Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. Smart began her career modeling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school. Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert\'s film Campfire Tales. She has since appeared in numerous films, including Varsity Blues (1999), Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Just Friends (2005), Mirrors (2008), The Town (2010), Tyler Perry\'s The Single Moms Club (2014), and The Brawler (2019). Her television work includes a recurring role on Felicity (1999–2001).\n', ' Smart was born in Topanga, California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. She studied ballet for 10 years.\n', ' While modeling in Italy, Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter. In Los Angeles, they took acting classes together.\n', 'After appearing in the video for The Lemonheads\' It\'s About Time in 1993, Smart\'s first film role was in director Martin Kunert\'s Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 adaptation of John Updike\'s short story "A&P". She had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the copilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards), and a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player (James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter. Also in 1999, she appeared in the film Outside Providence, and had a cameo in From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money.\n', '