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Amanda Bynes
Smiling blond woman with long hair in ringlets, wearing a form-fitting, short dress and high heeled pumps
Bynes at The Heart's Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show (February 13, 2009)
Born
Amanda Laura Bynes

April 3, 1986 (1986-04-03) (age 34)
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–2010

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American former actress, former program host on Nickelodeon and fashion designer. After being in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes has moved into a movie career. She starred in several movies aimed at teenage audiences. These included Big Fat Liar, She's the Man, Hairspray, and Easy A. She was on the 2007 Forbes list as the 5th highest paid celebrities under 21 earning $2.5 million.

On June 19, 2010, Bynes said on her Twitter that she is retiring from acting saying she does not like it as much as she used to. A month later, Bynes changed her mind and returned to acting.

Again in 2012 she said that she is retiring from acting.

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    Bynes at the premiere of Robots, March 2005


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