Personal life

The youngest of eight children, Righetti was born on April 4, 1983 in St. George, Utah, and raised in Nevada, outside Las Vegas. Righetti married film director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006 on Oahu. On January 10, 2013, she gave birth to their son Knox Addison.

Career

Righetti was discovered in the International Cover Model Search at the age of 15 and had a career as a fashion model before becoming an actress. 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. Other credits include a recurring role on K-Ville, guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Entourage and a role in the TV movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.

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 spring, Righetti was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist, in the role of Grace Van Pelt. Her 2012-13 pregnancy was not reflected in her character's storyline, during which she was filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty.

In September 2011, Righetti signed with talent agency UTA.

Righetti and fellow cast-member Owain Yeoman left The Mentalist after season six.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Love and Happiness	Charlie's Kid Sister
1996	Kiss & Tell	Little One
2002	Angel Blade	Samantha Goodman
2007	Pipeline	Jocelyn	Also producer
2007	Return to House on Haunted Hill	Ariel Wolfe
2008	Matter	Stranger	Short film
2008	Role Models	Isabel
2009	Friday the 13th	Whitney Miller
2011	The Chateau Meroux	Jennifer
2011	Cats Dancing on Jupiter	Josephine Smart	Also executive producer Made in 2011; unreleased as of Feb. 2015
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Riding Teen	Episode: "You've Got Male" (season 2)
2002	Greg the Bunny	Debbie Fishman	Episode: "Surprise!"
2003-05	The O.C.	Hailey Nichol	Recurring role; 12 episodes
2004-05	North Shore	Tessa Lewis	Main role (20 episodes)
2005	Romy and Michele: In the Beginning	Friendly Girl	Movie
2005-06	Reunion	Jenna Moretti	Main role (13 episodes)
2006	Entourage	Katrina	Episode: "Aquamom" (season 3)
2007	K-Ville	A. J. Gossett	3 episodes
2008-15	The Mentalist	Grace Van Pelt	Main role (seasons 1-6, 126 episodes)
2010	Wandering Eye	Maron Abbott	Movie
2012	Shadow of Fear	Casey Cooper	Movie
2014	Chicago Fire	Holly	Episodes: "A Dark Day"
2014	Chicago P.D.	Holly	Episodes: "8:30 PM"
2016	Colony	Madeline "Maddie" Kenner	USA Network series

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2006	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Femme Fatale

Awards

• 2009 New York Independent International Film and Video Festival: Best Actress in a Short Film - Amanda Righetti in "Matter"

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