The youngest of a very large, very chaotic, and very close-knit Jewish family, Amanda, affectionately known as
"Panda", came of age and into her own in front of the television.
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Born and raised near Washington D.C., Amanda grew up immersed in art, culture, and history. She spent her childhood manufacturing outlandish fables of magical realms, using the nation's capital as a jumping-off point.