Margarita Levieva played the role of Amanda Clarke in the ABC drama series Revenge from 2011 to 2015. Amanda Clarke was introduced as the childhood friend of Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), who was actually Emily’s real identity, Amanda Clarke.
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The real Emily Thorne had been posing as Amanda Clarke to infiltrate the Hamptons and get revenge on the Grayson family for framing her father. In season 1, it’s revealed that the Amanda Clarke who had been living in the Hamptons was actually the real Amanda Clarke, not Emily Thorne.
The two Amandas had switched identities as children and lost touch over the years. Amanda develops a romantic relationship with Jack Porter (Nick Wechsler), Emily’s childhood friend and love interest. This complicates Emily’s plans as she cares for both Jack and Amanda.
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In her first appearance, Amanda kills Frank Stevens (Max Martini), a former Grayson employee, with a tire iron to protect Emily’s secret identity.
In season 2, episode 14 titled “Sacrifice”, Amanda makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Emily and Jack. She is gravely wounded in an explosion while fighting off Nate Ryan (Michael Trucco) and dies in Emily’s arms after making her promise to look after Jack and their son Carl.
Margarita Levieva knew her character would die from the beginning of the season and described the final scene as “difficult and draining.”
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