Amanda Fix is the ultimate survivor in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

      Summer camp has been a significant stepping stone for Amanda Fix.

      The actress was first discovered by her initial talent agent at a children's performance camp, and now she holds a leading role in her most cherished project to date: Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, where she portrays the youth of Gillian Anderson’s character. Additionally, she has just been cast as the young Lorraine Warren in the upcoming prequel The Conjuring: First Communion, where she'll depict Vera Farmiga’s character at the onset of her career as a paranormal investigator.

      “My specialty is playing the younger version of another great actress,” she quips. Five years ago, she gained attention for her role as the child version of Lola Kirk’s main character in the indie drama Broken Diamonds, and subsequently, she played the younger version of Riley Keough’s lead in Daisy Jones & The Six.

      In this latest project, Fix portrays young Billy in a cleverly meta slasher film, Camp Miasma. The plot follows Hannah Einbinder’s character, an aspiring filmmaker, as she attempts to persuade Anderson’s older version of Billy, now a recluse, to assist in rebooting the film.

      “I just wish I could have been there longer,” Fix reflects. “I shot my part for one week, kind of in the middle of production, and the crew was already in a rhythm. It felt like we created a little short film within the larger story, and it was such a fun experience.”

      The 24-year-old Canadian actress labels her time working on Schoenbrun’s film as her “absolute favorite” to date.

      “Jane is just a dream director to collaborate with,” she shares. “Working with a writer-director is especially rewarding because you know they're deeply passionate, and they have all the answers to your questions. That makes for such a fruitful collaboration, which I look forward to more of.”

      Amanda Fix discovered her passion for acting while growing up in the small town of North Delta, just outside of Vancouver.

      “I enjoyed performing for my family, and I think they recognized how much I loved it. It wasn't until I began participating in theater during elementary school and high school that I realized, ‘Okay, this is the only thing I want to do,’” she says. “I never seriously considered anything else.”

      At 14, she joined an acting camp with few expectations beyond learning some fundamentals, like improv and audition techniques. However, to her surprise, the camp recorded a demo audition and submitted it to agencies in the area.

      “Then the camp received feedback from the agencies,” she recalls. “I have no idea what they saw in me, but something caught their attention.”

      After securing her first agent, she began auditioning throughout high school.

      “There were times I would skip my last class to drive into the city for auditions,” she remembers. This persistence led to her booking Broken Diamonds in the same month she was set to graduate.

      A few years later, she earned a lead role in North of Normal, a Canadian adaptation of Cea Sunrise Person’s coming-of-age memoir about her unconventional childhood in the wilderness.

      “That project was really pivotal for me. I met some truly amazing people,” she notes, including co-star Sarah Gadon, who Fix considers a great mentor and friend.

      “That was the first time I ever, in a sense, led a cast — although I didn’t feel that way because I was still the newcomer,” she explains. “I leaned on everyone else, but it created such a wonderful environment, and working alongside accomplished actors like Robert Carlyle and Sarah was a fantastic opportunity. Observing how they operate on set early in my career was invaluable.”

      Her inspirations include Julianna Moore, Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, and Leonardo DiCaprio—actors she admires not only for their performances but also for their approach to their craft.

      “I admire the way they discuss their work and the craft,” she expresses. “I still have much to learn, but I greatly respect how they maintain a balance and have a life outside of acting.”

      “As a young, ambitious actor, I feel you must fully invest yourself. Observing them reminds me that neglecting your life outside of work can impact your performance.”

      “It’s not about the glamour,” she continues. “When portraying someone, it’s important to play it authentically, rather than the Hollywood ideal of it. This industry can be superficial and often critics, especially toward women, are harsh, so I aspire to follow in the footsteps of these incredible actors.”

      Fix’s future appears particularly promising due to her sensitive, committed performance in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. A pivotal moment involves a sex scene in the film-within-a-film that is intricately layered with subtext. Without revealing specifics, Schoenbrun’s general guidance was to “let it happen.”

      “It was wonderful to have that direction, as I felt prepared on set, allowing me to