| Amanda Bynes | |
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 Bynes in 2019 | |
| Born | Amanda Laura Bynes April 3, 1986 (age 39) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Amanda Laura Bynes (April 3, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her work in television and film throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Bynes began her career as a child actress, working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That (1996–2000), and had a breakthrough starring in its spin-off series The Amanda Show (1999–2002) and receiving several accolades.
During her mid-teens, Bynes played Holly Tyler in The WB 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 the comedy What a Girl Wants (2003) and the animated film Robots (2005); she has received praise for her starring role in the sports comedy She's the Man (2006) as Viola Hastings, her supporting role in the musical Hairspray (2007), and for co-starring in the comedy-drama Easy A (2010) alongside Emma Stone.
In her highly publicized personal life, Bynes has struggled with substance abuse and faced legal issues. She put her acting career on hiatus for rehabilitation and after nine years, Bynes returned to acting and modeling. In 2019, Bynes casted in Dick Figures: The Later Years.
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