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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 4, 1983
Place of Birth
St. George, Utah, USA
Also Known As
- Amanda Alan
Amanda Righetti
2.5 Popularity
Biography
Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress and former model. She is best known for her roles as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist, Madeline Kenner in Colony, Whitney in Friday the 13th (2009), Isabel in Role Models (2008), Jenna Moretti on FOX's series Reunion, Tessa Lewis on FOX's primetime soap North Shore, Hailey Nichol on FOX's series The O.C. She also had a small role as a SHIELD Agent in Captain America: The First Avenger (2009). She began modeling at age 14, then later moved to Los Angeles at age 18 to start her acting career. After securing a role in the pilot for a proposed series by the name of No Place Like Home, she played a recurring character in the teen drama The O.C. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher film Friday the 13th (2009). That same year, she was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist, in the role of Grace Van Pelt. Her 2012 to 2013 pregnancy was not reflected in her character's storyline, during which she was filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty. She married director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006, and they have a son, born in 2013. She filed for divorce in 2017.
Known For
6.3
Nelle Reagan
Reagan
2024
5.3
Lynn
Showdown at the Grand
2023
8.0
Lily Rayne
Far Haven
2023
5.5
Sienna Hart
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner
2022
6.3
Kate
Christmas at the Ranch
2021
0.0
Misty
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room
2021
6.0
Kendall
Grandma Dearest
2020
7.0
Beverly Gamble
L.A.'s Finest
2019
6.3
Jenna
Love at the Shore
2017
6.9
Madeline Kenner
Colony
2016
Credits
Reagan
as Nelle Reagan
2024
6.3
Showdown at the Grand
as Lynn
2023
5.3
Far Haven
as Lily Rayne
2023
8.0
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner
as Sienna Hart
2022
5.5
Christmas at the Ranch
as Kate
2021
6.3
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room
as Misty
2021
0.0
Grandma Dearest
as Kendall
2020
6.0
L.A.'s Finest
as Beverly Gamble
2019
7.0
Love at the Shore
as Jenna
2017
6.3
Colony
as Madeline Kenner
2016
6.9
Cats Dancing on Jupiter
as Josephine Smart
2015
2.0
Chicago P.D.
as Holly
2014
8.4
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
7.9
Chicago Fire
as Holly
2012
8.4
Shadow of Fear
as Casey Cooper
2012
5.5
The Chateau Meroux
as Jennifer
2011
5.3
Captain America: The First Avenger
as SHIELD Agent
2011
7.0
Wandering Eye
as Maren Abbott
2011
5.2
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010
6.7
Friday the 13th
as Whitney
2009
5.8
Role Models
as Isabel
2008
6.5
The Mentalist
as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
2008
8.4
The Mentalist
as Grace Van Pelt
2008
8.4
Return to House on Haunted Hill
as Ariel Wolfe
2007
5.5
K-Ville
as AJ Gossett
2007
6.8
🎬
Pipeline
as Jocelyn
2007
5.5
Marlowe
as Jessica Reede
2007
5.0
Reunion
as Jenna Moretti
2005
6.7
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
as Friendly Girl
2005
5.2
Entourage
as Katrina
2004
7.4
North Shore
as Tessa Lewis
2004
5.7
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - The O.C.
2004
9.5
The O.C.
as Hailey Nichol
2003
7.8
Angel Blade
as Samantha Goodman
2002
2.9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Riding Teen
2000
7.6