Amanda Righetti
Amanda Righetti
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
Actor
as Nelle Reagan
as Lynn
as Sienna Hart
as Kate
as Misty
as Kendall
as Beverly Gamble
as Jenna
as Madeline Kenner
as Josephine Smart
as Holly
as Self - 'Whitney Miller'
as Casey Cooper
as Holly
as Jennifer
as SHIELD Agent
as Maren Abbott
as Whitney
as Isabel
as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
as Grace Van Pelt
as Ariel Wolfe
as Jocelyn
as Jessica Reede
as AJ Gossett
as Friendly Girl
as Jenna Moretti
as Katrina
as Tessa Lewis
as Self - The O.C.
as Hailey Nichol
as Samantha Goodman
as Riding Teen
Producer
as Producer
as Producer