Amber is an actress currently living in Los Angeles and a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre Performance from Northern Arizona University where she studied many different styles and techniques, including musical theatre, opera, Meisner, the Stanislavski Method, and Shakespearean acting. Her capstone role was the cross-dressing Viola in Twelfth Night.
After graduating, she spent a few years with Theatrikos, a theatre company in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she played iconic roles such as Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
Since living in Los Angeles, she has worked with many reputable on-camera and improv coaches including Lesly Kahn, Robert Davanzo, John Rosenfeld, and Annie Grindlay. She has over 5 years improv experience, including The Groundlings. Some of her credits include a large co star role in NBC's Grimm, a recurring role in the new Apple + series, Puppy Place, a co star role in ABC’s The Rookie and in Chris Pratt’s new series, The Terminal List, as well as lead roles in the films Sex Weather and 5 Stages of Grief (coming soon). Look for the cute, pink-haired bartender in the second season of How I Met Your Father on Hulu!
In one review of Sex Weather, Katie Walsh of The Los Angeles Times calls her “a warm and disarming presence on screen” and that she and her costar “bring the heat, sharing a vivid chemistry and willingness to bare the souls of their characters.”
Amber loves to sing and can frequently be seen belting out some Aerosmith or Bonnie Raitt on the karaoke floor, much to her vocal coach’s chagrin. She is perhaps a bit too competitive when it comes to games and takes immense pride in the fact that she can beat Super Mario Bros 3 in 14 minutes. She’s focused, dedicated, and works very hard, but tries to not take herself too seriously, unless of course, she’s playing you in a game of Catan.
“I feel most alive when I am working on my craft. It’s not always easy or fun, and like all important endeavors, I don’t think it should be. What keeps me coming back time after time, through all the rejection and struggle that inevitably comes with this career, is the fact that no matter what the role, I always come out the other side having learned a little more about what it means to be human, and I consider that to be an incredible gift.”