Amanda Peterson, star of Can't Buy Me Love, dies aged 43. Actor was 16 when she starred opposite Patrick Dempsey as an attractive high school student who agrees to feign a relationship with a local 'nerd' for $1,000.
The death of Amanda Peterson, best known for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy “Can't Buy Me Love,” was the result of an accidental morphine overdose. The autopsy and toxicology report released Wednesday by the
The actor's father said in the wake of his daughter's death that she suffered from health issues including sleep apnea, pneumonia and sinusitis. Peterson retired from acting more than two decades ago at the age of 23; her final screen credit was the
The actor's father said in the wake of his daughter's death that she suffered from health issues including sleep apnea, pneumonia and sinusitis. Peterson retired from acting more than two decades ago at the age of 23; her final screen credit was the
The report stated that she was ''naive to opiates'' and also had recently taken marijuana and morphine medication. Amanda's father previously told TMZ her family became worried when they didn't hear from her for two days. He added: ''She had some