Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti is an American actress and producer. She became famous for her performance as the special agent Grace Van Pelt on CBS's Police procedural drama, 'The Mentalist. Righetti is a native of Utah and has always wanted to sing. She began dancing at the age of four. Her big-screen debut was in the film of 1995 "Love and Joy". With CSI: Crime Scene Investigation the actress made her debut on the television screen as the CBS guest actor. Righetti started her modeling career at the age of fourteen. Four years later, she relocated into Los Angeles and continued to perform small, but important roles before being tapped as the character who recurred Hailey Nichol in Fox's teen drama 'The O.C.'. Righetti was a key character in the 2009 film Friday the 13th. She has also been seen on Fox's soap North Shore and the drama series Reunion. She was Grace Van Pelt from 2008 until the end of 2015 in the highly acclaimed 'The Mentalist. The role was highly praised by the critics. Righetti appeared as Madeline Kenner, in USA Network's science fiction series 'Colony.'