Amy Lysle Smart Biography

Name:Amy Lysle Smart

Date of Birth:March 26, 1976

Place of Birth:Topanga, California

Amy Lysle Smart is an American television and film actress and former fashion model.

Early life

Smart was born in Topanga, California. Amy Lysle Smart mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman.Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Amy Lysle Smart studied ballet for 10 years and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16, but she began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico and Tahiti (award-winning spots for Club Med directed by Bruno Aveillan).

Career

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".Amy Lysle Smart had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the co-pilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). Amy Lysle Smart had a starring role in the mini-series The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio.

In 1999, Amy Lysle Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player (played by James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity Blues.

Smart appeared in the series Felicity, as a girlfriend of Scott Foley's character.

Other films include Road Trip (2000), The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Rat Race.

In 2002, she was ranked #27 in Stuff magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" and in 2004,she was nominated for "Best Kiss" at the MTV Movie Awards for her role in Starsky & Hutch.

In 2005, Amy Lysle 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.

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, Amy Lysle Smart starred as Sarah in a British independent film called The Best Man. Seth Green was her co-star. Amy Lysle Smart  also appeared in the 2006 film Crank, portraying the girlfriend of the lead character, Chev Chelios (played by Jason Statham). Amy Lysle Smart 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. Amy Lysle Smart also has voiced some of the characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. Amy Lysle Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 movie Peaceful Warrior, starring Scott Mechlowicz and Nick Nolte. Amy Lysle Smart  stars as Melissa in the independent film Seventh Moon.

Personal life

Smart married Carter Oosterhouse from HGTV on September 10, 2011 in Traverse City, Michigan.

Filmography

1996 A&P Queenie

         Seduced By Madness Girl #1

1997 Campfire Tales Jenny

         High Voltage Molly

         The Last Time I Committed Suicide Jeananne

         Starship Troopers Cadet (Later Lt.) Lumbreiser

1998 How to Make the Cruelest Month Dot Bryant

         Strangeland Angela Stravelli

         Circles Allison aka Crossing Paths

         Starstruck Tracey Beck

1999 Outside Providence Jane Weston

         Varsity Blues Jules Harbor

2000 Road Trip Beth Wagner

2001 Rat Race Tracy Faucet

         Scotland, PA Stacy (Hippie #1)

2002 Interstate 60 Lynn Linden

2003 National Lampoon's Barely Legal Naomi Feldman

         The Battle of Shaker Heights Tabby Bowland

         Blind Horizon Liz Culpepper

2004 Starsky & Hutch Holly

         The Butterfly Effect Kayleigh Miller

         Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Nurse Betty

         Willowbee Burglar

2005 Just Friends Jamie Palamino

         Bigger Than the Sky Grace Hargrove

         The Best Man (aka Unhitched) Sarah Marie Barker

2006 Crank Eve Lydon

         Peaceful Warrior Joy

2008 Life in Flight Catherine

         Mirrors Angela Carson

         Seventh Moon Melissa

2009 Crank: High Voltage Eve Lydon

         Love N' Dancing Jessica Donovan

2011 The Reunion Nina

         12 Dates of Christmas Kate Stanton

Television

1996 Her Costly Affair Dee Television movie

1999 Brookfield Daly Roberts Series Regular

1999–2001 Felicity Ruby 16 episodes

2000 The '70s Christie Shales Television movie

2003–2009 Scrubs Jamie Moyer a.k.a. "T.C.W." (Tasty Coma Wife) 4 episodes

2005–2011 Robot Chicken Voice 6 episodes

2006–2007 Smith Annie 7 episodes

2008 The Meant to Be's Janine Television movie

2009 See Kate Run Katherine Sullivan Television pilot

2009 World War II in High Definition June Wandrey (voiceover) Television documentary