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.

Elevated Magazine

Spring 2026
Cover & feature

Luxury-lifestyle cover and longform feature tied to Scarpetta.
The Bare Magazine

March 2026
No Words

Visual editorial released the day Prime Video’s Scarpetta premiered.
A Book Of

April 2026
Scarpetta, Survival, and the Spirit of Play

Long-form openbook feature timed to the Scarpetta launch.
71 Magazine

March / April 2026
Ninth Annual Space Issue

Cover feature, “Deep Space Nine”-themed issue, with the Scarpetta press cycle in view.
The Bare Magazine

September 2024
A day in New York

A Reagan press-cycle profile in the city, around the US Open.
Regard Magazine

August 2012
Cover & cover shoot

Mid-run on The Mentalist, with notes on independent work then in production.
Ciné Télé Revue

22 August 2012 · France
Grace du Mentalist

European weekly cover, mid-run on The Mentalist.
Select Magazine

November / December 2010
From The Mentalist, on staying balanced

Health, beauty, and well-being cover.
D-Smart Magazine

September 2010 · Turkey
The Mentalist’s most striking agent

International cover feature.
Live OC Magazine

January 2010
TV’s hot new actress from The Mentalist

Golden Globe Preview issue.
Prestige Magazine

April 2009 · Issue No. 189
Rencontre à L.A.

European cover and interview during the Friday the 13th press cycle.
Vegas Magazine

February 2009
Cover

Cover for the week of the Friday the 13th theatrical release.
LAX Magazine

November 2008
Has Great Taste in Wine

Cover from the Mentalist debut press cycle.
FHM · #62

November 2005
O.C. Bombshell

Cover and pictorial during her recurring run on The O.C.

Selected interviews & longform

Recent features

Nashville Movie Dispatch · October 2026
Shed, festival review

Three and a half stars from the 57th Nashville Film Festival, calling the film “an astounding debut” for Mila Vilaplana and Valerie Jane Parker, with Amanda as Becca’s sister Ruth.
The Bare Magazine · September 2026
No Words, a second visual diary

A Los Angeles shoot for the magazine’s wordless series, styled from her own wardrobe and timed to the Reagan director’s cut. Her third feature with them, after March 2026 and September 2024.
Deadline via Yahoo · July 2026
Limited Series competition jury, Italian Global Series

Jury member for the Limited Series section at Italian Global Series 2026 in Rimini and Riccione, July 3 to 11, under jury president Nicholas Meyer.
Deadline · June 2026
Cast set for the psychological horror Shed, filming wraps in Nashville

The trade announcement of Mila Vilaplana’s female-led feature, written by and starring Valerie Jane Parker, with Amanda alongside William Mapother and Spencer Locke.
Marie Claire · June 2026
Everything we know about Scarpetta Season 2

A Season 2 update from the Nashville shoot, with Amanda back as the younger Dorothy opposite Jamie Lee Curtis.
Deadline · May 2026
Scarpetta Season 2 rounds out its cast

The trade announcement of the Season 2 additions, with Amanda returning as the past-timeline Dorothy Farinelli.
City on Fire · May 2026
Relentless, first trailer

First look at Bren Foster’s Australian martial-arts drama, with Amanda in the cast.
Screen International · 2026
Spirit Media boards Relentless, starring Amanda Righetti

The international sales announcement, ahead of the film’s introduction to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.
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.
Numéro Netherlands · March 2026
In conversation with Amanda Righetti

European editorial interview around the Scarpetta launch.
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.
NewBeauty · March 2026
Reflecting on growing up in Hollywood, and finding her voice

Career-spanning interview tied to the Scarpetta launch.
KTLA Morning News · March 2026
On the new thriller Scarpetta

Live morning-show segment from the Scarpetta press week.
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.
Ebby Magazine · 2024
True to herself, from The O.C. to Reagan

A career-arc feature on routine, resilience, and the slower-build choices.
NewBeauty · August 2024
On-set glam secrets from Reagan

Beauty and craft notes from a working actor in a period setting.
Variety
Scarpetta, first-look trailer

Prime Video’s adaptation, with Amanda as the past-timeline Dorothy Farinelli.
Page Six · September 2024
On Reagan, and whether she’d return for a Mentalist reboot

Exclusive video interview from the Reagan press cycle.
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.
Deadline · September 2024
Casting announcement: Scarpetta with Nicole Kidman

Trade announcement of her casting as the past-timeline Dorothy Farinelli.
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.

Rotten Tomatoes · 2023
Showdown at the Grand, 100% Tomatometer

Independent love-letter-to-cinema with Amanda as Lynn.
Dove.org · 2023
Far Haven, review

Family-friendly review citing the score, cinematography, and themes; earned the Dove Seal.
DIVA Magazine · 2021
Christmas at the Ranch, “the perfect sapphic seasonal film”

Calls Amanda “assured” in the role of Kate.
Film Threat · 2021
Christmas at the Ranch, 8/10

Charming holiday-romance review.
Lifetime Uncorked · 2020
Deranged Granny, review

Performance-specific note that Amanda “plays the moment well.”
SciFi Vision · 2017
Colony, “Lost Boy” review

Episode review calling out Maddie, Amanda’s character, by name.
RissiWrites · 2017
Love at the Shore, review

“100% enjoyed” the Hallmark feature, naming Amanda as the draw.
Rotten Tomatoes · 2016
Colony, Season 1, 84% Tomatometer

Critic consensus: an engaging narrative and an overall good time.

Other coverage, 2004–present.

Features, list rankings, and additional press not pictured above.

2024
San Diego International Film Festival Night of the Stars honoree
2024
Us Weekly Reagan press · on her career evolution and The O.C.
2017
Starry Constellation Magazine Love at the Shore press · interview
2016
Showbiz Junkies Colony S2 · Comic-Con roundtable with Adrian Pasdar
2014
TVLine The Mentalist · Van Pelt and Rigsby’s send-off
2013
TVLine The Mentalist exit interview · “the beginning of something new”
2013
SELF Fitness profile during the Mentalist run
2009
TV Guide Magazine The Mentalist S2 feature · “Hot Sparks”
2009
Complex Friday the 13th press · feature
2008
Maxim The Mentalist debut press · interior pictorial
2006
Brides Magazine Japan · cover
2006
FHM Germany Early-career carryover · cover
2005
Celebrity Style Magazine The O.C. era cover
2004
People Magazine The O.C. era feature
2004
Us Weekly Magazine Early-career feature

For press

Press kit.

A full press kit and a high-resolution headshot, for editorial, press, and event use.

Download press kit PDF · 8.6 MB Download headshot JPG · 2000×3000

For editorial coverage requests, additional approved photography, or licensing inquiries, contact Atlas Artists.

Editorial & coverage.

Cover & feature

No Words

Scarpetta, Survival, and the Spirit of Play

Ninth Annual Space Issue

A day in New York

Cover & cover shoot

Grace du Mentalist

From The Mentalist, on staying balanced

The Mentalist’s most striking agent

TV’s hot new actress from The Mentalist

Rencontre à L.A.

Cover

Has Great Taste in Wine

O.C. Bombshell