Amy Rider

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Amy Rider
Born
Amy Rider

1985
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s) Actress, film director
Years active2005–present

Amy Rider (born 1985) is a Japanese-American actress and film director. She has played roles in several films including Katrina, Mega Shark vs. Kolossus , and Broken Links. She appeared in the television series 24: Conspiracy and Veronica Mars and had a reoccurring role as Alice Valko in the television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager . [1]

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Early life

Rider was born in Tokyo, Japan. The majority of Rider's schooling was in Japan; by her estimation, her family moved within the country about 11 different times. [2]

Career

Rider states that she fell into acting because she was looking for an easy "A" so she took a drama class. [2] Rider ended up being cast as the lead in the school play It was the first thing that made her think that acting might be something that she could really put her focus into. [2] Amy Rider's debut was in Head Cases in 2005. [3] Her career would continue with the television series 24: Conspiracy, and she would make a cameo in Without a Trace. [1] Rider's first film debut was After Midnight: Life Behind Bars in 2006. Amy would later make an appearance in Veronica Mars in 2006 followed up by the film Kissing Cousins in 2008, and Privileged in 2010. [1]

In 2008 Rider had her breakthrough performance playing Alice Valko in the television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager . Rider was a common recurring character throughout the entire series until its finale in 2013. During this time she also had film roles in The Monogamy Experiment and in Mega Shark vs. Kolossus . In 2016 she was cast in the film Broken Links. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Hitman ChroniclesTanya
2007 The List Asian Waitress
2007Universal RemoteTina / Various
2008 Kissing Cousins Toyoka
2008PluzmanGirlfriendShort
2009Courage IsAlice ValkoVideo short
2010 Kill Speed Shizuko
2010PrivilegedSophomore Girl
2014The Monogamy ExperimentShort
2015 Mega Shark vs. Kolossus Moira King
2015ClappyPenelopeShort
2016Broken LinksAndrea

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Head Cases Drama Queen"Be Your Best You"
2005 24: Conspiracy KellyTV miniseries short
2006After Midnight: Life Behind BarsAsian Girl #1TV film
2006 Without a Trace Maddie Porter"Shattered"
2006 Veronica Mars Charlotte"Charlie Don't Surf"
2007 Campus Ladies Ashley"Safety First"
2007 Frank TV Cristina Yang"Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Frank", "Ballpark Frank"
2007KatrinaSetsuTV film
2007-08 Big Shots Riko Mara"The Way We Weren't", "The Better Man"
2008-13 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Alice Valko Regular role
2018 Z Nation Chef AmySeason 5

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