Amanda Bynes

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Born and raised in California, Amanda Bynes began her career at a comedy camp. As she continued to work on her craft, it was at a showcase performance in Los Angeles that she was discovered and added to the cast of Nickelodeon's All That. After just one season, she was nominated for a 1997 Cable Ace Award, putting her in the company of such established actresses as Tracey Ullman and Janeane Garofalo.

Working steadily since the age of 10, Bynes charmed audiences in the hit comedy Big Fat Liar, with Frankie Muniz. In the spring of 2003, Bynes starred in her first lead role in the hit film What A Girl Wants, co-starring Colin Firth and Kelly Preston. In the spring of 2004, Bynes loaned her voice to the animated hit film Robots and recently starred in the Dreamworks comedy feature She's The Man.

Known for her unique style of bold, no-holds-barred physical comedy, Bynes has risen to the top on the Nickelodeon series and remained on All That for four seasons. By the age of 12, Bynes became the youngest performer to host her own variety sketch show, The Amanda Show, which earned her the Favorite Television Actress honor four years in a row from Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. In 2003 & 2004, she won a Kids' Choice Award as Favorite Movie Actress for What A Girl Wants. In 2003, Bynes was featured on the It's Totally Raining Teens cover of Vanity Fair. She was nominated for Choice TV Actress in a Comedy at the Teen Choice Awards in 2003 and 2005.

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Amanda Bynes Facts

Birth Name	Amanda Laura Bynes
Occupation	Actress
Birthday	April 3, 1986 (22)
Sign	Aries
Birthplace	Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Height	5' 8" (1m73)

Selected Filmography

Robots

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