Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an actress and show host on the Nickelodeon TV channel. She got her start as a regular cast member of the All That show, and later she became the star of The Amanda Show. She has gradually begun to move into the world of movies, and network television. Some of her notable movies include Big Fat Liar, her first major part in a film, and What a Girl Wants, her first film as a lead actress. Besides acting, her interests include fashion designing, drawing (she once painted a portrait of David Letterman as a gift to him), being a make-up assistant and hair stylist. She was trained as an actress by Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor at a comedy camp. Bynes still lives with her family in the Conejo Valley in California. Her Catholic father, Richard Bynes, is a dentist and her Jewish mother, Lynn Organ, is a dental assistant. Bynes has a dog named Betty.
Filmography
- All That (TV Series - 1995 - on the show from 1996-2000)
- The Amanda Show (TV Series - 1999- 2002)
- Big Fat Liar (Movie - "Kaylee" - 2002)
- What I Like About You (TV Series - "Holly Tyler" - 2002- 20??)
- Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (Movie - "Nellie" (voice) - 2003)
- What a Girl Wants (Movie - "Daphne Reynolds" - 2003)
- Robots (Movie - "Piper" (voice) - 2005)
- Lovewrecked (Movie - "Jenny Riley" - 2006)
- She's the Man (Movie - "Viola" - post-production, due out in 2006, based on Twelfth Night)
- The Ultimate Team (Movie - Suzan Reaves - 2007)
External links
- Amanda Bynes at IMDb
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- AmandaBynes.com Official website
- Amanda Bynes cast bio on The WB
- AmandaBynesNOW.com Fansite