Amanda Righetti
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amanda Righetti
| image = Amanda Righetti at Camp Conival (cropped).jpg
| caption = Righetti in 2016
| birth_name = Amanda Righetti
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|4|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = St. George, Utah, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jordan Alan|2006|2017|end=div}}
| children = 1
}}
Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983){{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-righetti/189452/ |title=Amanda Righetti |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=February 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102173127/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-righetti/189452/ |url-status=dead}} is an American actress. She is known for playing Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist and her roles in Friday the 13th, The O.C. and Colony.
Early life
The youngest of eight children,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_mentalist/cast/23107 |title=Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt|publisher=CBS|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130119015326/http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_mentalist/cast/23107 |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |access-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=dead}} Righetti was born on April 4, 1983, in St. George, Utah, and raised in Nevada,{{cite web |url=http://www.officialamandarighetti.com/about/ |work=Amanda Righetti Official Website |access-date=December 17, 2011 |title=About |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131031930/http://www.officialamandarighetti.com/about/ |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |url-status=dead}} outside Las Vegas. Her father, Alexander Dominic Righetti, is of Italian descent,{{cite web |url=https://www.corriere.it/foto_del_giorno/home/10_settembre_17/amanda_eeed266a-c226-11df-a515-00144f02aabe.shtml |title=Profilo italoamericano |website=corriere.it |language=Italian |date=17 September 2010 }} while her mother, Linda Carol Chisum, is of German, French, and English descent.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}
Career
Righetti started modeling at age 14, then moved to Los Angeles at 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., was a regular in the primetime soap opera North Shore, and in late 2005, Righetti starred in Fox's drama series Reunion. Her other credits include a recurring role on K-Ville, guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Entourage, and a role in the television film Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.
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In 2006, Righetti signed on to star as the female lead in horror sequel Return to House on Haunted Hill. The film was released direct-to-video in October 2007. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher film Friday the 13th (2009). Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released in theaters on February 13, 2009. Also that year, Righetti was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist,{{cite journal |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983353 |title=Players: Amanda Righetti |journal=Variety |date=April 2, 2008 |first=Byron |last=Perry |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150128013050/http://variety.com/2008/scene/people-news/amanda-righetti-4-1117983353/ |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 8, 2017}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://tvline.com/2012/08/21/the-mentalists-amanda-righetti-pregnant/ |title=The Mentalist's Amanda Righetti Expecting First Child – Is Van Pelt Preggers Too? |work=TVLine.com |date=August 21, 2012 |first1=Michael |last1=Ausiello |first2=Kimberly |last2=Roots |author-link1=Michael Ausiello |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062241/http://tvline.com/2012/08/21/the-mentalists-amanda-righetti-pregnant/ |url-status=live}} Righetti left The Mentalist after season six.{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/08/the-mentalist-season-6-amanda-righetti-and-owain-yeoman-set-to-leave.html |title='The Mentalist' Season 6: Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman set to leave |last=Porter |first=Rick |work=Zap2it.com |date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125185934/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/08/the-mentalist-season-6-amanda-righetti-and-owain-yeoman-set-to-leave.html |archive-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
In September 2011, Righetti signed with talent agency UTA.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/09/uta-signs-rob-morrow-amanda-righetti/|title=UTA Signs Rob Morrow & Amanda Righetti|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 8, 2011|access-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130308071155/http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/uta-signs-rob-morrow-amanda-righetti/|archive-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}
From 2016 to 2017, Righetti played role of Maddie Kenner in Colony.
In 2017, Righetti starred as a divorced novelist in the Hallmark Channel television film Love at the Shore.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywooddailystar.com/?p=9664 |title=Hallmark Love at the Shore, star Peter Porte says, 'It definitely doesn't start out so well' |work=Hollywood Daily Star |date=August 5, 2017 |access-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203144313/http://www.hollywooddailystar.com/hallmark-love-at-the-shore-star-peter-porte-says-it-definitely-doesnt-start-out-so-well/ |url-status=live }}
Righetti starred in the 2021 holiday romance film Christmas at the Ranch, with Lindsay Wagner, Laur Allen, Archie Kao, and Dia Frampton, playing the character Kate.{{cite web|url=https://diva-magazine.com/2021/12/02/christmas-at-the-ranch-a-lesbian-holiday-romance/|access-date=April 24, 2024|first=Jacquie|last=Lawrence|title=Christmas At The Ranch: A lesbian holiday romance|publisher=Diva Magazine}}
In 2024, Righetti played Nelle Reagan, the mother of United States President Ronald Reagan in Sean McNamara's biopic Reagan.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amanda-righetti-justin-chatwin-dennis-quaid-ronald-reagan-biopic-exclusive-1235006761/|title=Amanda Righetti, Justin Chatwin Join Dennis Quaid in Ronald Reagan Biopic (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901164535/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amanda-righetti-justin-chatwin-dennis-quaid-ronald-reagan-biopic-exclusive-1235006761/|archive-date=September 1, 2021|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Righetti married director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.{{cite news |url=http://pacificweddings.com/real-weddings/wedding-private-estate-oahu |title=A Wedding at a Private Estate on Oahu |first=Stefanie |last=Riedel |work=Pacific Weddings |date=Winter–Spring 2007 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218050403/http://pacificweddings.com/real-weddings/wedding-private-estate-oahu|archive-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=live}} They have a son, born in 2013.{{cite news|title=Amanda Righetti Welcomes Son Knox Addison|work=People|url=https://people.com/parents/amanda-righetti-welcomes-son-knox-addison/|date= January 18, 2013|access-date= January 18, 2003|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603214110/https://people.com/parents/amanda-righetti-welcomes-son-knox-addison/|url-status=live}} Righetti filed for divorce in 2017.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=Amanda Righetti Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Measurements|url=https://biographicsworld.com/amanda-righetti-bio-family-career-husband-net-worth-measurements/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Biographics World}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Get to Know Jordan Alan - Amanda Righetti's Husband|url=https://glamourpath.com/jordan-alan|access-date=2021-08-15|website=glamourpath.com}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1995
| Love and Happiness | Charlie's Kid Sister | |
| 1996
| Little One | |
| 2002
| Samantha Goodman | |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| Jocelyn | Also producer |
| Return to House on Haunted Hill
| Ariel Wolfe | Direct to video |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| Stranger | Short film |
| Role Models
| Isabel | |
| rowspan="2"|2009
| Whitney Miller | |
| His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
| Herself | Documentary film |
| rowspan="3" |2011
| Captain America: The First Avenger | S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent | |
| data-sort-value="Chateau Meroux, The" | The Chateau Meroux
| Jennifer | |
| Wandering Eye
| Maren Abbott | |
| 2012
| Shadow of Fear | Casey Cooper |
| 2013
| Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Herself | Documentary film |
| 2015
| Cats Dancing on Jupiter | Josephine Smart | Also co-producer |
| 2019
| Pastalight | Susanna Lenzi | Short film |
| 2021
| Christmas at the Ranch | Kate | |
| 2023
| Lilly Rayne | |
| 2024
| Reagan | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2001
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Riding Teen | Episode: "You've Got Male" |
| 2002
| Debbie Fishman | Episode: "Surprise!" |
| 2003–2005
| data-sort-value="O.C., The" | The O.C. | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2004–2005
| Tessa Lewis | Main role |
| 2005
| Romy and Michele: In the Beginning | Friendly Girl | Television film |
| 2005–2006
| Reunion | Jenna Moretti | Main role |
| 2006
| Katrina | Episode: "Aquamom" |
| 2007
| K-Ville | A. J. Gossett | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2015
| data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist | Main role (seasons 1–6), guest (season 7) |
| 2011
| Wandering Eye | Maron Abbott | Television film |
| 2012
| Casey Cooper | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Holly | Episode: "A Dark Day" |
| Chicago P.D.
| Holly | Episode: "8:30 PM" |
| 2016–2017
| Colony | Maddie Kenner | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2017
| Love at the Shore |Jenna | Television film (Hallmark) |
| rowspan="2" |2020
| Deranged Granny | Kendall Thompson | Television film |
| L.A.'s Finest
| Beverly Gamble | Episode: "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" |
| TBA
|Young Dorothy |Main role, upcoming series |
Awards
- 2009 New York Independent International Film and Video Festival: Best Actress in a Short Film – Amanda Righetti in Matter{{cite web |url=http://www.nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/220/123/ |title=2009 Festival Awards – New York March |publisher=New York Independent International Film and Video Festival |access-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223082756/http://www.nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/220/123/ |url-status=dead}}
References
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Category:Actresses from Nevada
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:People from Clark County, Nevada
Category:People from St. George, Utah