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Amanda Righetti

ACTOR · BORN 1983

Amanda Righetti

Born
4 April 1983
Known for
Friday the 13th (2009), Colony (2016), Reagan (2024), North Shore (2004)

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Amanda Righetti (born 4 April 1983) is an actor best known for Friday the 13th, Colony and Reagan.

10 Interesting Facts About Amanda Righetti

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    To play the younger Dorothy Farinelli in Scarpetta, Amanda Righetti studied Jamie Lee Curtis's earlier films and interviews, building the younger character's mannerisms on those of the older version.

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  2. #002

    Ahead of Far Haven, Amanda Righetti hoped to learn sidesaddle riding for period authenticity, but safety concerns from the production team meant she rode in a traditional style instead.

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  3. #003

    Playing a young Dorothy in Scarpetta, Righetti followed Jamie Lee Curtis's lead and treated Curtis as the final authority on who Dorothy becomes.

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  4. #004

    Righetti described her take on the younger Dorothy as laying groundwork rather than playing a future idea, leaving it to the edit to assemble the full story.

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  5. #005

    Righetti said her performance opened up once she gave herself permission to explore instead of trying to get it right.

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  6. #006

    Righetti said the large age gap with her siblings made her more observant than vocal as a child, and that all of them had moved out by the time she found her voice.

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  7. #007

    Righetti said she keeps a spirit of play in her work by drawing on imaginary circumstances to find a character's voice.

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Behind the Scenes (2)

  1. #008

    Amanda Righetti had just 5 days to prepare for the role of Nelle Reagan in the 2024 biopic Reagan, and the preparation took place during the pandemic.

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  2. #009

    Righetti said modeling taught her about camera angles and lighting tricks, which help when a director or cinematographer explains a shot.

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Life & Family (1)

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    Amanda Righetti said she grew up as the youngest of six sisters and used those sibling dynamics to shape Dorothy's relationship with Kay in Scarpetta.

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