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Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes

Actor · Born April 3, 1986 (40) · Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is a retired American actress, fashion designer and singer. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You. She transitioned to a film career, starring in several films aimed at teenage audiences, including What a Girl Wants (2003), Love Wrecked (2005), She's the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), and Easy A (2010). She decided to quit acting at age 24. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Bynes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 3, 1986 (40)
From
Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Amanda Bynes' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
33%
Society
11%
Ideas
11%
Morality
7%
Survival
4%
Coming of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 12
Hero
4 of 12
Trickster
3 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Romantic
4
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amanda Bynes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amanda Bynes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Just For Laughs: Redux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · Original Series Design

  • Easy A(2010)

    as Marianne

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Living Proof(2008)

    as Jamie McGrath

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sydney White(2007)

    as Sydney White

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hairspray(2007)

    as Penny Pingleton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & a Beanstalk(2006)

    as Taffy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • She's the Man(2006)

    as Viola

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lovewrecked(2005)

    as Jenny Taylor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White(2005)

    as Taffy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Robots(2005)

    as Piper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    as Daphne Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure(2002)

    as Nellie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • What I Like About You(2002)

    Show 86 episodes · as Holly Tyler

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Fat Liar(2002)

    as Kaylee

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Nightmare Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Danielle Warner

  • Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Amanda Show(1999)

    Show 40 episodes · as Penelope Taynt

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Crystal Dupree

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Hanley

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Various

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • All That(1994)

    Show 61 episodes · as Various

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Taffy · as Taffy / Princess (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1991 to 2017; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Robots (2005)

$263M worldwide

Highest rated

Easy A (2010)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

What I Like About You (2002)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19912017

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 24: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing1 of 24: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 44% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2008.

WinNomination
  1. 2008
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Amanda Bynes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2002)

78th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Easy A (2010)

Midcredits 82nd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Amanda Bynes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles8–30 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles19–42 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles22–50 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–33 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles6–32 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Amanda Bynes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amanda Bynes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elijah Kelley shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles