Amanda Righetti

Amanda Righetti

Birthdate
April 4, 1983 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
St. George, Utah, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
April 4, 1983 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
St. George, Utah, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Amanda Righetti's LGBTQ+ Titles

Christmas at the Ranch
Christmas at the Ranch
Kate

Acting (34)

2024
Reagan as Nelle Reagan
2023
Showdown at the Grand as Lynn
2022
My Best Friend's Wedding Planner as Sienna Hart
2021
2021
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room as Misty
2020
Grandma Dearest as Kendall
2019
L.A.'s Finest as Beverly Gamble (3 episodes)
2017
Love at the Shore as Jenna
2016
Colony as Madeline Kenner (23 episodes)
2015
Cats Dancing on Jupiter as Josephine Smart
2014
Chicago P.D. as Holly (1 episode)
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self - 'Whitney Miller'
2012
Chicago Fire as Holly (1 episode)
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) (1 episode)
2008
The Mentalist as Grace Van Pelt (138 episodes)
2007
Return to House on Haunted Hill as Ariel Wolfe
2007
K-Ville as AJ Gossett (2 episodes)
2007
Pipeline as Jocelyn
2007
Marlowe as Jessica Reede
2005
Reunion as Jenna Moretti (13 episodes)
2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning as Friendly Girl
2004
Entourage as Katrina (1 episode)
2004
North Shore as Tessa Lewis (20 episodes)
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self - The O.C. (1 episode)
2003
The O.C. as Hailey Nichol (12 episodes)
2002
Angel Blade as Samantha Goodman
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Riding Teen (2 episodes)

Production (2)

2021
Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room • Producer
• Producer
2007
Pipeline • Producer
• Producer