page_title: Amanda Righetti
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Amanda Righetti / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Amanda Righetti attending Maxim Magazine's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration, Santa Monica, CA on May 13, 2009 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com
context_page_description: Amanda Righetti is an American actress. She is 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.
context_section_description: 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 starred in Fox's drama series Reunion. Other credits include a recurring role on K-Ville, guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Entourage and a role in the television film Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.
  In 2006, Righetti signed on to star as the female lead in horror sequel Return to House on Haunted Hill. The film was released direct-to-video in October 2007. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher film Friday the 13th (2009). Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released in theaters on February 13, 2009. Also that year, Righetti was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist, in the role of Grace Van Pelt. Her 2012 to 2013 pregnancy was not reflected in her character's storyline, during which she was filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty.
  In September 2011, Righetti signed with talent agency UTA.
  Righetti left The Mentalist after season six.
  Righetti starred as a divorced novelist in the Hallmark Channel television film Love at the Shore (2017).
caption: Righetti attending Maxim Magazine's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration, 2009
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