Melinda Culea

Melinda Culea ( born May 5, 1955 in Western Springs, Illinois ) is an American actress. She is married to Peter Markle since 1995.

Career

It is known Melinda Culea mainly for her role as Amy Amanda Allen ( "Triple A") in the television series The A-Team. Culea began as a model in New York before she moved to California to work in the film business. In 1981 she had her first role in the less successful sitcom Dear Teacher. In 1983, she landed the role of Amy in the A-Team. Towards the middle of Season 2 left Culea the series. In 1984 she landed a role in the short-lived Aaron Spelling series glitter. Well-known guest appearances she had, among other things in St. Elsewhere, Family Bonds, Fantasy Iceland, Knots Landing, Star Trek: The Next Generation and The X-Files

The Amy dispute

Melinda Culea had the A-Team likely to leave because of a dispute about the character of Amy, who was going on between her and George Peppard as well as the producers. Melinda Culea was unhappy with the importance of their role. Still in the pilot episode, it seemed as if to be a full member of the team Amy. For Culea this was an extraordinary opportunity ( for the 80s ), a female hero on the side of some Action Roughnecks like George Peppard and Mr. T to play. Over the episodes, the role of Amy, however, was greatly reduced, was still hardly integrated into the plot and served only decoration. The producers, however, are said to have complained that Culea was too " tomboyish ".