Editing Amy Smart (section)

=== 1993–2003: Modeling and film beginnings ===
While modeling in [[Milan]], [[Italy]],<ref name=tvg /> Amy Smart met fellow model [[Ali Larter]] and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter.<ref name="People">{{cite web |title=Ali Larter People Biography |work=People magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/ali_larter/biography |access-date=March 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211125813/http://www.people.com/people/ali_larter/biography |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Los Angeles they took acting classes together.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} In 1993, she appeared in the video for [[The Lemonheads]]' "It's About Time". Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's 1997 ''[[Campfire Tales (1997 film)|Campfire Tales]]''. In 1996, she appeared in a small role as Queenie in the adaptation of [[John Updike]]'s short story, directed by [[Bruce Schwartz]], "[[A&P (short story)|A&P]]", later shown on [[Spike TV]].<ref>
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHAGkm1joAg
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpkkk5035fc
*http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/hayes_sean_A.pdf
*https://mubi.com/en/us/films/a-p
</ref> She had a minor role in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction thriller ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997) as a copilot,<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Screen Rant]]|title=Where Are They Now? The Cast Of Starship Troopers|last=Berseford|first=Jack|date=May 26, 2017|url=https://screenrant.com/starship-troopers-cast-20th-anniversary-where-are-they-now/|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414211614/https://screenrant.com/starship-troopers-cast-20th-anniversary-where-are-they-now/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a starring role in the miniseries ''The 70s'', playing a student at [[Kent State University]] in [[Kent, Ohio]]. In 1999, Smart played the girlfriend of a popular American football player in the film ''[[Varsity Blues (film)|Varsity Blues]]'', reuniting her with Larter.<ref name="Amy" /> Also in 1999, she appeared in the film ''[[Outside Providence (film)|Outside Providence]]''.

From 1999 to 2001, Smart played Ruby, a recurring character on the series ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''. She costarred in the films ''[[Road Trip (2000 film)|Road Trip]]'' (2000), ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'' (2001),<ref>{{cite web|last=Bowen |first=Kit |date=August 17, 2001 |title=''Rat Race''&nbsp;– Interview with Amy Smart |url=http://www.hollywood.com/feature/Rat_Race__Interview_with_Amy_Smart/473985 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519010101/http://www.hollywood.com/feature/Rat_Race__Interview_with_Amy_Smart/473985|publisher=hollywood.com |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]'' (2004),<ref>Fischer, Paul (February 24, 2004). [http://www.filmmonthly.com/Profiles/Articles/ElectraSmart/ElectraSmart.html "Carmen Electra and Amy Smart: ''Starsky & Hutch'' Grrls Cheer On!"], ''Film Monthly''. Retrieved February 5, 2012.</ref> and the science fiction drama ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'' (2004). In 2003, Smart had a small role in the American sitcom ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', playing Jamie “T.C.W.” Moyer.<ref name="Amy">{{cite web|title=Amy Smart- Biography: About Amy Smart |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/amy-smart/biography.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127171445/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/amy-smart/biography.html |archive-date=January 27, 2013 }}</ref>