Amy Smart wallpapers & Biography
Amy Lisle Smart born March 26, 1976 is an American actress. Her first role in film was in Martin Kunert's anthology horror film Campfire Tales , followed by a small role in Starship Troopers directed by Paul Verhoeven . In 1998, Smart had a role in Dee Snider's Strangeland . She gained wider recognition after appearing in the mainstream teen drama Varsity Blues (1999), as well as a recurring role as Ruby in the television series Felicity (1999–2001). This was followed by a lead role in the college sex comedy Road Trip (2000); she co-starred in Jerry Zucker's comedy Rat Race (2001).
Smart co-starred in Just Friends (2005) with Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris, 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.
Early life
Smart was born on March 26, 1976, in Los Angeles;she grew up in Topanga Canyon. Her mother, Judy Lisle worked in a museum, and her father, John Bowden Smart, was a salesman. Amy studied ballet for ten years and graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California.
1993–2003:
Modeling and film Debut
While modeling in Milan, Italy,Amy Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and, according to Larter, the two "became instant friends".In Los Angeles they took acting classes together. In 1993, she appeared in The Lemonheads' "It's About Time" video. 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 an adaptation of John Updike's short story "A&P" directed by Bruce Schwartz, which was later shown on Spike TV. She also had a cameo as a co-pilot in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997). In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter. 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 co-starred in the films Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and the science fiction drama The Butterfly Effect (2004). In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie "TCW" Moyer.
Personal life
Smart married television personality Carter Oosterhouse on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan. In 2016, her daughter was born via surrogate; Smart spoke about the experience in 2017, saying she struggled to conceive for years. "After years of struggling with fertility, I am thankful today to our kind, loving surrogate," she wrote on Instagram.
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