After abandoning her acting career, she turned to photography in the 1940s and her photographs of American children ended up part of designer Charles Eames and Ray Eames' multi screen presentation at the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959. Amanda was also active in local California politics, the League of Women Voters and the Audubon Society.
Discovered by playwright Robert E. Sherwood who cast her as the young ingénue lead in "Tovarich" on Broadway in 1936.
Had three daughters: Miranda Dunne, Phillipa Dunne and Jessica Dunne.
Raised in Santa Barbara and studied music at Mills College in Oakland, California.
Sister-in-law of Finley Peter Dunne.
The Malibu home she shared with husband/screenwriter/director Philip Dunne was a social and political gathering post for Hollywood's liberal elite for decades, particularly during the Cold War.