Amanda Righetti
Biography
Amanda Righetti is an American actress and former model born on April 4, 1983, in St. George, Utah. She began her modeling career at age 14 before moving to Los Angeles at age 18 to pursue acting. Best known for her work in television and film, she has accumulated 36 known credits in the industry. Her notable credits include television roles such as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist and Madeline Kenner in Colony, as well as appearances in feature films like Friday the 13th and Role Models.
Career overview
Amanda Righetti began her professional career as a model at age 14 before relocating to Los Angeles at age 18 to start acting. Early in her screen career, she secured a role in the pilot for a proposed series titled No Place Like Home and later played a recurring character in a teen drama. She expanded her television portfolio with roles on several network series, including playing Hailey Nichol on The O.C., Tessa Lewis on the Fox primetime soap North Shore, and Jenna Moretti on the Fox series Reunion.
Transitioning into film, Righetti appeared in features such as Role Models in 2008 playing Isabel and the 2009 film Friday the 13th playing Whitney. She also made a small appearance as a SHIELD Agent in Captain America: The First Avenger. She achieved widespread recognition for her television work portraying Grace Van Pelt on the long-running series The Mentalist and later took on the role of Madeline Kenner in Colony.
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- Reagan (2024) as Nelle Reagan
- Showdown at the Grand (2023) as Lynn
- Far Haven (2023) as Lily Rayne
- My Best Friend's Wedding Planner (2022) as Sienna Hart
- Christmas at the Ranch (2021) as Kate
- Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room (2021) as Misty
- Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room (2021) Producer
- Grandma Dearest (2020) as Kendall Thompson
- L.A.'s Finest (2019) as Beverly Gamble
- Love at the Shore (2017) as Jenna
- Colony (2016) as Madeline Kenner
- Cats Dancing on Jupiter (2015) as Josephine Smart
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Holly
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) as Self
- Chicago Fire (2012) as Holly
- Shadow of Fear (2012) as Casey Cooper
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) as SHIELD Agent
- Wandering Eye (2011) as Maren Abbott
- The Chateau Meroux (2011) as Jennifer
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010) as Self
- Friday the 13th (2009) as Whitney
- The Mentalist (2008) as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
- The Mentalist (2008) as Grace Van Pelt
- Role Models (2008) as Isabel
- K-Ville (2007) as AJ Gossett
- Pipeline (2007) as Jocelyn
- Pipeline (2007) Producer
- Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) as Ariel Wolfe
- Marlowe (2007) as Jessica Reede
- Reunion (2005) as Jenna Moretti
- Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) as Friendly Girl
- Entourage (2004) as Katrina
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self - The O.C.
- North Shore (2004) as Tessa Lewis
- The O.C. (2003) as Hailey Nichol
- Angel Blade (2002) as Samantha Goodman
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Riding Teen
- Shed as Ruth
- Relentless as Leah Aldonici