Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti, an American actor and producer. She became famous for her character of special agent Grace Van Pelt in CBS"police procedural" drama The Mentalist. Righetti, an Utah born native, who was raised in the Utah state Utah, had always dreamed about performing. The fourth year of her life, she began dancing. Her debut was on the big screen in the year 1995, with the film 'Love and Happiness. Aside from being an CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation guest, Righetti made her screen debut in a small format. The career of Righetti began with her modeling career as a child. After a few years, she moved into Los Angeles and continued to take on small roles but with significant significance before being tapped as the character who recurred Hailey Nichol in Fox's teen drama 'The O.C.'. Righetti performed key roles in the 2009 movie Friday the 13th. She has also been seen on Fox's soap North Shore and the drama series Reunion. From 2008 to in 2015, she appeared as Grace Van Pelt in 'The Mentalist'. The film received high praise from critics on her character. Righetti recently portrayed Madeline Kenner on USA Network's sci-fi series "Colony".