Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti, an American actor and producer. She is best known for being the character on CBS the police procedural "The Mentalist"'s Special Agent Grace Van Pelt. Righetti is a native of Utah and always wanted to perform. When she was just four years old, old, she began dancing. In 1995 she made her major screen debut with the feature film 'Love and Happiness'. In 1995, as the CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation guest on the show, Righetti's debut was on a small screen. Righetti started her modeling profession as a model at 14 years old. Then, four years later moved into Los Angeles and continued to take on small roles but with significant significance until she was cast in the character who recurred Hailey Nichol in Fox's teen drama , 'The O.C.'. Righetti was also a key character in the 2009 slasher film "Friday the 13th," the Marvel superhero film 'Captain USA: The First Avenger' and Fox's soap opera 'North Shore', and the drama series 'Reunion'. In 'The Mentalist,' she was the Grace Van Pelt between 2008 until in 2015. The performance was well-received by media and critics. Righetti was recently seen as Madeline Kenner on USA Network's science-fiction series "Colony".