Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 4, 1983 (age 43)
Place of Birth
St. George, Utah, USA
Also Known As
- Amanda Alan
Amanda Righetti
Biography
Amanda RighettiĀ (born April 4, 1983)Ā is an American actress and former model. She is best known for her roles as Grace Van Pelt onĀ 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 toĀ Los AngelesĀ at age 18 to start her acting career.Ā After securing a role in theĀ pilotĀ for a proposed series by the name ofĀ No Place Like Home, she played a recurring character in the teen dramaĀ The O.C. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher filmĀ Friday the 13th (2009). That same year, she was signed to theĀ CBSĀ seriesĀ The Mentalist,Ā in the role ofĀ 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 writerĀ Jordan AlanĀ on April 29, 2006, and they have a son, born in 2013.Ā She filed for divorce in 2017.
Known For - Movies
Captain America: The First Avenger
as SHIELD Agent
Friday the 13th
as Whitney
Reagan
as Nelle Reagan
Role Models
as Isabel
Showdown at the Grand
as Lynn
Return to House on Haunted Hill
as Ariel Wolfe
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner
as Sienna Hart
Love at the Shore
as Jenna
Shadow of Fear
as Casey Cooper
Christmas at the Ranch
as Kate
Known For - TV Shows
The Mentalist
as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
The Mentalist
as Grace Van Pelt
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Riding Teen
Chicago Fire
as Holly
Chicago P.D.
as Holly
Entourage
as Katrina
The O.C.
as Hailey Nichol
Colony
as Madeline Kenner
L.A.'s Finest
as Beverly Gamble
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - The O.C.