Amy Smart
Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress.[1] Her first role in film was in 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).
Amy Smart
Actress
1996–present
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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). From 2020 to 2022, Smart had starred as Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama series Stargirl.
Life and career[edit]
1976–1992: Early life[edit]
Smart was born March 26, 1976,[2][3] in Los Angeles, California,[2][4] and raised in Topanga Canyon.[5] 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,[6] and graduated from Palisades Charter High School.[7]
1993–2003: Modeling and film beginnings[edit]
While modeling in Milan, Italy,[8] Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter.[9] In Los Angeles, they took acting classes together.
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,[10] 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.[11] 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),[12] Starsky & Hutch (2004),[13] and the science fiction drama The Butterfly Effect (2004).
In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie Moyer.[11]
Personal life[edit]
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]