Amy Smart Biography

Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. Smart began her career modeling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school. Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales. She has since appeared in numerous films, including Varsity Blues (1999), Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Just Friends (2005), Mirrors (2008), and Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club (2014).

Smart has also guest-starred on television show Felicity (1999-2001) and starred on Smith (2006).

Early life

Smart was born in Topanga, California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (ne Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. She studied ballet for 10 years.

Career

While modelling in Italy, Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter. In Los Angeles, the two took acting classes together. After appearing in the video for The Lemonheads' It's About Time in 1993, Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 rendition of John Updike's short story, "A&P". She had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the copilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). She had a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player (played by James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter. Also in 1999, she appeared in the film Outside Providence.

Smart played a recurring character on the series Felicity from 1999 to 2001 "? Ruby, a former girlfriend of Scott Foley's character. She costarred in the films Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and The Butterfly Effect (2004). In 2005, Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the romantic comedy film Just Friends, which had a total domestic box office gross of $32,619,761, and a total worldwide box office of $50,817,598. In 2003, Smart also had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie Moyer (aka "Tasty Coma Wife"), one of main character J.D.'s love interests.

In 2005, Smart starred as Sarah in a British independent film called The Best Man. Seth Green was her costar. She also appeared in the 2006 film Crank, portraying the girlfriend of the lead character, Chev Chelios (played by Jason Statham). She reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009. Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith. She also has voiced some characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 movie Peaceful Warrior, starring Scott Mechlowicz and Nick Nolte. She stars as Melissa in the 2008 independent film Seventh Moon. In 2011, Smart joined the Showtime drama/comedy Shameless as the recurring character Jasmine Hollander. She continued to guest star in season two, which began airing January 8, 2012.

Personal life

Smart married TV carpenter Carter Oosterhouse from the U.S. cable channel HGTV on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan. They had a child via a surrogate in December 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	A & P	Queenie	Short film
1997	Campfire Tales	Jenny	Segment: "The Hook"
1997	The Last Time I Committed Suicide	Jeananne
1997	Starship Troopers	Pilot Cadet Stack Lumbreiser
1997	High Voltage	Molly
1998	How to Make the Cruelest Month	Dot Bryant
1998	Circles	Allison
1998	Starstruck	Tracey Beck
1998	Strangeland	Angela Stravelli
1999	Varsity Blues	Julie Harbor
1999	Outside Providence	Jane Weston
2000	Road Trip	Beth Wagner	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Chemistry (with Breckin Meyer)
2001	Scotland, PA	Stacy
2001	Rat Race	Tracy Faucet
2002	Interstate 60	Lynn Linden	Nominated - DVDX Award for Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie
2003	National Lampoon's Barely Legal	Naomi
2003	The Battle of Shaker Heights	Tabitha "Tabby" Bowland
2003	Blind Horizon	Liz Culpepper
2004	'	Kayleigh Miller
2004	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Nurse Betty
2004	Willowbee	Burglar	Short film
2004	Starsky & Hutch	Holly Monk	MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
2005	'	Girl	Short film
2005	Bigger Than the Sky	Grace Hargrove / Roxanne
2005	The Best Man	Sarah Marie Barker
2005	Just Friends	Jamie Palamino
2006	Peaceful Warrior	Joy
2006	Crank	Eve Lydon
2008	Life in Flight	Catherine Sargent
2008	Mirrors	Angela Carson
2008	Seventh Moon	Melissa
2009	Love N' Dancing	Jessica Donovan	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Eve Lydon
2010	Dead Awake	Natalie
2011	Mr. Stache	Mrs. Stache	Short film
2011	House of the Rising Sun	Jenny Porter
2011	The Reunion	Nina Cleary
2012	Columbus Circle	Lillian Hart
2013	No Clue	Kyra
2014	The Visitant	The Mom	Short film Nominated - FilmQuest Film Festival for Best Actress
2014	Break Point	Heather
2014	Bad Country	Lynn Weiland
2014	The Single Moms Club	Hillary Massey
2014	Flight 7500	Pia Martin
2014	Among Ravens	Wendy Conifer
2015	Zoey to the Max	Samantha Jenkins
2015	Hangman	Melissa
2016	All the Way to the Ocean	Mom	Short film
	Matters of the Heart		Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Her Costly Affair	Dee	Television film
1999	Brookfield	Daly Roberts	Television film
1999-2001	Felicity	Ruby	Recurring role
2000	The '70s	Christie Shales	Television film
2003	Scrubs	Jamie Moyer	Episodes: "My T.C.W.", "My Interpretation", "My Drama Queen"
2005-2011	Robot Chicken	Various	Voice role; recurring role
2006	Smith	Annie	Main role
2008	The Meant to Be's	Janine	Television film
2009	Scrubs	Jamie Moyer	Episode: "My Finale: Part 2"
2009	See Kate Run	Katherine Sullivan	Television film
2011	12 Dates of Christmas	Kate Stanton	Television film
2011-2012	Shameless	Jasmine Hollander	Recurring role
2012	Bad Girls	Brandi	Television film
2012	Men at Work	Lisa	Episode: Pilot, "Super Milo"
2014	Justified	Allison Brander	Recurring role
2014	Run for Your Life	Meredith Redmond	Television film
2016	Maron	Nina	Recurring role
2016	Sister Cities	Young Mary Baxter	Television film
2017	Love at First Glance	Mary Landers	Television film