Amanda Righetti is a talented American actress, whose existence the audience learned through the series “The Mentalist”, where she played one of the key roles. The girl rarely makes films, preferring long-playing television projects. At 33, she can already be proud of more than twenty roles. What is known about her?
Amanda Righetti: biography of a star
The future star was born in St. George (USA), it happened in April 1983. Amanda Righetti became the eighth child of her parents. Soon after the birth of the girl, the family moved to Las Vegas, where the first years of the life of the future famous actress took place.
It is known that Amanda’s path to fame began with a modeling career. A charming child was noticed even when Righetti was a schoolgirl. She began to collaborate with brands creating children's clothing. However, Amanda Righetti dreamed of more, the role of the star of the catwalks did not satisfy her. Therefore, after graduation, the girl moved to Los Angeles, deciding that it was in this city that she could become a famous actress.
Success and failure
Of course, Amanda Righetti did not become a star immediately after her move to Los Angeles. The first roles that she managed to get were episodic. The aspiring actress starred in several popular and little-known TV shows, such as The Beauties, Alumni Meeting, New Orleans Police, and so on. However, the audience did not want to remember the performer of episodic roles.
In 2003, the girl received one of the central roles in the television project "There is no place better at home." Then she decided that luck finally smiled at her, but the series, unfortunately, was closed after the pilot left. Nevertheless, the novice actress was noticed by representatives of Fox. Amanda was invited to the famous TV show “Lonely Hearts”, in which she starred for three years.
Famous roles
Actress Amanda Righetti first attracted the attention of the public, appearing in the series "Reunion" and "North Shore". Especially the audience liked her role in "North Shore" - a series that fascinates with intrigues, passions and beautiful views of the Hawaiian Islands. However, it was not this television project that gave the young actress star status.
In 2007, Righetti got the main role in the horror film "Return to the House of Night Ghosts." Then she played in another scary movie - “Friday the 13th”. In this film, Amanda got the role of Whitney - a girl who, in the company of friends, was next to the infamous abandoned Crystal Lake camp. Of course, the interest of friends in the legend of a psychopathic killer associated with this place did not end in good. The tape received negative reviews from critics, but the audience liked it.
Due to what role did Amanda Righetti become a star, the films and series with which are discussed in this article? The long-awaited fame came to the actress after the release of the first episodes of the series “Mentalist”. In this detective television project, she embodied the image of agent Grace Van Pelt, an employee of the investigation bureau. The charming and desperate heroine of Amanda can be seen in all seasons of the series.
What now
Currently, the actress Righetti starred in the popular series "Colony". Her character Madeline is one of the lucky survivors of an alien invasion of Earth. The heroine and her close people are trying to adapt to the new world, save their children from ruthless invaders, dictating their rules to humanity.
While the series "Colony" consists of only one season, however, next year the fans expect the continuation of the popular television project. Amanda Righetti, whose photo can be seen in this article, will be played again by Madeline.
Life behind the scenes
Actively acting in films and TV shows, Amanda does not forget about her personal life. The screenwriter George Alan became the chosen one of the Mentalist star. Lovers absolutely do not mind the age difference of 16 years. George Righetti's wife became in 2006, the wedding ceremony was held in Hawaii.
Amanda is not only a wife, but also a mother. In 2013, she gave birth to a long-awaited son, who was named Knox Edison. Interestingly, the pregnancy did not prevent the actress from acting in the fifth season of the mental project. Only the directors had to choose the right angles during the filming, since the heroine did not come up with a pregnancy.