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Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress.[1][2] A native of Los Angeles, Smart began her career modelling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school.

Amy Smart
Smart in 2013
Born	Amy Lysle Smart (1976-03-26) March 26, 1976 (age 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Carter Oosterhouse ​ ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1

Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert's anthology horror film Campfire Tales, followed by a minor part in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers (1997). 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 her recurring role as Ruby on the television series Felicity (1999–2001). She followed this with a lead role in the college sex comedy Road Trip (2000), and co-starred 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 on the series Shameless. She subsequently starred in Tyler Perry's comedy The Single Moms Club (2014). Since 2020, Smart has starred as Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama series Stargirl.

Life and career

1976–1992: Early life

Smart was born in Los Angeles, California,[3] and raised in Topanga Canyon.[4] Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. She studied ballet for ten years,[5] and graduated from Palisades Charter High School.[6]

1993–2003: Modeling and film beginnings

While modeling in Milan, Italy,[7] Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter.[8] In Los Angeles, they took acting classes together.^{[citation needed]}

After appearing in the video for The Lemonheads' "It's About Time" in 1993, Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 adaptation of John Updike's short story "A&P". She had a minor role in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997) as a copilot,[9] and a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter.[10] 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),[11] Starsky & Hutch (2004),[12] and the science fiction drama The Butterfly Effect (2004).

In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie Moyer.[10]

2005–2013: Studio films and television

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.[13] 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.[14]

Smart appeared in the 2006 action thriller film Crank. She reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009.[15]

Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith, playing a professional burglar.[7] She has also 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.[16] She starred as Melissa in the 2008 independent horror film Seventh Moon,[17] and had a supporting role in Alexandre Aja's supernatural thriller Mirrors (2008).[18]

In March 2011, Smart joined the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless as recurring character Jasmine Hollander.[19] 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.[20][21]

2014–present: Television and independent films

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).[22] She also appeared in two episodes of the IFC series Maron (2016), portraying Nina.[23]

On December 26, 2016, Smart's daughter, Flora, was born via a surrogate; she revealed this publicly in 2017, explaining that she struggled for years trying to conceive, writing: "After years of fertility struggles I give thanks today to our kind, loving surrogate for carrying her."[24]

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 since 2020.[25][26]

Personal life

Smart married television personality Carter Oosterhouse on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan.[27][28] They had their first child, Flora Oosterhouse, via surrogate.[29]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Campfire Tales	Jenny	Segment: "The Hook"
1997	The Last Time I Committed Suicide	Jeananne
1997	Starship Troopers	Pilot Cadet Stack Lumbreiser
1997	High Voltage	Molly
1998	How to Make the Cruelest Month	Dot Bryant
1998	Circles	Allison
1998	Starstruck	Tracey Beck
1998	Strangeland	Angela Stravelli
1999	Varsity Blues	Jules Harbor
1999	Outside Providence	Jane Weston
2000	Road Trip	Beth Wagner
2001	Scotland, PA	Stacy
2001	Rat Race	Tracy Faucet
2002	Interstate 60	Lynn Linden
2003	National Lampoon's Barely Legal	Naomi
2003	The Battle of Shaker Heights	Tabitha Bowland
2003	Blind Horizon	Liz Culpepper
2004	The Butterfly Effect	Kayleigh Miller
2004	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Nurse Betty
2004	Starsky & Hutch	Holly Monk
2005	Bigger Than the Sky	Grace Hargrove / Roxanne
2005	The Best Man	Sarah Marie Barker
2005	Just Friends	Jamie Palamino
2006	Peaceful Warrior	Joy
2006	Crank	Eve Lydon
2008	Life in Flight	Catherine Sargent
2008	Mirrors	Angela Carson
2008	Seventh Moon	Melissa
2009	Love N' Dancing	Jessica Donovan
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Eve Lydon
2010	Dead Awake	Natalie
2011	House of the Rising Sun	Jenny Porter
2011	The Reunion	Nina Cleary
2012	Columbus Circle	Lillian Hart
2013	No Clue	Kyra
2014	Break Point	Heather
2014	Bad Country	Lynn Weiland
2014	The Single Moms Club	Hillary Massey
2014	Flight 7500	Pia Martin
2014	Among Ravens	Wendy Conifer
2015	Zoey to the Max	Samantha Jenkins
2015	Hangman	Melissa
2016	Patient Seven	Mom	Segment: "The Visitant"
2017	Apple of My Eye	Caroline Andrews
2017	The Keeping Hours	Amy
2018	Mississippi Requiem	N/A
2018	The Brawler	Linda Wepner
2018	Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars	Jean Wonder
2021	13 Minutes	Kim
2022	Tyson's Run	Eloise

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Scrubs	Jamie Moyer	3 episodes
2005–2011	Robot Chicken	various	Voice role; 6 episodes
2006	Smith	Annie	Main role
2008	The Meant to Be's	Janine	Unsold TV pilot
2009	Scrubs	Jamie Moyer	Episode: "My Finale"
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"
2012	Bad Girls	Brandi	Unsold TV pilot
2014	Justified	Alison Brander	Recurring role (season 5), 9 episodes
2014	Run for Your Life	Meredith Redmond	Television film
2016	Maron	Nina	2 episodes
2016	Sister Cities	Young Mary Baxter	Television film
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Karla Wyatt	Episode: "Gone Fishin"
2017	Love at First Glance	Mary Landers	Television film
2018	MacGyver	Dixie/Dawn	Episodes: "Mardi Gras Beads+Chair", "Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle"
2020–present	Stargirl	Barbara Whitmore	Main role

Awards and nominations

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Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Refs
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

In popular culture

Amy Smart is the subject of the Last Letters song "I Love You, Amy Smart".[31]

References

External links

• Amy Smart at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (* 26. März 1976 in Topanga, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und ein ehemaliges Model.

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- [en] Amy Smart

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[es] Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (Topanga Canyon, California; 26 de marzo de 1976) es una actriz y modelo estadounidense.[1]

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[ru] Смарт, Эми

Эми Лайл Смарт (англ. Amy Lysle Smart; род. 26 марта 1976, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса и бывшая фотомодель[3][4]. Эми Смарт начала свою модельную карьеру в Италии, а затем поступила в актёрскую школу. Её первой работой в кино стала роль в фильме «Байки у костра», в 1997 году. После она снялась в фильмах: «Студенческая команда» (1999), «Дорожное приключение» (2000), «Крысиные бега» (2001), «Эффект бабочки» (2004), «Просто друзья» (2005), «Зеркала» (2008), «Клуб одиноких мам  (англ.) (рус.» (2014) и др.

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