26 Facts About Amy Smart

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Amy Lysle Smart was born on March 26,1976 and is an American actress.

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In 1998, Smart played a role in Dee Snider's Strangeland.

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Amy Smart garnered widespread recognition after appearing in the mainstream teen drama Varsity Blues, as well as for her recurring role as Ruby on the television series Felicity.

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Amy Smart had a lead role opposite Ashton Kutcher in the sci-fi drama The Butterfly Effect.

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Amy Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris in Just Friends, followed by the sports drama Peaceful Warrior.

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Amy Smart subsequently starred in Tyler Perry's comedy The Single Moms Club.

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Amy Smart was born March 26,1976, in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Topanga Canyon.

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Amy Smart's mother, Judy Lysle, worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman.

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Amy Smart studied ballet for ten years, and graduated from Palisades Charter High School.

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Amy Smart had a minor role in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller Starship Troopers as a copilot, and a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio.

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In 1999, Amy Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter.

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From 1999 to 2001 Amy Smart played Ruby, a recurring character on the series Felicity.

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

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In 2005, Amy 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.

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Amy Smart had a lead role in the independent drama Bigger Than the Sky, a loose adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Amy Smart reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009.

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Amy Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith, playing a professional burglar.

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Amy Smart has voiced characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green.

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Amy Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 sports drama Peaceful Warrior, about a gymnast whose life changes after an encounter with a spiritual guide.

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Amy Smart starred as Melissa in the 2008 independent horror film Seventh Moon, and had a supporting role in Alexandre Aja's supernatural thriller Mirrors.

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In March 2011, Amy Smart joined the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless as recurring character Jasmine Hollander.

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On September 20,2011, Amy Smart married TV carpenter Carter Oosterhouse from the US cable channel HGTV, in Traverse City, Michigan.

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In 2014, Amy Smart appeared in the Tyler Perry comedy The Single Moms Club, followed by the thriller Hangman.

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Amy Smart appeared in two episodes of the IFC series Maron, portraying Nina.

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Amy Smart married television personality Carter Oosterhouse on September 10,2011, in Traverse City, Michigan.

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