The internet can be very much like rediscovering lost beauties and at times they are the beauties with a heavy heart. Virally a movie clip of the 1982 movie Annie was recently popularized and accumulating more than 2.2 million views. It has a young orphan screaming an anthemic tune in the tune Sandy with viewers on social media observing that she was definitely eating up herself solo.
However behind that large voice and the charming grin was Amanda Peterson a girl who would turn into a teen idol to have a future full of a child star tragedy.
Orphans Dormitory to Cindy Mancini.
Amanda (also known as Mandy Peterson) was an outstanding dancer before being a household name, most prominently in Annie as a dancer whose role was called dancer extras. It would only be a foreshadowing of her ability on screen that would eventually secure her top starring role in the 1987 cult film Can’t Buy Me Love as Cindy Mancini.
Peterson, together with a young Patrick Dempsey, got to be the poster child of the popular girl image. But as her popularity rose she started to disappear in Hollywood and the next decades became a struggle that is just now beginning to be fully realized by the masses.
The Secret Trauma: Heart-Breaking Revealing.
The world was shocked to witness the passing of Amanda in her Greeley, Colorado home in the year 2015, at 43 years old. Although initial word was that she was dealing with an addiction problem, a heartfelt interview on The Doctors created a more tragic trigger to her spiraling.
Her parents Sylvia and Dr James Peterson informed them that Amanda was raped at the age of 15 by a man who was 2 times her age.
Impact on Personality. According to her father her personality seemed to have suffered after the assault with some of the sparkle having faded.
Mental Health: The trauma increased her preexisting problems with bipolar disorder and ADD.
• The Burden of Silence: Her sister, Ann-Marie, has commented that the secret of the assault was an overwhelming burden that Amanda carried within her a long time.
The Final Days and Toxicology Report.
The death of Amanda was said to be the result of an accidental morphine overdose that was officially declared. She had a lethal cocktail in her system according to the toxicology report she received by TMZ that included:
1. Benzodiazepines (Anti anxiety)
2. Opiates (Pain management)
3. Phenothiazines (Anti psychotics)
4. Gabapentin (Six times the normal level).
Her mother explained to Entertainment Tonight that Amanda had a drug problem in her younger days, but she was not high any longer. The tragedy must have been a consequence of self-medication to deal with chronic physical pain and rooted emotional trauma.
A Legacy Beyond the Tragedy.
Even though the conclusion of her story is heart breaking those who had been close to Amanda recall her spirit. Ryan Hartsock the photographer who took her last photoshoot in 2012 remembered her as being a kindhearted, great person who loved to get fan mail.
How to Help: Survivors and Mental Health.
The case of Amanda is a harsh lesson of how mental health requests should not be overlooked.
- Listening. It is important when one of the loved ones requests a therapist.
- Help .Call such organizations as RAINN (1-800-656-HOPE) to assist victims of sexual assault.
- Educate. Learn the symptoms of self medication and bipolar disorder.
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FAQs
Who is the girl on Annie that viral video?
Amanda Peterson one of the orphans in the 1982 movie adaptation of the musical played the role.
Whatever became the Can’t Buy Me Love actress?
Unfortunately Amanda Peterson died in 2015 because of fatal accidental overdose after years of traumas and mental health problems.
Did Patrick Dempsey play with the Amanda Peterson in a movie?
Yes her most popular role that Can’t Buy Me Love came out in 1987 where she played Cindy Mancini.
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