Editing Amy Smart (section)

{{Short description|American actress (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Amy Smart
| image              = Amy Smart (2009).jpg
| caption            = Smart in 2009
| birthname          = Amy Lysle Smart
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive        = 1996–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Carter Oosterhouse]]|2011}}
| children           = 1
}}
'''Amy Lysle Smart''' (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/amy-smart/biography.html Amy Smart biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127171445/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/amy-smart/biography.html |date=January 27, 2013 }} at [[Yahoo! Movies]]. Retrieved February 7, 2012.</ref> Her first role in film was in [[Martin Kunert]]'s anthology horror film ''[[Campfire Tales (1997 film)|Campfire Tales]]'', followed by a minor part in ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]],'' directed by [[Paul Verhoeven]]. In 1998, Smart played a role in [[Dee Snider]]'s ''[[Strangeland (film)|Strangeland]]''.  She garnered widespread recognition after appearing in the mainstream teen drama ''[[Varsity Blues (film)|Varsity Blues]]'' (1999), as well as for a recurring role as Ruby on the television series ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'' (1999–2001). Next was a lead role in the college sex comedy ''[[Road Trip (2000 film)|Road Trip]]'' (2000); she was a co-star in [[Jerry Zucker]]'s ensemble comedy ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'' (2001). She had a lead role opposite [[Ashton Kutcher]] in the sci-fi drama ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'' (2004).

Smart co-starred with [[Ryan Reynolds]] and [[Anna Faris]] in ''[[Just Friends (2005 film)|Just Friends]]'' (2005), followed by the sports drama ''[[Peaceful Warrior]]'' (2006). From 2011 to 2012, she had a recurring role as Jasmine Hollander in the American adaptation of ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]''. She starred in [[Tyler Perry]]'s comedy ''[[The Single Moms Club]]'' (2014). From 2020 to 2022, Smart portrayed Barbara Whitmore in the [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]]/[[The CW]] superhero drama series ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]''.