Amy smart was born March 25, 1976, in Topanga Canyon, northwest of Hollywood. amy smart 's dad, John, was a salesman. amy smart mother, Judy, worked at the J. Paul Getty museum. amy smart has a younger brother, Adam, who is an aspiring actor. amy smart was known as a tomboy as a youngster and was the only girl on amy smart Little League baseball team. amy smart started dancing at three, modeling at age 13, and, inspired by the success of a friend, tried an acting class just to see how amy smart liked it. amy smart liked it a lot and soon got a role in MTV's 1994 "Rock The Vote" campaign, in which amy smart played a strung-out supermodel. amy smart had amy smart first big hit with 1999's "Varsity Blues" and then moved into the TV series "Felicity." More movies followed (see filmography for details) and amy smart is now enjoying ever increasing celebrity. Although amy smart roles in Varsity Blues and Outside Providence displayed amy smart acting skill and amy smart sweet girl next door innocence, it was amy smart first nude scene in Road Trip that really got some attention. amy smart currently appears in Rat Race, and later in the year, we'll see amy smart in Sorority Rule and Interstate 60. amy smart is a spokeswoman for the non-profit group "Heal The Bay", which is devoted to cleaning up the Santa Monica Bay.

"I would say that the most memorable, wonderful memories I have were probably before 12," amy smart says. "I just have so many fond memories, you know, where you just kind of like a boy for the first time or you get your first bike or you're in the talent show with all your friends. I had so many fond memories when I was younger, but as I'm getting older it seems to be getting tougher and tougher. But I have to say, probably when I'm about 30 I'll be pretty, not settled, but happy with what I've accomplished so far. I'm happy where I am now."

amy smart was a relatively new arrival when amy smart first gained notice for amy smart supporting roles in the 1999 hit teen films Varsity Blues (1999) and Outside Providence (1999). With amy smart blonde, carefree California girl good looks, the Los Angeles native got amy smart start in TV-movies and made amy smart feature debut in Stephen T. Kay's The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) screened at 1997's Sundance Film Festival alongside Keanu Reeves. amy smart was briefly seen in Paul Verhoeven's big-budget sci-fi actioner "Starship Troopers" and had an impressive turn in the vastly different, quirkily independent How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998). In the latter amy smart played Dot, the graceful golden girl who seduces the one-time boyfriend of amy smart sister, the troubled protagonist Bell (Clea DuVall). The by-the-numbers horror film Campfire Tales (1997) followed in 1997, along with the topically chilling but clumsily executed internet stalker thriller, Dee Snider's Strangeland (1998), written, produced and starring the titular Twisted Sister frontman as a deranged torturer who meets his victims in web chatrooms.

amy smart reached amy smart widest audience with a co-starring role opposite Der Beek, James Van in Brian Robbins (I)' surprise box office hit "Varsity Blues (1999)". The actress played Jules Harbor, a girl who longs for life beyond amy smart small town's high school football-obsessed culture but who, as sister of the injured star quarterback (Paul Walker) and girlfriend of his idealistic replacement (Van Der Beek), is tied to it. amy smart next role was that of Shawn Hatosy's upper-class love interest in Michael Corrente's poignant 1970s era comedy "Outside Providence (1999)". Based on Peter Farrelly's novel, the film followed a working-class teenaged boy (Hatosy) sent by his abrasive but loving father (Alec Baldwin) to a tony prep school after running into trouble at home.

Filmography
Butterfly Effect, The (2003) .... Kayleigh Miller
After School Special (2002) .... Naomi
Interstate 60 (2002) .... Lynn Linden
... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) (USA)
Rat Race (2001) .... Tracy Faucet
"Andy Dick Show, The" (2001) TV Series .... Herself (2001)
Scotland, PA. (2001) .... The Hippie Stacy
2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Presenter
Road Trip (2000) .... Beth
"70s, The" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Christie Shales
Brookfield (1999) (TV) .... Daly Roberts (Series Regular)
Outside Providence (1999) .... Jane Weston
Varsity Blues (1999) .... Jules Harbour
"Felicity" (1998) TV Series .... Ruby (1999-2001)
Strangeland (1998) .... Angela Stravelli
... aka Dee Snider's StrangeLand (1998) (USA: promotional title)
Starstruck (1998) .... Tracey Beck
Circles (1998)
How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998) .... Dot Bryant
Campfire Tales (1997) .... Jenny (segment "The Hook")
High Voltage (1997) .... Molly
Starship Troopers (1997) .... Cadet Lumbreiser
Last Time I Committed Suicide, The (1997) .... Jeananne
A & P (1996) .... Queenie
Her Costly Affair (1996) (TV) .... Dee
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996) (TV) .... Girl #1
... aka Seduced by Madness (1996) (TV) (USA: short title)