Amanda Righetti's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Mentalist Grace Van P… North Shore Tessa Lewis Reunion Jenna Moretti

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Friday the 13th 2008 - Role Models

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in St. George, Utah and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, accomplished screen actress Amanda Righetti is no stranger to the bright lights of Hollywood. The Fox actress first became popular in her guest role as "Hailey Nichol" in the Fox hit show "The O.C." (2003) and for her prior work with producers Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman in the Fox pilot No Place Like Home (2003) (TV).

After several guest appearances on the "The O.C." (2003), Fox executives cast Righetti in the starring role as "Tessa Lewis" on "North Shore" (2004) where she wowed executives and audiences with her talent and determination. Righetti appeared alongside Shannen Doherty, Jason Momoa, and Brooke Burns.

In 2005 Righetti became troubled beauty "Jenna Moretti" in another Fox drama called "Reunion" (2005) where she worked with Alexa Davalos, Dave Annable, Will Estes (I), Chyler Leigh, and Sean Faris who later praised her work in an exclusive Fox interview. Righetti's other television appearances include "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) and HBO's "Entourage" (2004). Righetti has also been featured in the men's magazine FHM in the Oct, 2004 and Nov, 2005 editions.

In 2006 Righetti played the female lead in the major motion picture release Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) (V) directed by Víctor García (VI), also starring Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino, and Tom Riley (III) in the much anticipated sequel which was released on DVD in Oct, 2007.

Off screen, Righetti and husband, Jordan Alan, split their time between their homes in California and Hawaii. Righetti is producing and starring in the film Pipeline (2007).


TRIVIA:

• Youngest of 8 children with 6 sisters and 1 brother, all of them growing up in Las Vegas. One sister is a dealer in Las Vegas.
• Named #84 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
• She was September on FHM magazine's 2005 pin-up calendar (2005).
• Ranked as #59 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
• 'Alexa Davalos' (qv) was her bridesmaid.