Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress. Known for playing comedic roles, Bynes is heralded for her television work in the 1990s and her successful pivot to film in the 2000s. Bynes began her career as a child actor and received recognition for her roles on the sketch comedy series All That (1996–2000), and The Amanda Show (1999–2002), both for Nickelodeon . She won several Kids’ Choice Awards for both of these roles. In her mid-teens, Bynes starred in The WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002–2006) and in the teen comedy films Big Fat Liar (2002) and What a Girl Wants (2003). As an adult, she appeared in the films She’s the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), Living Proof (2008), and Easy A (2010), before announcing a hiatus from acting. She announced her intent to return in 2018. In her personal life, Bynes has struggled with mental health and substance abuse . The issues and resulting legal problems have been well documented by the media. She was in a conservatorship from 2013 to 2022. Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, and raised in Thousand Oaks, California , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] a suburb of Los Angeles. Her father is Catholic and is of Irish, Lithuanian, and Polish descent, [ 3 ] and her mother is Jewish, born to a Canadian couple whose families were from Poland, Russia, and Romania. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Since childhood, Bynes has been interested in illustration and fashion design. [ 6 ] In December 2013, Bynes enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Irvine, California for 2014. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 2018, she received her associate’s of art degree in merchandise product development and announced her intentions to start a bachelor’s degree program. [ 9 ] In 2019, Bynes graduated from FIDM. [ 10 ]
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