Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes
A photograph of Amanda Bynes at a fashion show
Bynes in February 2009
Born
Amanda Laura Bynes

(1986-04-03) April 3, 1986 (age 37)
Alma materFashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1993–2010

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]

  1. ^ Shira, Dahvi; Jones, Oliver (September 19, 2012). "Amanda Bynes: 'I'm Doing Amazing'". People. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Schild, Darcy. "How Amanda Bynes went from comedy sensation to a troubled, retired child actress and newly engaged college grad". Insider. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Amanda Bynes Sighting! Formerly Troubled Actress Looks Happy & Healthy On Shopping Trip". OK!. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group. March 7, 2016.
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  5. ^ Roth, Madeline. "Amanda Bynes Gives Up Acting to Dish Life Advice on Cameo". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Sloop, Hope. "Amanda Bynes Cancels Podcast After One Episode". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved December 22, 2023.