The tragic downfall of an 80s icon: Mugshots chart the decline of Can't Buy Me Love actress Amanda Peterson before she was found dead in her apartment aged 43

Mugshots of teen star Amanda Peterson reveal the sad downfall of the former Hollywood star in the years before her death.

Peterson was arrested four times between 2000 and 2012, most recently for DUI and possession of narcotic equipment under the name Priscilla Peterson in 2012.

The other arrests were in 2000, 2003, and 2005. 

She looks dazed and even bruised in the mugshots, and her mother has admitted that Peterson did have a drug problem at one point, but that she had been clean for years.

Sad downfall: Amanda Peterson was arrested four times between 2000 and 2012. Pictured left in 2000 and right in 2003

Peterson spent nearly three months in prison following her arrest in 2005, pictured left. Most recently she was arrested in 2012, pictured right, for a DUI and possession of drug taking equipment

The tragic actress - who fled Hollywood in 1994 following the film Windrunner - was found dead at her Colorado apartment on Sunday, aged 43.

Police do not suspect foul play and her mother has now said she was dead for two days before the body was discovered. 

Sylvia Peterson told Entertainment Tonight about her daughter's struggle with drugs, but also said those days were long behind her.

'This was not, in any way, a drug thing,' she said of her daughter's death. 

In an interview with People, Sylvia also revealed her daughter seemed fine shortly before her death.

'She was in bed, and she'd had a wonderful day, and we were planning on a dinner the next day, so it was just a very, very big surprise,' she said.

She then added; 'She was so great. She had a cute sense of humor and a love of history - just a very, very cute person.'

Tragic: This is believed to be the last photoshoot of the actress, taken in 2012

Earlier this week, DailyMail.com obtained photos from what is believed to be the last professional shoot Peterson took part in - taken in 2012. 

The photos show the 80s bombshell in thigh-high leather boots posing with a snake and in different custom cars.

In the grungy images, the mother-of-two is all-but unrecognizable to fresh-faced Cindy Mancini, the Arizona cheerleader she played in 1987's Can't Buy Me Love - a role that would make her a superstar.  

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Final shoot: Peterson agreed to pose up for the photos in 2012 so long as snapper Ryan Harstock didn't 'photoshop the hell out of me'

The images were taken by Ryan Harstock, photographer for RockHardChic.com, who said Peterson had no intention of posing up on the day but then finally agreed.

Harstock said Peterson had arrived at an event he was also working at to help out with hair and makeup.

She agreed to pose up for the photos so long as Harstock didn't 'photoshop the hell out of me'. 

'So here she is in her natural beauty as per her request,' Harstock posted to his Facebook page.

'She was a beautiful lady inside and out and I'm honored to have known her over the past few years. She will truly be missed.'

Harstock posted the pictures to his facebook page saying: 'So here she is in her natural beauty as per her request'

Peterson's body was discovered at her home in an apartment complex in Greeley about 6pm Sunday after she had not been seen for two days.

The cause of her death is currently unknown. 

Peterson was born in Greeley and would have been 44 yesterday.

Police responded to Peterson's home to check on her during a well-being call after there was a report she had missed an appointment. 

Her father James confirmed to TMZ that they had become concerned when they didn't hear from her for a few days.

Fresh faced: Peterson playing Cindy Mancini in Can't Buy Me Love which shot her to fame