Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. Her first role in film was in Martin Kunert's anthology horror film Campfire Tales, followed by a minor part in Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven. 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 a recurring role as Ruby on the television series Felicity (1999–2001). Next was a lead role in the college sex comedy Road Trip (2000); she was a co-star 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).

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 in the American adaptation of Shameless. She starred in Tyler Perry's comedy The Single Moms Club (2014). From 2020 to 2022, Smart portrayed Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama series Stargirl.

Smart was born March 26, 1976 in Los Angeles; she grew up in Topanga Canyon. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. Amy studied ballet for ten years and graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California.

While modeling in Milan, Italy, Amy Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter. In Los Angeles they took acting classes together. In 1993, she appeared in the video for The Lemonheads' "It's About Time". Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's 1997 Campfire Tales. In 1996, she appeared in a small role as Queenie in the adaptation of John Updike's short story, directed by Bruce Schwartz, "A&P", later shown on Spike TV. She had a minor role in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997) as a copilot, and a starring role in the miniseries The 70s, playing a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film Varsity Blues, reuniting her with Larter. 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), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and the science fiction drama The Butterfly Effect (2004). In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom Scrubs, playing Jamie “T.C.W.” Moyer.

In 2005, 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. The film was a box office hit, grossing over $50 million worldwide. Also in 2005, she starred as Sarah in the British independent film The Best Man with Seth Green. She had a lead role in the independent drama Bigger Than the Sky (2005), a loose adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Smart appeared in the 2006 action thriller film Crank. She reprised the role in the sequel, Crank: High Voltage, released in 2009. She was a regular cast member in the short-lived 2006 CBS television series Smith, playing a professional burglar. She has voiced characters in the animated series Robot Chicken, created by Seth Green. Smart appeared as Joy in the 2006 sports drama Peaceful Warrior, about a gymnast whose life changes after an encounter with a spiritual guide. She starred as Melissa in the 2008 independent horror film Seventh Moon, and had a supporting role in Alexandre Aja's supernatural thriller Mirrors (2008).

In March 2011, Smart joined the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless as recurring character Jasmine Hollander. She continued to guest star in season two. On September 10, 2011, Smart married TV carpenter Carter Oosterhouse from the American cable channel HGTV, in Traverse City, Michigan.

In 2014, Smart appeared in the Tyler Perry comedy The Single Moms Club, followed by the thriller Hangman (2015). In 2016, she appeared in a supporting role in the television film Sister Cities (2016). She also appeared in two episodes of the IFC series Maron (2016), portraying Nina.

In 2019, Smart was cast to play Barbara Whitmore in the DC Universe/The CW superhero drama television series Stargirl, a role she has played from 2020 to 2022.

Smart married television personality Carter Oosterhouse on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan. In 2016, their daughter was born via a surrogate; Smart talked about the experience in 2017, explaining that she struggled for years trying to conceive. She wrote on her Instagram, "After years of fertility struggles I give thanks today to our kind, loving surrogate for carrying her."

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