Amanda Righetti

Amanda Righetti is an American actress and film producer. She is best known for her roles in The Mentalist, Friday the 13th and The O.C..In April 2008, she was cast as the lead female role Whitney in the long awaited reboot of Friday the 13th. Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released in theaters on Friday, February 13, 2009. The film was a box office success bring in over $91 million worldwide but met with negative reviews. The DVD was released on the June 16, 2009. Since September 23, 2008, Righetti is a regular on the CBS series The Mentalist where she appears as Grace Van Pelt together with Simon Baker as Patrick Jane. The series has launched Righetti back to fame and has become one of the most successful 2008 television débuts. Righetti recently appeared on the covers of LAX, Maxim, and Vegas Magazine.