Most Recent Role: Christine "Spike" Nelson Simpson on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthday: 7-31-1970
Birth Name: Amanda Stepto
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthday: 7-31-1970
Birth Name: Amanda Stepto
Amanda played the character of Spike for five seasons on the popular CBC-TV series "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High." She was also the host of the "Degrassi Talks" program on sex. Amanda loved and still does love to play a teenage mother of Emma. She loves to be back on "Degrassi" with Joey, Snake, herself, the "new kids," and all the people she has made friends with over the years of...
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| Father Figure (Episode Clip) Emma has enough of Spikes practice drills. | Watch Video | |
| White Wedding (Episode Clip 2) Spike wants to have an abortion. Emma strongly disagrees and argues... | Watch Video | |
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Most Recent Appearance
We Built This City
Monday 23 June 2008 on CTV
Degrassi's Class of 2007's dance and graduation ceremony is approaching. Liberty has a plan to make the ceremony perfect but events don't go according to plan, which puts Emma and Toby at odds with Liberty.
In 1990, Amanda was nominated in the category Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast for Degrassi Junior High in the Young Artist Awards.
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In 1992, Amanda was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her role in Degrassi Junior High in the Gemini Awards.
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Since she is 5' 2", Amanda sometimes has to wear high shoes to appear taller on Degrassi, because her partner actor, Stefan Brogren is 6' 7" tall.
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Amanda taught English in Japan for a year.
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Amanda and her boyfriend currently reside in Toronto.
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Amanda: I have no urges to explore my biological parents. I am very happy with my adoptive parents.
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Amanda: Cathy Keenan and I ran a jewelry booth together at Lollapalooza. I used to be the Manager for a clothing store named "Shakti", it was located in Toronto's Kensington Market then moved to Guelph, Ontario; Cathy worked there too. I also worked at a furniture store called "Jalan."
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Amanda: The cast would get paid how many lines they had in the script. There was a certain wage for the principal actors, a certain wage for extras, and a certain wage if you only had one line. It was not enough money to buy a house or anything, but when you are a teenager, $100 seems like a million dollars. It was nice to afford small luxuries like clothes and records.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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Canada AM
Herself |
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Christine "Spike" Nelson |
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Degrassi High
Spike |
Degrassi Junior High
Christine "Spike" Nelson |
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Degrassi Talks
Herself |
| Recurring Role |
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Degrassi: The Next Generation
Christine "Spike" Nelson |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
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Canada AM
January 3, 2003 Herself |
Degrassi: School's Out
Degrassi: School's Out Christine 'Spike' Nelson |
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Jonovision
Degrassi Reunion (2) Herself |
ReGenesis
A Spontaneous Moment Leslie McCaine |
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ReGenesis
Dust in the Wind Leslie McCaine |
Strong Medicine
Pilot Mary Vitorelli |
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Degrassi High
Degrassi High is a realistic look at high school life. Lyrics to the theme song: Wake up in the morning, got to shake the feeling. I've gotta face a day at school. What's to be afraid of I... more
Degrassi Junior High
"Degrassi Junior High" was set in Toronto, Canada and focused on the lives of teenage students. The charcters were realisitc and delt with real life issues auch as sex, drugs, dating, pregancy,... more Degrassi Talks
Degrassi Talks was put on after their final movie "School's Out." It had some of the actors from Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and School's Out host this show. Degrassi Talks is a documentary... more
Canada AM is a combination show, featuring news coverage, entertainment, life-style, financial and medical information. The hosts cover the daily news and weather, while also presenting current... more
Degrassi: The Next GenerationFrom Linda Schulyer, creator of "Kids on Degrassi Street", "Degrassi Junior High", "Degrassi High" and "School's Out". The Degrassi series originally aired on CBC in Canada and PBS in the United... more
Degrassi HighDegrassi High is a realistic look at high school life. Lyrics to the theme song: Wake up in the morning, got to shake the feeling. I've gotta face a day at school. What's to be afraid of I... more
Degrassi Junior High"Degrassi Junior High" was set in Toronto, Canada and focused on the lives of teenage students. The charcters were realisitc and delt with real life issues auch as sex, drugs, dating, pregancy,... more Degrassi Talks
Degrassi Talks was put on after their final movie "School's Out." It had some of the actors from Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and School's Out host this show. Degrassi Talks is a documentary... more
