Amanda Righetti
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.
Acting
Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
as SHIELD Agent
2011
TV
The Mentalist
as Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt)
2008
TV
The Mentalist
as Grace Van Pelt
2008
Movie
Friday the 13th
as Whitney
2009
TV
Chicago P.D.
as Holly
2014
TV
Chicago Fire
as Holly
2012
Movie
Role Models
as Isabel
2008
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Riding Teen
2000
TV
The O.C.
as Hailey Nichol
2003
TV
Entourage
as Katrina
2004
TV
Colony
as Madeline Kenner
2016
Movie
Return to House on Haunted Hill
as Ariel Wolfe
2007
TV
L.A.'s Finest
as Beverly Gamble
2019
Movie
Reagan
as Nelle Reagan
2024
Movie
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
Movie
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010
Movie
The Chateau Meroux
as Jennifer
2011
Movie
Love at the Shore
as Jenna
2017
TV
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - The O.C.
2004
Movie
Christmas at the Ranch
as Kate
2021
Movie
Showdown at the Grand
as Lynn
2023
Movie
Wandering Eye
as Maren Abbott
2011
Movie
Shadow of Fear
as Casey Cooper
2012
Movie
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
as Friendly Girl
2005
