 amanda donohoe (born 29 june 1962) is an english film and television actress. she is known for her 1980s relationship with popstar adam ant and her later work on television&nbsp;â including l.a. law and emmerdale&nbsp;â and her roles in successful films including universal's liar, liar. ==early life== donohoe was born in london, the daughter of joanna and ted donohoe, antique dealers. she has an older sister, cordelia. she attended the francis holland school and also the central school of speech and drama. she is of irish, russian and swiss ancestry. ==career== in 1981, donohoe appeared in the music videos for the songs "antmusic" and "stand & deliver" by adam and the ants. she came to the attention of worldwide audiences in 1986, when she was cast opposite oliver reed as lucy irvine in nicolas roeg's castaway. she followed this up with roles in two ken russell films the lair of the white worm, based on a bram stoker novel, and the rainbow, based on a d.h. lawrence novel. another major film role for her was liar, liar (1997) opposite jim carrey. in february 1991, donohoe took part in the first of the so-called "lesbian kiss episodes" on american television when her character c.j. lamb on l.a. law kissed abbie perkins, played by michele greene. donohoe appeared in l.a. law for two seasons. some of her other television roles include murder city, bad girls and a guest appearance in ally mcbeal. donohoe joined the cast of itv soap opera emmerdale at the beginning of 2009 as businesswoman natasha wylde. on 25 july 2010 it was announced that donohoe would be leaving emmerdale later in the year. her last screen date was 24 november 2010.{{cite web|url= http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/146003/emmerdale-s-amanda-donohoe-to-quit-t
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