Amanda Bynes
{{Short description|American actress (born 1986)}}
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| birth_name = Amanda Laura Bynes
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Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress. Bynes began her career as a child actor, appearing on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That (1996–2000) and its spin-off series The Amanda Show (1999–2002). During her mid-teens, she played Holly Tyler on The WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002–2006) and starred in the teen comedy films Big Fat Liar (2002) and What a Girl Wants (2003). As an adult, she appeared in the films She's the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), and Easy A (2010).
Bynes is heralded for her acting work in the 1990s and 2000s, winning a Critics' Choice Award and six Kids' Choice Awards among other accolades. In her personal life, she has struggled with mental health and other issues, and was in a conservatorship from August 2013 to March 2022.
Early life
Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, and raised in Thousand Oaks, California,{{Cite web |title=Amanda Bynes (1986–) |url=https://www.biography.com/actor/amanda-bynes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803152229/https://www.biography.com/actor/amanda-bynes |archive-date=August 3, 2019 |access-date=September 15, 2019 |website=Biography.com}}{{cite web |last1=Chung |first1=Gabrielle |title=How Amanda Bynes Spent Her 38th Birthday—And What's Next |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1398851/how-amanda-bynes-spent-her-38th-birthday-and-whats-next |website=E! News |date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=6 January 2025}} a suburb of Los Angeles.
She is the youngest of three children born to Lynn (née Organ), a dental assistant and office manager, and Rick Bynes, a dentist.{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Amanda Bynes Biography (1986–) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Amanda-Bynes.html |access-date=July 19, 2007 |website=FilmReference.com}}{{cbignore}}
Her father is Catholic and is of Irish, Lithuanian, and Polish descent.{{Cite magazine |last=UsWeekly Staff |date=February 15, 2013 |title=Amanda Bynes: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/amanda-bynes-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2013152 |access-date=August 18, 2013 |magazine=Us Weekly |archive-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515202103/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/amanda-bynes-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2013152 |url-status=live }}
Her mother is Jewish, born to a Canadian couple whose families were from Poland, Russia, and Romania.{{Cite news |last=Bloom |first=Nate |author-link=Nate Bloom |date=July 10, 2007 |title=She's the Man: A Q&A with Amanda Bynes |url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/interviews_and_profiles/Shes_the_Man_A_Q&A_with_Amanda_Bynes.shtm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430234251/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Shes_the_Man_A_Q%26A_with_Amanda_Bynes.shtml?rd=2 |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |work=InterfaithFamily.com}}{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Lily |date=June 13, 2013 |title=Amanda Bynes' Latest Twitter Revelation: I Won't Marry a German, Because I'm Jewish |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/429608/amanda-bynes-latest-twitter-revelation-i-won-t-marry-a-german-because-i-m-jewish |access-date=May 23, 2018 |publisher=E! News |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507152707/https://www.eonline.com/news/429608/amanda-bynes-latest-twitter-revelation-i-won-t-marry-a-german-because-i-m-jewish |url-status=live }}
Career
= 1993–2005: Child acting and breakthrough =
File:Amanda Bynes cropped.jpg in 2005]]
Bynes began professionally acting at age seven, appearing in a television advertisements for Buncha Crunch candies,{{Cite web |title=Amanda Bynes |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/amanda_bynes_profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401030349/http://www.usmagazine.com/amanda_bynes_profile |archive-date=2008-04-01 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Us Weekly}} Cut and Style Barbie, and Taco Bell.{{Cite news |last=Imperiale Wellons |first=Nancy |date=December 9, 2000 |title=14-Year-Old Comedian Is All That - And More - On Nickelodeon |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/12/09/14-year-old-comedian-is-all-that-and-more-on-nickelodeon/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |work=Orlando Sentinel |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328033118/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/12/09/14-year-old-comedian-is-all-that-and-more-on-nickelodeon/ |url-status=live }} During her childhood, she appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music.{{Cite news |last=Fischer |first=Paul |date=September 12, 2006 |title=Amanda Bynes Talks Hairspray On-Set |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/5422/amanda-bynes-talks-hairspray-on-set |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724023525/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/5422/amanda-bynes-talks-hairspray-on-set |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=Dark Horizons}} Later she attended a comedy camp at the Los Angeles Laugh Factory, at which she received advice from Richard Pryor and Arsenio Hall. A Nickelodeon producer spotted her at a performance at the Laugh Factory, which prompted the network to cast her on the sketch comedy series All That, where she played various roles from season three to season six.{{Cite news |last=Schreiber |first=Abby |date=2018-11-26 |title=Break the Internet: Amanda, Please |url=http://www.papermag.com/amanda-bynes-break-the-internet-2621549455.html |access-date=2019-02-05 |work=Paper |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711142536/http://www.papermag.com/amanda-bynes-break-the-internet-2621549455.html |url-status=live }} The show brought Bynes recognition, and she won a Kids' Choice Award in 2000. Bynes was a regular member of the series Figure It Out from 1997 to 1999.{{Cite web |last=Lakshmin |first=Deepa |title=17 'Figure It Out' Secrets Summer Sanders Spilled to Us |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2684674/figure-it-out-summer-sanders-behind-the-scenes/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=MTV.com |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030517/http://www.mtv.com/news/2684674/figure-it-out-summer-sanders-behind-the-scenes/ |url-status=dead }}
At the age of 13, Bynes starred in the All That spin-off comedy The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002.{{Cite web |title=Amanda Bynes Biography |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/amanda-bynes/biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715011033/http://www.hollyscoop.com/amanda-bynes/biography |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=16 October 2014 |website=Hollyscoop.com |df=mdy-all}} She had her breakthrough on the show, earning praise and acclaim. She won four Kids' Choice Awards and received two Young Artist Award nominations.{{Cite web |last=Schild |first=Darcy |title=How Amanda Bynes went from comedy sensation to a troubled, retired child actress and newly engaged college grad |url=https://www.insider.com/amanda-bynes-bio-timeline-acting-career-2020-2 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Insider |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322034456/https://www.insider.com/amanda-bynes-bio-timeline-acting-career-2020-2 |url-status=live }} In 2002, Bynes made her feature film debut in Big Fat Liar starring as Kaylee, best friend of co-star Frankie Muniz's character. Although the film had a mixed reception, it was a commercial success,{{Cite web |title=Big Fat Liar |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl273122817/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420195453/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl273122817/ |url-status=live }} and she won another Kids' Choice Award for her performance. Also in 2002, she landed a starring role in the WB sitcom What I Like About You from 2002 to 2006. The series garnered positive reviews and Bynes received a number of nominations from the Teen Choice Awards and the Young Artist Awards.
In 2003, Bynes appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair{{'s}} July 2003 edition.{{Cite news |last=Pearlman |first=Cindy |date=March 12, 2006 |title=Teen queen Amanda Bynes channels her masculine side to get the guy |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1615785.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034835/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1615785.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Sun-Times Media Group |location=Chicago}}{{Cite news |date=July 2003 |title=It's Totally Raining Teens! |url=http://upforanything.net/vanity.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228051432/http://upforanything.net/vanity.jpg |archive-date=February 28, 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=Vanity Fair |publisher=Condé Nast |location=New York City}} She had a voice role in the direct-to-video film Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, which was panned by critics.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003) |url=http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3871 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193417/http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3871 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=michaeldvd.com.au}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Allyssa |date=March 14, 2003 |title=Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure |url=http://ew.com/article/2003/03/14/charlottes-web-2-wilburs-great-adventure/ |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=en |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072628/https://ew.com/article/2003/03/14/charlottes-web-2-wilburs-great-adventure/ |url-status=live }} She had a voice role as Piper Pinwheeler in the 2005 animated film Robots, which was a commercial success.{{Cite news |date=2005 |title=AMANDA BYNES – ROBOTS Interview (2005) |url=https://www.tribute.ca/interviews/amanda-bynes-robots/star/18944/ |access-date=2019-02-05 |work=Tribute |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207024008/https://www.tribute.ca/interviews/amanda-bynes-robots/star/18944/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Robots |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1231848961/weekend/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811014827/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1231848961/weekend/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Love Wrecked.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2008 |title=Lovewrecked (2007) |url=http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/44/2944/summary.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111145726/http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/44/2944/summary.php |archive-date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=MovieWeb.com}}
= 2006–2010: Mainstream stardom and hiatus =
Bynes was named one of Teen People{{'}}s "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006.{{Cite news |date=May 2, 2006 |title=Young and hot |url=http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=5b7cea46-572b-4209-a9b6-6dfff7477768&k=11653 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011080602/http://canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=5b7cea46-572b-4209-a9b6-6dfff7477768&k=11653 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=Canada.com |agency=CanWest News Service |df=mdy-all}} In 2006, Bynes starred in the teen sports romantic comedy film She's the Man, based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.{{Cite news |last=Carroll |first=Larry |date=March 8, 2006 |title=Amanda Bynes Morphs Into A Nerdy Jesse McCartney To Prove 'She's The Man' |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524900/02242006/story.jhtml |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=MTV |archive-date=September 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908170542/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524900/02242006/story.jhtml |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Nathan |date=17 March 2006 |title=Girl Power on the Boys Soccer Team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/movies/girl-power-on-the-boys-soccer-team.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115073212/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/movies/girl-power-on-the-boys-soccer-team.html |url-status=live }} She portrays Viola Hastings, a girl who pretends to be her twin brother to play with the boys' soccer team at an elite boarding school after the girls soccer team at her school gets cut. Critic Roger Ebert wrote "Of Amanda Bynes let us say that she is sunny and plucky and somehow finds a way to play her impossible role without clearing her throat more than six or eight times. More importantly, we like her."{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |authorlink=Roger Ebert |title=She's the Man movie review & film summary (2006) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shes-the-man-2006 |access-date=December 8, 2020 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |via=rogerebert.com |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114000235/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shes-the-man-2006 |url-status=live }}
In 2007, Bynes starred as Penny Pingleton, a sheltered young girl, in the musical comedy film Hairspray, based on the musical theater adaptation of John Waters' 1988 film.{{Cite web |date=2007-09-28 |title=Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley Interview, HairSpray – MoviesOnline |url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12420.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001520/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12420.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=2020-12-08}} The film was a critical and commercial success{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=October 8, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991008185322/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/ |url-status=live }} premiering in over 3,000 theaters,{{Cite web |date=2007-08-24 |title=Weekly Tracking: Chuck & Larry likely 2nd to Potter w/$35M+; Hairspray w/widest opening in modern history for a musical, but is New Line opening too wide? |url=http://news.fantasymoguls.com/originalcontent/2007/07/weekly-tracking.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824193902/http://news.fantasymoguls.com/originalcontent/2007/07/weekly-tracking.html |archive-date=August 24, 2007 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=FantasyMoguls.com}} the largest debut for any musical film. It went on to become Bynes's most successful film at the time, and she and the rest of the cast were acclaimed for their performances. She won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2008, among others. She was also featured on the Hairspray soundtrack, which received a Grammy nomination.{{Cite web |title=Hairspray Grammy Nomination |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-line-records-hairspray-soundtrack-earns-grammy-nomination-for-best-soundtrack-recording-58622947.htm |access-date=16 October 2014 |publisher=PR Newswire}} It was announced Bynes would reprise her role in Hairspray 2, but the project was canceled.{{Cite web |title=We Get an Easy A |url=http://www.teentelevision.com/2009/06/30/we-get-an-easy-a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231064829/http://www.teentelevision.com/2009/06/30/we-get-an-easy-a |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |website=teentelevision.com}} In August 2007, Bynes worked with Steve & Barry's to create her own fashion line called Dear, consisting of apparel and accessories.{{Cite web |date=2007-08-16 |title=Preview Amanda Bynes' New Clothing Line! |url=http://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/amanda-bynes-fashion-line-081507 |website=Cosmogirl Seventeen |access-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013052828/http://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/amanda-bynes-fashion-line-081507 |url-status=live }} The line was cut short when Steve & Barry's filed for bankruptcy in 2008.{{Cite news |last=Chasan |first=Emily |date=November 24, 2008 |title=Steve & Barry's US store closings can begin: court |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4AN8F920081124 |access-date=October 15, 2010 |work=Reuters.com |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104033608/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4AN8F920081124 |url-status=live }}
Bynes' next role was in another comedy, Sydney White, released in 2007.{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2007 |title=Sydney White, filmed in Orlando, opening September 21 |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2007/07/sydney-white-fi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011162300/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2007/07/sydney-white-fi.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |work=Orlando Sentinel |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Julee |date=May 9, 2007 |title=Amanda Bynes in Deal With Steve & Barry's |url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/amanda-bynes-in-deal-with-steve-barry-s-497263 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |website=WWD.com |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602044008/http://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/amanda-bynes-in-deal-with-steve-barry-s-497263/ |url-status=live }} The film was a critical and commercial failure, although Bynes' performance was praised. Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes wrote "Amanda Bynes is charming, but Sydney White is a poorly adapted take on Snow White, relying on tired ethnic stereotypes laughs."{{Cite web |title=Sydney White (2007) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sydney_white |access-date=2020-12-08 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203160322/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sydney_white/ |url-status=live }} In 2008, she appeared in the Lifetime Television movie Living Proof as the student assistant of Harry Connick, Jr.'s character.{{Cite web |title=About Living Proof |url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/living-proof |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330185912/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/living-proof |archive-date=March 30, 2010 |website=mylifetime.com}} The film and the cast were praised.{{Cite web |date=2008-10-15 |title=Living Proof tells true story of breast-cancer drug |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/10/15/living-proof-tells-true-story-of-breast-cancer-drug/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=The Denver Post |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104033608/https://www.denverpost.com/2008/10/15/living-proof-tells-true-story-of-breast-cancer-drug/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2008, Bynes voiced Anna in the Family Guy episode "Long John Peter".{{Cite web |last=Pantoja |first=Kevin |date=February 16, 2021 |title=10 Movies & TV Shows You Totally Forgot Amanda Bynes Had A Role In |url=https://screenrant.com/amanda-bynes-forgotten-film-television-roles/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124052710/https://screenrant.com/amanda-bynes-forgotten-film-television-roles/ |url-status=live }}
In 2009, she was set to star in the comedy Post Grad, but she dropped out and was replaced by Alexis Bledel amid rumors that she was having difficulties. In 2010, Bynes co-starred alongside the then-relatively unknown Emma Stone in the comedy Easy A. She starred as Marianne Bryant, the president of a high school Bible study club who becomes the personal nemesis of Stone's character. The film was a critical and commercial success,{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2010 |title=Movie projector: Easy A expected to lead The Town, Devil, Alpha and Omega |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/movie-projector-easy-a-expected-to-lead-the-town-devil-alpha-and-omega.html |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=LA Times Blogs |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203145253/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/movie-projector-easy-a-expected-to-lead-the-town-devil-alpha-and-omega.html |url-status=live }} with Stone and Bynes receiving critical praise for their performances. In the same year, Bynes started shooting the Farrelly Brothers comedy film Hall Pass, but dropped out of the film and was replaced by Alexandra Daddario.{{Cite web |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |date=March 4, 2010 |title=Amanda Bynes Leaves The Farrellys' Hall Pass |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/amanda-bynes-leaves-the-farrellys-hall-pass/ |access-date=December 19, 2012 |website=/Film |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102173145/http://www.slashfilm.com/amanda-bynes-leaves-the-farrellys-hall-pass/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rea |first=Steven |date=January 9, 2010 |title=Sideshow: Elvis preaching? So sayeth Priscilla | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/09/2010 |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100109_Sideshow__Elvis_preaching__So_sayeth_Priscilla.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528184229/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100109_Sideshow__Elvis_preaching__So_sayeth_Priscilla.html |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2010 |website=Philly.com}} In July 2010, Bynes announced an indefinite hiatus from acting.{{Cite news |title=Amanda Bynes tweets her plans to retire from acting (ew.com) |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/20/amanda-bynes-retire-acting/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=Entertainment Tonight}}{{Cite web |last=Shira |first=Dahvi |date=June 14, 2011 |title=Amanda Bynes Has 'No Regrets' About Her Tell-All Tweets |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20500685,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915104802/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20500685,00.html |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |website=People}}{{Cite news |date=June 22, 2010 |title=Spunberg: Amanda Bynes was 'All That' |url=http://www.picktainment.com/blog/2010/06/spunberg-amanda-bynes-was-all-that/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120082100/http://www.picktainment.com/blog/2010/06/spunberg-amanda-bynes-was-all-that/ |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |work=Picktainment.com |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2010 |title=Amanda Bynes: 'I've Unretired' a Month After Quitting Acting |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/amanda-bynes-ive-unretired-a-month-after-quitting-acting--2010247 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |work=Us Magazine |archive-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729193645/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/amanda-bynes-ive-unretired-a-month-after-quitting-acting--2010247 |url-status=live }}
In 2018, Bynes considered returning to acting, but nothing happened at that time.{{Cite web |last=Kimble |first=Lindsay |title=Amanda Bynes Reveals She's Three Years Sober and Eying a Return to Acting: 'I Want to Do TV' |url=http://people.com/celebrity/amanda-bynes-sober-returning-to-tv/ |access-date=23 June 2017 |website=People |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609163553/http://people.com/celebrity/amanda-bynes-sober-returning-to-tv/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2018 |title=Break the Internet: Amanda Bynes |url=https://www.papermag.com/amanda-bynes-break-the-internet-2621549455.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1?rebelltitem=1 |website=PAPER |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714112351/https://www.papermag.com/amanda-bynes-break-the-internet-2621549455.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1?rebelltitem=1 |url-status=live }} She was going to reunite with former All That cast members at '90s Con in March 2023, her first public appearance since the end of her conservatorship, but she did not attend due to illness.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes Set for All That Cast Reunion in First Public Appearance Post-Conservatorship |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/amanda-bynes-all-that-cast-reunion-public-appearance-post-conservatorship-90s-con-1235226474/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118224323/https://deadline.com/2023/01/amanda-bynes-all-that-cast-reunion-public-appearance-post-conservatorship-90s-con-1235226474/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Cuevas |first=Jailene |date=18 March 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes appearance at 90s Con in Hartford canceled due to illness |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/amanda-bynes-90s-con-sick-ct-2023-17846964.php |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=CT Insider |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322034458/https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/amanda-bynes-90s-con-sick-ct-2023-17846964.php |url-status=live }} In December 2023, Bynes debuted as the co-host of an interview-style podcast, Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast,{{Cite web |last=Moorman |first=Taijuan |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes returns to the spotlight: New podcast comes post-conservatorship, retirement |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/12/12/amanda-bynes-podcast-paul-sieminski/71889276007/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=USA Today |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213043703/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/12/12/amanda-bynes-podcast-paul-sieminski/71889276007/ |url-status=live }} but she left after one episode to "get [her] manicurist license and have a consistent job".{{Cite news |last=Sloop |first=Hope |title=Amanda Bynes Cancels Podcast After One Episode |url=https://www.etonline.com/amanda-bynes-cancels-podcast-after-one-episode-216893 |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222041821/https://www.etonline.com/amanda-bynes-cancels-podcast-after-one-episode-216893 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Roth |first=Madeline |title=Amanda Bynes Gives Up Acting to Dish Life Advice on Cameo |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/amanda-bynes-gives-up-acting-to-dish-life-advice-on-cameo |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=The Daily Beast |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226220403/https://www.thedailybeast.com/amanda-bynes-gives-up-acting-to-dish-life-advice-on-cameo |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Sloop |first=Hope |title=Amanda Bynes Cancels Podcast After One Episode |url=https://www.etonline.com/amanda-bynes-cancels-podcast-after-one-episode-216893 |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222041821/https://www.etonline.com/amanda-bynes-cancels-podcast-after-one-episode-216893 |url-status=live }}
Personal life
In 2007, Bynes described herself as Jewish{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2007 |title='Hairspray' stars reflect talent |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-07-22-hairspray-cast_N.htm |website=USA Today |access-date=July 7, 2014 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215103744/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-07-22-hairspray-cast_N.htm |url-status=live }} and said: "As far as religion, I was raised both. I learned about both [Judaism and Catholicism]. My parents said it was up to me to decide when I grew up. I'm sort of a spiritual person anyway. I haven't decided yet. I don't know yet exactly what I believe."
In 2008, Bynes briefly dated Seth MacFarlane after voicing a character in the episode "Long John Peter" of MacFarlane's show Family Guy.{{Cite news |title=20 Celebrity Couples You Forgot About |url=http://www.hollywood.com/photos/celebrities/55010232/celebrity-couples-90s-80s-scarlett-johansson-jack-antonoff-natalie-portman-brad-pitt-pam-anderson#896859/0 |access-date=2014-05-30 |work=Hollywood.com |publisher=Hollywood.com, LLC |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515072437/http://www.hollywood.com/photos/celebrities/55010232/celebrity-couples-90s-80s-scarlett-johansson-jack-antonoff-natalie-portman-brad-pitt-pam-anderson#896859/0 |url-status=live }}
Since childhood, Bynes has been interested in illustration and fashion design. In December 2013, Bynes enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Irvine, California for 2014.{{Cite web |last=Dillon, Nancy |date=December 6, 2013 |title=Amanda Bynes enrolls in fashion college |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/amanda-bynes-enrolls-fashion-college-post-rehab-source-article-1.1540098 |access-date=December 13, 2013 |website=New York Daily News |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207031717/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/amanda-bynes-enrolls-fashion-college-post-rehab-source-article-1.1540098 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Rosenbaum |first=Claudia |date=September 24, 2012 |title=Amanda Bynes Too Busy Being Fashionable in New York, No Shows for Suspended-License Hearing |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/348469/amanda-bynes-too-busy-being-fashionable-in-new-york-no-shows-for-suspended-license-hearing |access-date=September 28, 2012 |publisher=E! |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928052902/http://www.eonline.com/news/348469/amanda-bynes-too-busy-being-fashionable-in-new-york-no-shows-for-suspended-license-hearing |url-status=live }} In 2018, she received her associate's of art degree in merchandise product development and announced her intentions to start a bachelor's degree program. In 2019, Bynes graduated from FIDM.{{Cite web |title=Former actress Amanda Bynes graduates from fashion school |url=https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/actress-amanda-bynes-graduates-fashion-school-63956249 |access-date=2020-01-02 |website=goodmorningamerica.com |publisher=ABC |language=en |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204554/https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/actress-amanda-bynes-graduates-fashion-school-63956249 |url-status=live }}
=Mental health and substance use challenges=
In 2012, Bynes was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in West Hollywood.{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2012 |title=Amanda Bynes Busted for Drunken Driving |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/Amanda_Bynes_Busted_for_Drunken_Driving/306958 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716232251/http://uk.eonline.com/news/Amanda_Bynes_Busted_for_Drunken_Driving/306958 |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |website=uk.eonline.com}} She accepted a plea bargain of three years probation in exchange for the dismissal of the DUI charge.{{Cite news |title=Amanda Bynes gets probation in DUI plea deal |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/showbiz/amanda-bynes-plea/index.html |access-date=February 24, 2014 |work=CNN.com |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114810/http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/showbiz/amanda-bynes-plea/index.html |url-status=live }} In May 2013, Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession after she was found smoking in the lobby of her Manhattan apartment building.{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes' Bong-Toss Case Dismissed |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Amanda-Bynes-Bong-Toss-New-York-City-Pot-Weed-Marijuana-Court-Dismiss-Case-265220481.html |access-date=April 6, 2018 |website=NBCNewYork.com |archive-date=June 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630194845/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Amanda-Bynes-Bong-Toss-New-York-City-Pot-Weed-Marijuana-Court-Dismiss-Case-265220481.html |url-status=live }} When officers entered her 36th-floor apartment, she allegedly threw a bong out the window. A New York County judge dismissed the case against her in June 2014.
In July 2013, Ventura County, California, sheriff's deputies detained her after she allegedly started a small fire in the driveway of a stranger in Thousand Oaks. She was hospitalized under a 72-hour mental-health evaluation hold.{{Cite news |last=Winton |first=Richard |date=July 23, 2013 |title=Amanda Bynes' mental health hold after fire could last two weeks |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-amanda-bynes-mental-health-hold-20130723,0,6248855.story |access-date=October 2, 2013 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005075544/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-amanda-bynes-mental-health-hold-20130723,0,6248855.story |url-status=live }} Bynes's parents filed for conservatorship of their daughter shortly after her hospitalization began.{{Cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Ken |date=July 26, 2013 |title=Amanda Bynes Case: Judge Delays Decision to Grant Parents Legal Control |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20720734,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202406/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20720734,00.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=July 25, 2014 |magazine=People}} In August, Bynes' mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes's affairs.{{cite web|first1=Paul|last1=Vercammen|first2=Cheri|last2=Mossburg|first3=Chloe|last3=Melas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/entertainment/amanda-bynes-conservatorship/index.html|title=Judge terminates conservatorship for Amanda Bynes|website=CNN|date=March 22, 2022|accessdate=April 16, 2024|archive-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417013236/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/entertainment/amanda-bynes-conservatorship/index.html|url-status=live}}
In October 2014, Bynes accused her father of emotional and sexual abuse in a series of tweets; after her parents protested and claimed innocence, Bynes tweeted that her father had never abused her, adding: "The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he's the one that ordered them to microchip me".{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Allie |date=October 10, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes: 'The Microchip in My Brain Made Me Say' My Dad Abused Me |url=https://gawker.com/amanda-bynes-my-dad-asked-me-if-i-wanted-to-have-sex-1644801535 |access-date=May 5, 2019 |website=Gawker |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010172832/https://gawker.com/amanda-bynes-my-dad-asked-me-if-i-wanted-to-have-sex-1644801535 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gruttadero |first=Andrew |date=October 10, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes is Accusing Her Father of Sexual Abuse on Twitter Right Now |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/10/amanda-bynes-twitter-rant-father-sexual-abuse |access-date=May 5, 2019 |website=Complex |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013021100/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/10/amanda-bynes-twitter-rant-father-sexual-abuse |url-status=live }} Days later, Bynes' mother again received conservatorship of her.{{Cite web |last=Corriston |first=Michele |date=October 29, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes's Mom Is Her Conservator Again |url=http://www.people.com/article/amanda-bynes-mom-conservatorship |access-date=October 30, 2014 |magazine=People |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029233212/http://www.people.com/article/amanda-bynes-mom-conservatorship |url-status=live }} Soon afterward, Bynes announced that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zach |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes Says She's Been Diagnosed Bipolar and Manic Depressive, Lives on $50 a Day |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/594546/amanda-bynes-says-she-s-been-diagnosed-bipolar-and-manic-depressive-living-on-50-a-day |access-date=May 5, 2019 |website=E! Online |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104201853/https://www.eonline.com/news/594546/amanda-bynes-says-she-s-been-diagnosed-bipolar-and-manic-depressive-living-on-50-a-day |url-status=live }} In August 2018, paperwork was filed to continue the conservatorship until August 2020.{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=Mike |title=Amanda Bynes Remaining Under Conservatorship: If It Worked for Britney … |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/amanda-bynes-remaining-under-conservatorship-if-it-worked-for-britney-%E2%80%A6/ar-BBLGOWf?li=BBnb4R7 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |website=MSN Entertainment/TheBlast.com |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810042129/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/amanda-bynes-remaining-under-conservatorship-if-it-worked-for-britney-%E2%80%A6/ar-BBLGOWf?li=BBnb4R7 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |date=October 10, 2014 |title=Amanda Bynes reportedly in L.A.-area hospital after erratic week in N.Y. |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amanda-bynes-hospitalized-rehab-treatment-5150-hold-20141010-story.html |access-date=May 5, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505115600/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amanda-bynes-hospitalized-rehab-treatment-5150-hold-20141010-story.html |url-status=live }}
In 2018, Bynes stated she had been sober for four years with the help of her parents. She apologized for what she said on Twitter during her years of substance use challenges: "I'm really ashamed and embarrassed with the things I said. I can't turn back time but if I could, I would. And I'm so sorry to whoever I hurt and whoever I lied about because it truly eats away at me." In an interview, Bynes stated that during her days of substance use she experimented with cocaine and MDMA, but the drug she "abused the most" was the ADHD prescription medication Adderall.{{Cite web |last=FitzPatrick |first=Hayley |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Amanda Bynes opens up about drug use, her very public breakdown and how she got sober |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/amanda-bynes-opens-drug-public-breakdown-sober-59441771 |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Good Morning America |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212014326/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/amanda-bynes-opens-drug-public-breakdown-sober-59441771 |url-status=live }}
In February 2022, Bynes filed to end her conservatorship.{{Cite web |last1=Dasrath |first1=Diana |last2=Burke |first2=Minyvonne |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Amanda Bynes files petition to end conservatorship, has parents support |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/amanda-bynes-files-petition-end-conservatorship-parents-support-rcna17745 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=NBC News |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225203605/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/amanda-bynes-files-petition-end-conservatorship-parents-support-rcna17745 |url-status=live }} Her attorney stated that Bynes believed her condition was improved and protection of the court was no longer necessary.{{Cite web |last=Respers France |first=Lisa |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Amanda Bynes speaks out as she seeks to end her conservatorship |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/entertainment/amanda-bynes-conservatorship/index.html |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=CNN |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314044434/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/entertainment/amanda-bynes-conservatorship/index.html |url-status=live }} Attorneys for her parents stated that they supported her in ending it.{{Cite web |first=Tom |last=Tapp |date=February 26, 2022 |title=Amanda Bynes Reportedly Files to End 8-Year Conservatorship Which Gives Her Mother Control of Actress' Life & Estate |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/amanda-bynes-files-to-end-conservatorship-1234960664/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205115735/https://deadline.com/2022/02/amanda-bynes-files-to-end-conservatorship-1234960664/ |url-status=live }} The conservatorship was officially terminated on March 22, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Amanda Bynes' Conservatorship Ends After 9 Years; Former Child Star Now In Control Of Her Own Life |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/amanda-bynes-conservatorship-ends-1234984249/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322184536/https://deadline.com/2022/03/amanda-bynes-conservatorship-ends-1234984249/ |url-status=live }}
On March 20, 2023, Bynes was placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold after she flagged a bystander for help and called 911 following a psychotic episode in Los Angeles.{{Cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes Placed on 72-hour Psychiatric Hold in California |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/amanda-bynes-placed-72-hour-psychiatric-hold-1234700563/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083305/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/amanda-bynes-placed-72-hour-psychiatric-hold-1234700563/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes Placed on Psychiatric Hold, Found Naked and Roaming Streets |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/20/amanda-bynes-psychiatric-hold-5150-mental-health-found-naked-roaming-streets/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=TMZ |language=en |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321011513/https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/20/amanda-bynes-psychiatric-hold-5150-mental-health-found-naked-roaming-streets/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Jess |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes Placed on 72-Hour Psychiatric Hold |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/amanda-bynes-placed-on-72-hour-psychiatric-hold/4165730/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |work=NBC New York |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322034514/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/amanda-bynes-placed-on-72-hour-psychiatric-hold/4165730/ |url-status=live }} The previous weekend she had been scheduled to appear at an All That panel at '90s Con in Connecticut, her first scheduled public event since the end of her conservatorship, but she did not appear. On June 17, 2023, after she called the police indicating that she had thoughts of self-harm, mental health professionals determined that she needed inpatient treatment. She left the facility on June 30 with plans for follow-up outpatient treatment.{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Amanda Bynes Checks Out of Mental Health Facility ... Recovery Plan In Place |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/01/amanda-bynes-check-out-mental-hospital-mental-health |website=TMZ |access-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928201250/https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/01/amanda-bynes-check-out-mental-hospital-mental-health/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Kaylee | |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Nellie | Voice role |
| What a Girl Wants
| Daphne Reynolds | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Robots | Piper Pinwheeler |Voice role |
| Love Wrecked
| Jenny Taylor | |
| 2006
| Viola Hastings | |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Penny Pingleton | |
| Sydney White
| Sydney White | |
| 2010
| Easy A | Marianne Bryant | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television credits |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996{{nbnd}}2000
| All That | Various roles | Main role |
| 1997{{nbnd}}1999
| Herself | Panelist |
| 1998
| Herself | Episode: "Blue's Birthday" |
| 1999
| Arli$$ | Crystal Dupree | Episode: "Our Past, Our Present, Our Future" |
| 1999{{nbnd}}2002
| data-sort-value="Amanda Show, The" | The Amanda Show | Host / Various roles | Main role |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Crashbox | Pink Robot | Episode: "Amanda Bynes" |
| Double Dare 2000
| Herself | 2 episodes; contestant |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | The Drew Carey Show | Sketch player | Episode: "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour" |
| data-sort-value="Nightmare Room, The" | The Nightmare Room
| Danielle Warner | Episode: "Don't Forget Me" |
| 2001{{nbnd}}2002
| Rugrats | Taffy | Recurring voice role |
| 2002{{nbnd}}2006
| Holly Tyler | Lead role |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Anna | Voice role; episode: "Long John Peter" |
| Living Proof
| Jamie | Television film |
Soundtrack appearances
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of soundtrack appearances |
| scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Without Love"
| rowspan="2"| 2007 | Zac Efron and Elijah Kelley | rowspan="2"| Hairspray |
| scope="row"| "You Can't Stop the Beat"
| Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Amanda Bynes}}
- {{Twitter}}
- {{IMDb name|4789}}
- {{Cite magazine |title=Biography of Amanda Bynes |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-bynes/bio/139292 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616060737/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-bynes/bio/139292 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2010 |magazine=TVGuide.com}}
{{Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star}}
{{Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress}}
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