celebforum - Amanda Setton

Amanda Setton (born December 16 1985) is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Penelope Shafai in Gossip Girl (2007–2009, 2010) and for her role as Kimberly Andrews on One Life to Live (2009–2010, 2011–present). She is currently appearing in Love, Loss, and What I Wore.

Setton grew up in Great Neck, New York where she was president of her high school’s theater club. Setton was born in New York and graduated from Ithaca College. In her junior year she studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in an IES program. Amanda completed a comprehensive 2 year Meisner Technique program at The Actors Workshop of Ithaca under the instruction of Eliza VanCort. She currently dates Ryan Lynn another actor that was in TV shows such as White Collar.

Setton played Penelope Shafai in the teen drama Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2009. She began playing Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on August 14, 2009. Setton has also had small roles in the 2008 films Sex and the City and What Happens in Vegas. It was announced on February 21, 2010 on the website www.daytimeconfidential.com that Setton had taped her last episode as Kim on "One Life to Live" despite being offered a contract and pay increase from the daytime series. Setton is reportedly moving to Los Angeles where she will audition for pilot season. It is unclear whether One Life to Live will be recasting the role of Kimberly Andrews at a later date. Setton returned to Gossip Girl in 2010. It was announced on June 22, 2011 that Setton would be returning to "One Life to Live" as Kimberly Andrews on August 22, 2011.