Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American film and television actress and former fashion model.
Smart was born in
Topanga, California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. Amy Smart studied ballet for ten years.
Smart's first film role was in director
Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 rendition of
John Updike's short story, "A&P". She had a minor role in the 1997 film
Starship Troopers as the co-pilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (
Denise Richards). She had a starring role in the mini-series The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio.
[6] In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player (played by
James Van Der Beek) in the film
Varsity Blues.
Smart played a recurring character the series
Felicity from 1999 to 2001 — Ruby, a former girlfriend of
Scott Foley's character.
[6] She co-starred in the films
Road Trip (
2000),
Rat Race(
2001),
Starsky & Hutch (
2004), and
The Butterfly Effect (
2004).
In
2005, Smart co-starred with
Ryan Reynolds in the
romantic comedy film
Just Friends, which had a total domestic box office gross of $32,619,761, and a total worldwide box office of $50,817,598.
In 2003 Smart also had a small role in the American sitcom
Scrubs, playing Jamie Moyer (aka "Tasty Coma Wife"), one of main character
J.D.'s love interests.
In 2005, Smart starred as Sarah in a British independent film called
The Best Man.
Seth Green was her co-star. She also appeared in the 2006 film
Crank, portraying the girlfriend of the lead character, Chev Chelios (played by
Jason Statham). She reprised the role in the sequel,
Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009.
Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series
Smith. She also has voiced some of the characters in the animated series
Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 movie
Peaceful Warrior, starring
Scott Mechlowicz and
Nick Nolte. She stars as Melissa in the 2008
independent film Seventh Moon.
In 2011, Smart joined the
Showtime drama/comedy
Shameless as the recurring character Jasmine Hollander. She continues to guest star in season two, which began airing January 8, 2012.
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |
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Hollywood star Amy Smart |