Amanda Righetti

Amanda Righetti Biography

Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress and film producer. She is best known for her role as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist, as well as her roles in Friday the 13th and The O.C.

Personal life

The youngest of eight children, Amanda Righetti was born in St. George, Utah, and raised in Nevada, outside Las Vegas. Righetti married film director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006 on Oahu. Their first child, son Knox Addison Alan, was born January 10, 2013.

Career

Amanda was first discovered in the International Cover Model Search at the age of 15 and had a successful career as a fashion model before becoming an actress. 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., was a regular in the primetime soap opera North Shore and in late 2005, Righetti starred in Fox's drama series Reunion. Other credits include a recurring role on K-Ville, guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Entourage and a role in the TV movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.

In 2006, Righetti signed on to star as the female lead in horror sequel Return to House on Haunted Hill. The film was released direct-to-video in October 2007. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher reboot Friday the 13th. Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released in theaters on February 13, 2009. Also that spring, Righetti was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist, in the role of Grace Van Pelt. Her 2012"13 pregnancy was not reflected in her character's storyline, during which she has been filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty.

In September 2011, Righetti signed with talent agency UTA.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Love and Happiness	Charlie's Kid Sister
1996	Kiss & Tell	Little One
2002	Angel Blade	Samantha Goodman
2007	Pipeline	Jocelyn	Still in development as of 2012; also producer
2007	Return to House on Haunted Hill	Ariel Wolfe
2008	Matter	Stranger	Short film; also associate producer
2008	Role Models	Isabel
2009	Friday the 13th	Whitney Miller
2011	The Chateau Meroux	Jennifer
2011	Wandering Eye	Maren Abbott	TV film
2011	Cats Dancing on Jupiter	Josephine Smart	Also executive producer
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent
2012	Shadow of Fear	Casey Cooper	TV film

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Riding Teen	"You've Got Male" (season 2, episode 12)
2003"05	The O.C.	Hailey Nichol	12 episodes
2004"05	North Shore	Tessa Lewis	20 episodes
2005	Romy and Michele: In the Beginning	Friendly Girl	Movie
2005"06	Reunion	Jenna Moretti	13 episodes
2006	Entourage	Katrina	"Aquamom" (season 3: episode 1)
2007	K-Ville	A. J. Gossett	"Cobb's Webb" (season 1: episode 2) "No Good Deed" (season 1: episode 4) "Boulet in a China Shop" (season 1: episode 9)
2008" present	The Mentalist	Grace Van Pelt

Video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Femme Fatale	Voice only

Awards

2009 New York Independent International Film and Video Festival: Best Actress in a Short Film " Amanda Righetti in "Matter"

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