Press
Editorial & coverage.
Selected magazine covers and longform features from across the career, with a chronological archive of past coverage.
Covers & lead features
On the cover.
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FHM · #62
Selected interviews & longform
Recent features
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Cherry Picks · March 2026
Top picks: book-to-screen adaptations
Amanda’s curated list of favorite book-to-screen adaptations, timed to the Scarpetta press cycle.
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Numéro Netherlands · March 2026
In conversation with Amanda Righetti
European editorial interview around the Scarpetta launch.
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Us Weekly · March 2026
Recognized for The O.C. now more than ever
On twenty-plus years on screen and the recurring run that introduced her to a new generation of viewers.
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NewBeauty · March 2026
Reflecting on growing up in Hollywood, and finding her voice
Career-spanning interview tied to the Scarpetta launch.
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KTLA Morning News · March 2026
On the new thriller Scarpetta
Live morning-show segment from the Scarpetta press week.
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Bleeding Cool · March 2026
On Dorothy & Kay’s sibling dynamic, and Curtis
On studying Jamie Lee Curtis’s older performances to lace through-lines into the younger Dorothy.
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Ebby Magazine · 2024
True to herself, from The O.C. to Reagan
A career-arc feature on routine, resilience, and the slower-build choices.
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NewBeauty · August 2024
On-set glam secrets from Reagan
Beauty and craft notes from a working actor in a period setting.
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Variety
Scarpetta, first-look trailer
Prime Video’s adaptation, with Amanda as the past-timeline Dorothy Farinelli.
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Screen Rant · 2024
On portraying the President’s mother
On reading Reagan’s own autobiography and God and Ronald Reagan to fill the gaps the historical record left for Nelle.
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Deadline · September 2024
Casting announcement: Scarpetta with Nicole Kidman
Trade announcement of her casting as the past-timeline Dorothy Farinelli.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Casting announcement: Reagan with Dennis Quaid
Trade announcement of her casting as Nelle Reagan.
Reviews
What critics wrote.
Third-party reviews of her projects, most recent first.
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Rotten Tomatoes · 2023
Showdown at the Grand, 100% Tomatometer
Independent love-letter-to-cinema with Amanda as Lynn.
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Dove.org · 2023
Far Haven, review
Family-friendly review citing the score, cinematography, and themes; earned the Dove Seal.
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DIVA Magazine · 2021
Christmas at the Ranch, “the perfect sapphic seasonal film”
Calls Amanda “assured” in the role of Kate.
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Film Threat · 2021
Christmas at the Ranch, 8/10
Charming holiday-romance review.
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Lifetime Uncorked · 2020
Deranged Granny, review
Performance-specific note that Amanda “plays the moment well.”
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SciFi Vision · 2017
Colony, “Lost Boy” review
Episode review calling out Maddie, Amanda’s character, by name.
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RissiWrites · 2017
Love at the Shore, review
“100% enjoyed” the Hallmark feature, naming Amanda as the draw.
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Rotten Tomatoes · 2016
Colony, Season 1, 84% Tomatometer
Critic consensus: an engaging narrative and an overall good time.
Archive
Other coverage, 2004–present.
Features, list rankings, and additional press not pictured above.
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2024
San Diego International Film Festival Night of the Stars honoree
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2024
Us Weekly Reagan press · on her career evolution and The O.C.
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2017
Starry Constellation Magazine Love at the Shore press · interview
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2016
Showbiz Junkies Colony S2 · Comic-Con roundtable with Adrian Pasdar
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2014
TVLine The Mentalist · Van Pelt and Rigsby’s send-off
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2013
TVLine The Mentalist exit interview · “the beginning of something new”
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2013
SELF Fitness profile during the Mentalist run
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2009
TV Guide Magazine The Mentalist S2 feature · “Hot Sparks”
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2009
Complex Friday the 13th press · feature
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2008
Maxim The Mentalist debut press · interior pictorial
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2006
Brides Magazine Japan · cover
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2006
FHM Germany Early-career carryover · cover
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2005
Celebrity Style Magazine The O.C. era cover
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2004
People Magazine The O.C. era feature
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2004
Us Weekly Magazine Early-career feature
Press kit
Materials
For editorial bio, approved photography, and licensing inquiries, please write to her management at Atlas Artists. A current EPK is provided on request.