Amy Smart

By Rakibul Hasan Tuesday 4 February 2014

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 Born     Amy Lysle Smart
March 26, 1976
Topanga, California, U.S.
Occupation     Actress
Years active     1996–present
Spouse(s)     Carter Oosterhouse (m. 2011)Smart was born in Topanga,

California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a

museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. Amy Smart

studied ballet for ten years.While modelling in Italy, Smart met

fellow model Ali Larter[5] and the two "became instant friends",

according to Larter. Whilst in Los Angeles, the two 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 film Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as

Queenie in the 1996 rendition of John Updike's short story, "A&P". She

had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the co-pilot

for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). She had a

starring role in the mini-series The 70s, playing a young woman from

Ohio. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American

football player (played by James Van Der Beek) in the film Varsity

Blues, re-uniting her with Larter.