Amanda Righetti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- St. George, Utah, USA
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.
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Filmography
Relentless
Movie · as Leah Aldonici
SHED
Movie · as Ruth
Reagan
Movie · as Nelle Reagan
Showdown at the Grand
Movie · as Lynn
Far Haven
Movie · as Lily Rayne
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner
Movie · as Sienna Hart
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room
Movie · as Misty
Christmas at the Ranch
Movie · as Kate
Grandma Dearest
Movie · as Kendall Thompson
L.A.'s Finest
TV · as Beverly Gamble · 3 eps
Love at the Shore
Movie · as Jenna
Colony
TV · as Madeline Kenner · 23 eps
Cats Dancing on Jupiter
Movie · as Josephine Smart
Chicago P.D.
TV · as Holly · 1 ep
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Movie · as Self
Shadow of Fear
Movie · as Casey Cooper
Chicago Fire
TV · as Holly · 1 ep
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · as SHIELD Agent
The Chateau Meroux
Movie · as Jennifer
Wandering Eye
Movie · as Maren Abbott
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Movie · as Self
Friday the 13th
Movie · as Whitney Miller
Role Models
Movie · as Isabel
The Mentalist
TV · as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt), Grace Van Pelt · 1 ep
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Movie · as Ariel Wolfe
Pipeline
Movie · as Jocelyn
Marlowe
Movie · as Jessica Reede
K-Ville
TV · as AJ Gossett · 2 eps
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Movie · as Friendly Girl
Reunion
TV · as Jenna Moretti · 13 eps
North Shore
TV · as Tessa Lewis · 20 eps
Entourage
TV · as Katrina · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self - The O.C. · 1 ep
The O.C.
TV · as Hailey Nichol · 12 eps
Angel Blade
Movie · as Samantha Goodman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Riding Teen · 1 ep