Amanda Righetti
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 as Nelle Reagan
- 2023 · Showdown at the Grand as Lynn
- 2022 · My Best Friend's Wedding Planner as Sienna Hart
- 2021 · Christmas at the Ranch as Kate
- 2021 · Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room as Misty
- 2020 · Grandma Dearest as Kendall
- 2019 · L.A.'s Finest as Beverly Gamble
- 2017 · Love at the Shore as Jenna
- 2016 · Colony as Madeline Kenner
- 2015 · Cats Dancing on Jupiter as Josephine Smart
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as Holly
- 2013 · Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self - 'Whitney Miller'
- 2012 · Chicago Fire as Holly
- 2012 · Shadow of Fear as Casey Cooper
- 2011 · The Chateau Meroux as Jennifer
- 2011 · Captain America: The First Avenger as SHIELD Agent
- 2011 · Wandering Eye as Maren Abbott
- 2010 · His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th as Self
- 2009 · Friday the 13th as Whitney
- 2008 · Role Models as Isabel
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Grace Van Pelt
- 2007 · Return to House on Haunted Hill as Ariel Wolfe
- 2007 · K-Ville as AJ Gossett
- 2007 · Pipeline as Jocelyn
- 2007 · Marlowe as Jessica Reede
- 2005 · Reunion as Jenna Moretti
- 2005 · Romy and Michele: In the Beginning as Friendly Girl
- 2004 · Entourage as Katrina
- 2004 · North Shore as Tessa Lewis
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self - The O.C.
- 2003 · The O.C. as Hailey Nichol
- 2002 · Angel Blade as Samantha Goodman
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Riding Teen