Amy Smart
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 Smart during LA Fashion Week 2008 |
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| Born | Amy Lysle Smart March 26, 1976 Topanga, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | Carter Oosterhouse (2011-present) |
Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American television and film actress and former fashion model.
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[edit] Early life
Smart was born in Topanga, California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman.[1][2][clarification needed] Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Smart studied ballet for 10 years[citation needed] and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16,[citation needed] but she began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico and Tahiti (award-winning spots for Club Med directed by Bruno Aveillan).[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 rendition of John Updike's short story, "A&P".[3] She had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the co-pilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). She had a starring role in the mini-series The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio.[3] In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player (played by James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity Blues.
Smart appeared in the series Felicity, as a girlfriend of Scott Foley's character.[3] Other films include Road Trip (2000), The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Rat Race.
In 2005, Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the romantic comedy film Just Friends, which had a total domestic box office gross of $32,619,761,[4] and a total worldwide box office of $50,817,598.[citation needed]
Smart also had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie Moyer (aka "Tasty Coma Wife"), one of main character J.D.'s love interests.[citation needed]
In 2005, Smart starred as Sarah in a British independent film called The Best Man. Seth Green was her co-star. She also appeared in the 2006 film Crank, portraying the girlfriend of the lead character, Chev Chelios (played by Jason Statham). She reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009.
Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith. She also has voiced some of the characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 movie Peaceful Warrior, starring Scott Mechlowicz and Nick Nolte. She stars as Melissa in the independent film Seventh Moon.[5][clarification needed]
[edit] Personal life
Smart married Carter Oosterhouse from HGTV on September 10, 2011 in Traverse City, Michigan.[6][7]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A&P | Queenie | |
| Seduced By Madness | Girl #1 | ||
| 1997 | Campfire Tales | Jenny | |
| High Voltage | Molly | ||
| The Last Time I Committed Suicide | Jeananne | ||
| Starship Troopers | Cadet (Later Lt.) Lumbreiser | ||
| 1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Dot Bryant | |
| Strangeland | Angela Stravelli | ||
| Circles | Allison | aka Crossing Paths | |
| Starstruck | Tracey Beck | ||
| 1999 | Outside Providence | Jane Weston | |
| Varsity Blues | Jules Harbor | ||
| 2000 | Road Trip | Beth Wagner | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | Tracy Faucet | |
| Scotland, PA | Stacy (Hippie #1) | ||
| 2002 | Interstate 60 | Lynn Linden | |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Naomi Feldman | |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights | Tabby Bowland | ||
| Blind Horizon | Liz Culpepper | ||
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Holly | |
| The Butterfly Effect | Kayleigh Miller | ||
| Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Nurse Betty | ||
| Willowbee | Burglar | ||
| 2005 | Just Friends | Jamie Palamino | |
| Bigger Than the Sky | Grace Hargrove | ||
| The Best Man (aka Unhitched) | Sarah Marie Barker | ||
| 2006 | Crank | Eve Lydon | |
| Peaceful Warrior | Joy | ||
| 2008 | Life in Flight | Catherine | |
| Mirrors | Angela Carson | ||
| Seventh Moon | Melissa | ||
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Eve Lydon | |
| Love N' Dancing | Jessica Donovan | ||
| 2011 | The Reunion | Nina | |
| 12 Dates of Christmas | Kate Stanton |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Dee | Television movie |
| 1999 | Brookfield | Daly Roberts | Series Regular |
| 1999–2001 | Felicity | Ruby | 16 episodes |
| 2000 | The '70s | Christie Shales | Television movie |
| 2003–2009 | Scrubs | Jamie Moyer a.k.a. "T.C.W." (Tasty Coma Wife) | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2011 | Robot Chicken | Voice | 6 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Smith | Annie | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | The Meant to Be's | Janine | Television movie |
| 2009 | See Kate Run | Katherine Sullivan | Television pilot |
| 2009 | World War II in High Definition | June Wandrey (voiceover) | Television documentary |
| 2011–present | Shameless[3] | Jasmine Hollander | Recurring role |
[edit] References
- ^ "Amy Smart Biography (1976-)". Amysmart.net. http://amysmart.net/bio.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d Bio at IMDb
- ^ Just Friends (2005) - Box office / business
- ^ Seventh Moon (DVD Review)
- ^ Macatee, Rebecca (September 10, 2011). "Amy Smart Marries Carter Oosterhouse!". Us Weekly . http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/amy-smart-marries-carter-oosterhouse-2011109. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Fleeman, Mike. "Amy Smart Marries Carter Oosterhouse". People. People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20527298,00.html?hpt=hp_t2. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amy Smart |
- Amy Smart at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview, 2/24/04, Dark Horizons
- Interview, 8/01, Hollywood.com
