Amy Smart | |
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Born | Amy Lysle Smart March 26, 1976 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. [1] Her first role in film was in Martin Kunert's anthology horror film Campfire Tales , followed by a minor part in Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven. In 1998, Smart played a role in Dee Snider's Strangeland . She garnered widespread recognition after appearing in the mainstream teen drama Varsity Blues (1999), as well as for a recurring role as Ruby on the television series Felicity (1999–2001). Next was a lead role in the college sex comedy Road Trip (2000); she was a co-star in Jerry Zucker's ensemble comedy Rat Race (2001). She had a lead role opposite Ashton Kutcher in the sci-fi drama The Butterfly Effect (2004).
Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris in Just Friends (2005), followed by the sports drama Peaceful Warrior (2006). From 2011 to 2012, she had a recurring role as Jasmine Hollander in the American adaptation of Shameless . She starred in Tyler Perry's comedy The Single Moms Club (2014). From 2020 to 2022, Smart portrayed Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama series Stargirl .
Smart was born March 26, 1976 [2] [3] in Los Angeles; [2] [4] she grew up in Topanga Canyon. [5] Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. Amy studied ballet for ten years [6] and graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California. [7]
While modeling in Milan, Italy, [8] Amy Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter. [9] In Los Angeles they took acting classes together.[ citation needed ] In 1993, she appeared in the video for The Lemonheads' "It's About Time". Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's 1997 Campfire Tales . In 1996, she appeared in a small role as Queenie in the adaptation of John Updike's short story, directed by Bruce Schwartz, "A&P", later shown on Spike TV. [10] She had a minor role in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997) as a copilot, [11] and a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film Varsity Blues , reuniting her with Larter. [12] Also in 1999, she appeared in the film Outside Providence .
From 1999 to 2001, Smart played Ruby, a recurring character on the series Felicity . She costarred in the films Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), [13] Starsky & Hutch (2004), [14] and the science fiction drama The Butterfly Effect (2004). In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs , playing Jamie “T.C.W.” Moyer. [12]
In 2005, Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the romantic comedy film Just Friends , playing the high school friend of a previously overweight young man who, years later, returns to her hometown and attempts to confess his love for her. The film was a box office hit, grossing over $50 million worldwide. [15] Also in 2005, she starred as Sarah in the British independent film The Best Man with Seth Green. She had a lead role in the independent drama Bigger Than the Sky (2005), a loose adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac . [16]
Smart appeared in the 2006 action thriller film Crank . She reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage , released in 2009. [17] She was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith, playing a professional burglar. [8] She has voiced characters in the animated series Robot Chicken , created by Seth Green. Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 sports drama Peaceful Warrior , about a gymnast whose life changes after an encounter with a spiritual guide. [18] She starred as Melissa in the 2008 independent horror film Seventh Moon , [19] and had a supporting role in Alexandre Aja's supernatural thriller Mirrors (2008). [20]
In March 2011, Smart joined the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless as recurring character Jasmine Hollander. [21] She continued to guest star in season two. On September 20, 2011, Smart married TV carpenter Carter Oosterhouse from the U.S. cable channel HGTV, in Traverse City, Michigan. [22] [23]
In 2014, Smart appeared in the Tyler Perry comedy The Single Moms Club , followed by the thriller Hangman (2015). In 2016, she appeared in a supporting role in the television film Sister Cities (2016). [24] She also appeared in two episodes of the IFC series Maron (2016), portraying Nina. [25]
In 2019, Smart was cast to play Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama television series Stargirl , a role she has played from 2020 to 2022. [26]
Smart married television personality Carter Oosterhouse on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan. [27] [28] In 2016, their daughter was born via a surrogate; Smart talked about the experience in 2017, explaining that she struggled for years trying to conceive. She wrote on her Instagram, "After years of fertility struggles I give thanks today to our kind, loving surrogate for carrying her." [29]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | A&P | Queenie | |
1997 | Campfire Tales | Jenny | Segment: "The Hook" |
The Last Time I Committed Suicide | Jeananne | ||
Starship Troopers | Pilot Cadet Stack Lumbreiser | ||
High Voltage | Molly | ||
1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Dot Bryant | |
Circles | Allison | ||
Starstruck | Tracey Beck | ||
Strangeland | Angela Stravelli | ||
1999 | Varsity Blues | Jules Harbor | |
Outside Providence | Jane Weston | ||
2000 | Road Trip | Beth Wagner | |
2001 | Scotland, PA | Stacy | |
Rat Race | Tracy Faucet | ||
2002 | Interstate 60 | Lynn Linden | |
2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Naomi | |
The Battle of Shaker Heights | Tabitha Bowland | ||
Blind Horizon | Liz Culpepper | ||
2004 | The Butterfly Effect | Kayleigh Miller | |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Nurse Betty | ||
Starsky & Hutch | Holly Monk | ||
Willowbee | Burglar | Short film | |
2005 | Bigger Than the Sky | Grace Hargrove / Roxanne | |
The Best Man | Sarah Marie Barker | ||
Just Friends | Jamie Palamino | ||
2006 | Peaceful Warrior | Joy | |
Crank | Eve Lydon | ||
2008 | Life in Flight | Catherine Sargent | |
Mirrors | Angela Carson | ||
Seventh Moon | Melissa | ||
2009 | Love N' Dancing | Jessica Donovan | |
Crank: High Voltage | Eve Lydon / Lemon | ||
2010 | Dead Awake | Natalie | |
2011 | House of the Rising Sun | Jenny Porter | |
The Reunion | Nina Cleary | ||
2012 | Columbus Circle | Lillian Hart | |
2013 | No Clue | Kyra | |
2014 | Break Point | Heather | |
Bad Country | Lynn Weiland | ||
The Single Moms Club | Hillary Massey | ||
Flight 7500 | Pia Martin | ||
Among Ravens | Wendy Conifer | ||
2015 | Zoey to the Max | Samantha Jenkins | |
Hangman | Melissa | ||
2016 | Patient Seven | Mother | Segment: "The Visitant" |
2017 | Apple of My Eye | Caroline Andrews | |
The Keeping Hours | Amy | ||
2018 | Mississippi Requiem | ||
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars | Jean Wonder | ||
2019 | The Brawler | Linda Wepner | |
2021 | 13 Minutes | Kim | |
2022 | Tyson's Run | Eloise | |
2023 | The Christmas Classic | Lynn Byrd | |
2024 | Rally Caps | Nora |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Her Costly Affair | Dee | Television film |
1999 | Brookfield | Daly Roberts | Unsold TV pilot |
1999–2001 | Felicity | Ruby | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
2000 | The '70s | Christie Shales | Miniseries |
2003, 2009 | Scrubs | Jamie Moyer | 4 episodes |
2005–2011 | Robot Chicken | Various characters | Voice role; 6 episodes |
2006 | Smith | Annie | Main role |
2008 | The Meant to Be's | Janine | Unsold TV pilot |
2009 | See Kate Run | Katherine Sullivan | Unsold TV pilot |
2011 | 12 Dates of Christmas | Kate Stanton | Television film |
2011–2012 | Shameless | Jasmine Hollander | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2012 | Men at Work | Lisa | Episodes: Pilot, "Super Milo" |
Bad Girls | Brandi | Unsold TV pilot | |
2014 | Justified | Alison Brander | Recurring role (season 5), 9 episodes |
Run for Your Life | Meredith Redmond | Television film | |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Stacy | Episode: "Commissioner Bigfish" |
Maron | Nina | 2 episodes | |
Sister Cities | Young Mary Baxter | Television film | |
2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Karla Wyatt | Episode: "Gone Fishin" |
Love at First Glance | Mary Landers | Television film | |
2018 | MacGyver | Dixie/Dawn | Episodes: "Mardi Gras Beads+Chair", "Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle" |
2020–2022 | Stargirl | Barbara Whitmore | Main role |
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2000 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Chemistry (with Breckin Meyer) | Road Trip | Nominated | |
2004 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | Starsky & Hutch | Won | [30] |
2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music/Dance Actress | Love N' Dancing | Nominated | [31] [32] |