Amanda Bynes

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American former actress. Known for playing comedic roles, Bynes began her career as a child actress and received recognition for her roles on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series' All That (1996–2000), and The Amanda Show (1999–2002), for which she won several Kids' Choice Awards for both. 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 her retirement from acting. She announced her intent to return in 2018. Upon her retirement from acting in 2010, Bynes publicly struggled with mental health and substance abuse. The stand of legal problems, which persisted from 2012 to 2014, resulted in her conservatorship from 2013 to 2022.

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