Amanda Righetti

Known for ActingBorn 1983-04-04 (age 43)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, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Chicago P.D.

Chicago Fire

The Mentalist

Far Haven

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

The O.C.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Entourage

Captain America: The First Avenger

L.A.'s Finest

Colony

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

Reunion

K-Ville

Christmas at the Ranch

Role Models

Reagan

Love at the Shore

Grandma Dearest

Pipeline

North Shore

Friday the 13th

Showdown at the Grand

My Best Friend's Wedding Planner

Shadow of Fear

Return to House on Haunted Hill

The Chateau Meroux

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

Wandering Eye

Marlowe

Angel Blade

Cats Dancing on Jupiter

Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room

Relentless