Amanda Bynes

**Amanda Laura Bynes** (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, former program host on Nickelodeon and fashion designer. After appearing in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including her own series, _The Amanda Show_, Bynes had migrated into a movie career and starred in several movies aimed at teenage audiences. These included _Big Fat Liar_, _She's the Man_, _Hairspray,_ and _Easy A_. She and Drake Bell are the only cast members to have appeared in every episode of _The Amanda Show_.

Bynes has been described by _The Boston Globe_ as having an "everygirl" appeal, embodying "both everything her teen fans dream of being and everything they know they really are, and they love her for it." In 2006, she was named one of _Teen People's_ "25 Hottest Stars Under 25".
She was listed on the 2007 Forbes list as the fifth among the highest paid celebrities under 21, her earning $2.5 million.

## Career

On June 19, 2010, Bynes said on her Twitter that she is retiring from acting saying she does not like it as much as she used to. A month later, Bynes changed her mind and returned to acting.

Again in 2012 she said that she is retiring from acting.

## Personal life

In April 2012 Bynes was arrested for side-swiping a police car. In June 2012 she was charged with driving under alcohol or drugs when she was arrested in April.

In May 2013 Bynes was arrested at her house in Manhattan for having marijuana. In July she was arrested after she set fire to a stranger's driveway. The police decided that she should be kept for psychiatric evaluation for her own safety. Since September 2013 Bynes has been in The Canyon rehab in Malibu for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder treatment.

On March 20, 2023 Bynes was found roaming the streets of Downtown Los Angeles unclothed. Bynes waved down a car and told them she was "coming down from a psychotic episode". After calling 911 herself, Bynes was taken to a nearby police station and after an evaluation by mental health officials, she was placed under a psychiatric hold. This comes merely days away from her one-year anniversary of being released from her conservatorship held by her parents Rick and Lynn Bynes.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2002|_Big Fat Liar_|Kaylee|||
|2003|_Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure_|Nellie (voice)|||
|2003|_What a Girl Wants_|Daphne Reynolds|||
|2005|_Robots: The Movie_|Piper Spears Lopez Pinwheeler (voice)|||
|2005|_Love Wrecked_|Jenny Taylor|||
|2006|_She's the Man_|Viola Hastings|||
|2007|_Hairspray_|Penny Pingleton|||
|2007|_Sydney White_|Sydney White|||
|2010|_Easy A_|Marianne Bryant|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1996–2000|_All That_|Various roles|Lead role (seasons 3–6)||
|1997–1999|_Figure It Out_|Panelist|Seasons 1–4||
|1998|_Blue's Clues_|Herself|Episode: "Blue's Birthday"||
|1999|_Arli$$_|Crystal Dupree|Episode: "Our Past, Our Present, Our Future"||
|1999–2002|_The Amanda Show_|Host / Various roles|Lead role||
|2000|_Crashbox_|Pink Robot|Episode: "Amanda Bynes"||
|2000|_Double Dare 2000_|Herself|2 episodes; contestant||
|2001|_The Drew Carey Show_|Sketch player|Episode: "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour"||
|2001|_The Nightmare Room_|Danielle Warner|Episode: "Don't Forget Me"||
|2001–2002|_Rugrats_|Taffy (voice)|Recurring role (season 9)||
|2002–2006|_What I Like About You_|Holly Tyler|Lead role||
|2008|_Family Guy_|Anna (voice)|Episode: "Long John Peter"||
|2008|_Living Proof_|Jamie|Television film||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Amanda Bynes
- **image**: Amanda Bynes 2009.jpg
- **caption**: Bynes at The Heart Truth in 2009
- **alt**: A photograph of Amanda Bynes at a fashion show
- **birth name**: Amanda Laura Bynes
- **birth place**: Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1993–2012