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.
2024
as Nelle Reagan
2023
as Lynn
2022
as Sienna Hart
2021
as Kate
2021
as Misty
2020
as Kendall
2019
as Beverly Gamble
2017
as Jenna
2016
as Madeline Kenner
2015
as Josephine Smart
2014
as Holly
2013
as Self - 'Whitney Miller'
2012
as Holly
2012
as Casey Cooper
2011
as Jennifer
2011
as SHIELD Agent
2011
as Maren Abbott
2010
as Self
2009
as Whitney
2008
as Isabel
2008
as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
2008
as Grace Van Pelt
2007
as Ariel Wolfe
2007
as AJ Gossett
2007
as Jocelyn
2007
as Jessica Reede
2005
as Jenna Moretti
2005
as Friendly Girl
2004
as Katrina
2004
as Tessa Lewis
2003
as Hailey Nichol
2002
as Samantha Goodman
2000
as Riding Teen