Jaclyn Michelle Betham (born July 4, 1986) is an American actress and
ballet dancer. She is best known for her role as Amanda Cryer on the
television series The Haves and the Have Nots.Betham was born to
parents of Samoan, Irish, German, English, Spanish, Mexican, and
Portuguese descent. As a child, Betham was a gymnast before she began
ballet dancing at age 12. She trained with Ballet San Jose before
receiving a full scholarship into the Houston Ballet at age 15. Betham
went on to perform with Ballet San Jose, Anaheim Ballet, Opera San
Jose, and the San Francisco Opera. She won a gold medal at Grand Prix
Italia when she was 18.After three years performing with Houston
Ballet, Betham worked as an instructor for Ballet San Jose before
moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Her first acting role was
playing a kidnapped girl on America's Most Wanted. She starred in the
popular 2012 short Quiet, a film based on the true story of a lesbian
couple caught in a medical nightmare. In 2013, Betham's first major
acting role came when she was cast as Amanda Cryer in the Tyler Perry
television series The Haves and the Have Nots.Betham teaches ballet
and is the founder of a nonprofit organization called Betham Ballet
Theatre.
ballet dancer. She is best known for her role as Amanda Cryer on the
television series The Haves and the Have Nots.Betham was born to
parents of Samoan, Irish, German, English, Spanish, Mexican, and
Portuguese descent. As a child, Betham was a gymnast before she began
ballet dancing at age 12. She trained with Ballet San Jose before
receiving a full scholarship into the Houston Ballet at age 15. Betham
went on to perform with Ballet San Jose, Anaheim Ballet, Opera San
Jose, and the San Francisco Opera. She won a gold medal at Grand Prix
Italia when she was 18.After three years performing with Houston
Ballet, Betham worked as an instructor for Ballet San Jose before
moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Her first acting role was
playing a kidnapped girl on America's Most Wanted. She starred in the
popular 2012 short Quiet, a film based on the true story of a lesbian
couple caught in a medical nightmare. In 2013, Betham's first major
acting role came when she was cast as Amanda Cryer in the Tyler Perry
television series The Haves and the Have Nots.Betham teaches ballet
and is the founder of a nonprofit organization called Betham Ballet
Theatre.
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