Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti is a Utah-born, Nevada-raised actor/producer and Best Actress Award winner by the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Righetti began her career at 14, as a young model, but made waves as the trust-fund squandering, world-traveling black sheep, "Hailey Nichol", on Fox's _The O.C. (2003)_ (qv).So impressed by her talent and determination, Fox executives cast her as the lead role of "Tessa Lewis" in 2004's _North Shore (2004)_ (qv). In 2005, Righetti ranked among FHM's 100 Sexiest Women while portraying "Jenna Moretti" in the popular drama, _Reunion (2005)_ (qv). She has since appeared in several major motion pictures, and has guest-starred in popular television shows such as _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv) and HBO's _Entourage (2004)_ (qv).In 2008, Righetti was cast in the leading role of 'Michael Bay' (qv)'s remake, _Friday the 13th (2009)_ (qv), while filming her series, _The Mentalist (2008)_ (qv), for CBS. In 2009, "Friday the 13th" opened to the best 3-day weekend opening for any horror film, and "The Mentalist" won a People's Choice Award for Best New Television Drama.::CelebrityLoop.com