Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.
[1][2] Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years in Christchurch.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours in Geography from the University of Canterbury, she trained at the Christchurch College of Education and became a high school teacher.
[3][4] Billing was involved in drama throughout her teaching years and has acted in a few amateur stage productions including Cloud Nine and The Country Wife.
She has worked at several schools throughout Auckland teaching Geography, English and Social Studies, most recently at Rangitoto College.