Amanda Righetti

Amanda Righetti born April 4 1983 is an American actress and former model She is best known for her roles as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist Madeline Kenner in Colony Whitney in Friday the 13th 2009 Isabel in Role Models 2008 Jenna Moretti on FOXs series Reunion Tessa Lewis on FOXs primetime soap North Shore Hailey Nichol on FOXs series The OC She also had a small role as a SHIELD Agent in Captain America The First Avenger 2009 She began modeling at age 14 then later moved to Los Angeles at age 18 to start her acting career 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 OC In April 2008 she was cast as the female lead in the slasher film Friday the 13th 2009 That same year she 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 characters storyline during which she was filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty She married director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29 2006 and they have a son born in 2013 She filed for divorce in 2017