Amanda Laura Bynes 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.
In her personal life, Bynes has struggled with mental health and substance abuse. The issues and resulting legal problems have been well documented by the media. She was in a conservatorship from 2013 to 2022.
