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Amanda Righetti
St. George, Utah, USA
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, Whitne…
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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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2024
Reagan
Movie Nelle Reagan
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2023
Showdown at the Grand
Movie Lynn
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2023
Far Haven
Movie Lily Rayne
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2022
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner
Movie Sienna Hart
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2021
Christmas at the Ranch
Movie Kate
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2021
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room
Movie Misty
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2020
Grandma Dearest
Movie Kendall Thompson
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2019
L.A.'s Finest
TV show Beverly Gamble
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2017
Love at the Shore
Movie Jenna
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2016
Colony
TV show Madeline Kenner
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2015
Cats Dancing on Jupiter
Movie Josephine Smart
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2014
Chicago P.D.
TV show Holly
- 2013
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2012
Chicago Fire
TV show Holly
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2012
Shadow of Fear
Movie Casey Cooper
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2011
The Chateau Meroux
Movie Jennifer
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2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie SHIELD Agent
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2011
Wandering Eye
Movie Maren Abbott
- 2010
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2009
Friday the 13th
Movie Whitney
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2008
Role Models
Movie Isabel
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2008
The Mentalist
TV show Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
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2007
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Movie Ariel Wolfe
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2007
K-Ville
TV show AJ Gossett
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2007
Pipeline
Movie Jocelyn
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2007
Marlowe
Movie Jessica Reede
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2005
Reunion
TV show Jenna Moretti
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2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Movie Friendly Girl
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2004
Entourage
TV show Katrina
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2004
North Shore
TV show Tessa Lewis
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2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV show Self - The O.C.
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2003
The O.C.
TV show Hailey Nichol
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2002
Angel Blade
Movie Samantha Goodman
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Riding Teen
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Shed
Movie Ruth
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Relentless
Movie Leah Aldonici
