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Encyclopedia > Amy Smart
Amy Smart
Birth name Amy L. Smart
Born March 26, 1776 (1776-03-26) (age 231)
Flag of the United States Topanga, California
Years active 1996–present

Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1776) is an American actress and former fashion model. March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Topanga, California is an unincorporated area in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Its located in the Santa Monica Mountains and occupies Topanga Canyon. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ...

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Life and career

Early life

Amy Lysle Smart was born in Topanga, California. Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Smart studied ballet for ten years and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16, but began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico, and Tahiti (Awards-winning spots for Club Med directed by Bruno Aveillan). Topanga, California is an unincorporated area in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Its located in the Santa Monica Mountains and occupies Topanga Canyon. ... Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (born 19 July 1976, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of the French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... Club Med (short for Club Méditerranée) is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in highly exotic locations. ... Bruno Aveillan (born 1968 in Toulouse) is a director. ...


Career

Smart's first film role was for director Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales, followed by a very minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the co-pilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). Amy had a starring role in the mini-series titled The 70s, playing a young woman from Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular football player (played by James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity Blues. Also, Smart appeared in the series Felicity, as a girlfriend of Scott Foley's character. She subsequently appeared in a number of films catering to a teenage audience, many of which were successful, including Road Trip (2000) and The Butterfly Effect (2004). 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. // Martin Kunert (Martin Stanislaw Kunert-Dziewanwski) is a founding partner of Booya Studios and a feature film and television writer, director and producer. ... Made by Martin Kunert and Eric Manes,Campfire Tales is a 1997 film about urban legends with a modern twists. ... This article is about the film. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... The ball used in American football has a pointed oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach through a tumultuous season. ... Felicity is a Golden Globe-winning American primetime television drama produced by Touchstone Television and Imagine Television for The WB network. ... Scott Kellerman Foley (born July 15, 1972 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an actor, best known for roles on Felicity, A.U.S.A., and Scream 3 (for which he was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Sleazebag). ... This article is about the film Road Trip. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Stuff is a mens magazine featuring interviews, pictorials, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience. ... The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV (Music Television). ... Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American comedy/action film directed by Todd Phillips. ...


In 2005, Smart co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the romantic comedy film Just Friends, which had a total domestic box office gross of $32 million[1] and a total worldwide box office of $46.7 million. This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian born actor. ... Just Friends is a 2005 film. ...


Smart also had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing the wife of a coma patient, and was nicknamed TCW (Tasty Coma Wife) by JD and his friends. JD has a short relationship with her following the death of her husband. On September 1, 2006, Crank was released, in which she plays the girlfriend of the lead character, Chev (played by Jason Statham). This article is about the US sitcom. ... Crank is a 2006 action/thriller film, written and directed by both Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. ... Jason Statham (born on 12 September 1972, in Sydenham, Lewisham, London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. ...


Smart was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith. She also has voiced some of the characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. ... Smith is a short-lived American television drama that premiered on September 19, 2006 at 10:00 p. ... Robot Chicken is an Emmy Award-Winning American stop motion animated television series produced by Stoopid Monkey, ShadowMachine Films, Williams Street, and Sony Pictures Digital, currently airing in the US as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of... Seth Green (born on February 8, 1974, Overbrook Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel Oz Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...


Amy Smart can currently be seen in her role as "Joy" in the movie Peaceful Warrior starring Nick Nolte. Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 American film, starring Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte and Amy Smart. ...


Personal life

Smart was the speaker for the Heal the Bay organization; she has also worked with the Humane Society and the "Environmental Media Association", and was named one of Organic Style magazine's "Women with Organic Style" of 2004. Heal the Bay is a U.S. environmental advocacy non-profit organization based in Santa Monica, California. ... A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal and human suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Smart is engaged to actor Branden Williams, whom she has dated for over thirteen years. Her former roommate Ali Larter appeared alongside Smart in the film Varsity Blues and modeled with her in Milan. Smart is also friends with author and animal communicator Amelia Kinkade, and was acknowledged in Kinkade's second book, The Language of Miracles. She is a vegetarian. Alison Elizabeth Ali Larter (born February 28, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her screen roles aimed at teenage audiences. ... Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach through a tumultuous season. ... Amelia Kinkade is an actress, dancer, choreographer, and self-proclaimed animal communicator. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...


Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Campfire Tales Jenny
1997 High Voltage Molly
Starship Troopers Cadet (Later Lt.) Lumbreiser
1998 How to Make the Cruelest Month Dot Bryant
1998 Strangeland Angela Stravelli
1999 Outside Providence Jane Weston
Varsity Blues Jules Harbor
2000 Road Trip Beth Wagner
2001 Rat Race Tracy Faucet
2002 Interstate 60 Lynn Linden
2003 After School Special Naomi Feldman
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Tabby Bowland
2003 Scrubs T.C.W.
2004 Starsky & Hutch Holly
The Butterfly Effect Kayleigh Miller
2005 Just Friends Jamie Palamino
Bigger Than the Sky Grace Hargrove
The Best Man Sarah Marie Barker
2006 Crank Eve
Peaceful Warrior Joy
2007 Life in Flight

The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the film. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... How to Make the Cruelest Month is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kip Koenig. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... Strangeland is a American horror film released in 1998. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... Outside Providence is a 1999 film adaptation of Peter Farrellys 1988 novel of the same name. ... Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach through a tumultuous season. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the film Road Trip. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Rat Race is a 2001 comedy film (not to be confused with The Rat Race of 1960) directed by Jerry Zucker. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 film. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the US sitcom. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American comedy/action film directed by Todd Phillips. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Just Friends is a 2005 film. ... Movie poster for Bigger Than the Sky Bigger Than the Sky is a 2005 film directed by Al Corley. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Crank is a 2006 action/thriller film, written and directed by both Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. ... Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 American film, starring Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte and Amy Smart. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to the large amount of third installment films released this year, including Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Bourne Ultimatum, Pirates of the Caribbean...

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Amy Smart - Celebrity Photos, Wallpapers and more. (379 words)
Smart was born in Topanga, California to John Smart (a salesman) and Judy Carrington (who worked at the Getty Center in Los Angeles); she has a brother, Adam.
Smart was the speaker for the "Heal the Bay" organization; she has also worked with the Humane Society and the "Environmental Media Association", and was named one of "Organic Style" magazine's "Women with Organic Style" of 2004.
Smart is engaged to actor Brandon Williams, whom she has dated for ten years.
Amy Smart Movies, Pictures and Filmography (434 words)
Amy Smart is a fantastic actress with a solid film history.
Amy Smart was born on March 26, 1976 in Topanga Canyon, California.
Amy was quite successful in acting roles in films such as, Starsky and Hutch, Road Trip, Rat Race and The Butterfly Effect as well successful stints on the television shows Felicity and Scrubs.
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