Amanda Righetti

Amanda Elizabeth Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist, as well as her roles in Friday the 13th, The O.C. and Colony.\n', '

The youngest of eight children, Righetti was born on April 4, 1983 in St. George, Utah, and raised in Nevada, outside Las Vegas. Righetti married film director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006 in Oahu. On January 10, 2013, she gave birth to their son Knox Addison.\n', '

Righetti was discovered in the International Cover Model Search at the age of 15[citation needed] and had a career as a fashion model before becoming an actress.[citation needed] After securing a role in the pilot for a proposed series by the name of No Place Like Home she played a recurring character in the teen drama The O.C., was a regular in the primetime soap opera North Shore and in late 2005, Righetti s…