Amanda Donohoe (born June 29, 1962 in London) is an English actress. She first came to attention of the worldwide audience in 1986 when she was cast opposite Oliver Reed as Lucy Irvine in Nicholas Roeg's Castaway. She followed this up with roles in two Ken Russell films Lair of the White Worm, based on a Bram Stoker novel, and The Rainbow, based on a D.H. Lawrence novel. She has constantly worked in film since, and has appeared in several television roles, most notably two seasons of L.A. Law. In 2005 she starred in the title role of Hedda Gabler at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.