; Ep:12).
Born in New York City, Aday is the daughter of singer and actor Meat Loaf and Leslie Aday, and half-sister of singer Pearl Aday. Aday's film roles include Crazy in Alabama, The Mummy And The Armadillo, South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose and The Trials of Cate McCall. In addition to her work on Carnivàle, she has guest starred on the hit TV shows Boston Public, ER, Private Practice, and My Name Is Earl. In 2020, Aday started a cooking channel on YouTube called "All Access Eats". She is married to Lexington artist and musician David "Chill" Napier and together they are the owners of "Happy Spooning" and the producers of a brand new cooking show/ podcast "Cannalachia: Chords, Cuisine and Cannabis in the Heart of Appalachian Culture" that you can listen to at www.cannalachia.com