Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti, an American actress and Producer. Her fame was based on her part as special agent Grace Van Pelt on CBS's the police procedural drama "The Mentalist. Righetti, a Utah citizen who grew up in Utah, the Utah state Utah she had always dreamed about being a performer. When she was just four years old, old, she began dancing. Her big-screen debut was in the 1995 movie "Love and Joy". Aside from being guest on CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Guest, Righetti made her small-screen debut. Righetti started her modeling career at fourteen. She relocated from New York to Los Angeles four years later and continued portraying small but important roles until she got the role of Hailey Nichol on Fox's teen-drama 'The O.C. '. Righetti played important roles in the 2009 movie Friday the 13th. She also appeared on Fox's soap North Shore and the drama series Reunion. From 2008 until the year 2015, she played Grace Van Pelt in 'The Mentalist', earning critical praise in her role. Righetti has recently played Madeline Kenner on USA Network's Sci-fi show "Colony".