Amanda Bearse

Amanda Bearse, an American actress, director , and comedian, has a net worth of $16 million. A director, actor and comedian, Amanda Bearse began her career in the soap opera "All My Children" and gained fame for her work on the television show "Married... with Children" in which she also directed several episodes. Bearse was born in Winter Park, Florida in August 1958. Her character, Marcy D'Arcy, on Married...with Children is her most well-known role. She studied with Sanford Meisner at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse. From 1981 to 1984 , she played Amanda Cousins on All My Children. In 1985, she starred in Fright Night. In 1987 Amanda was cast in the Fox sitcom Married...with Children. The show ran from 1987 to 1997. She directed over thirty episodes of the sitcom from 1991 until 1997. Bearse has also directed episodes of Mad TV, Reba, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Ladies Man and Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place. In 2001, she reprised her role of Marcy Rhoades on the television show Nikki. She has also been seen in the series Drop Dead Diva and Anger Management. In 1993, Bearse became the first primetime actress to announce that she was lesbian after she announced her gender identity in Advocate Magazine.