Amanda Bynes | |
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Born | Amanda Laura Bynes April 3, 1986 |
Alma mater | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising |
Occupation | Actress |
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Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American former actress. Bynes began her career as a child actress, appearing on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That (1996–2000) and its spin-off series The Amanda Show (1999–2002). During her mid-teens, Bynes played Holly Tyler in WB Television Network sitcom What I Like About You (2002–2006) and made her film debut in the comedy Big Fat Liar (2002). She went on to star in a number of successful films, including What a Girl Wants (2003), Robots (2005), She's the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), and Easy A (2010).[1]
Bynes is heralded for her work in the 1990s and 2000s. In her highly publicized personal life, she has struggled with mental health and other issues, and was in a conservatorship from August 2013 to March 2022.[2][3][4] She retired from acting in 2010, and in 2023, she announced her new career as a manicurist.[5][6]
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