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Righetti started modeling at age 14, then moved to Los Angeles at 18 to start her acting career. [3] After securing a role in the pilot for a proposed series by the name of No Place Like Home, she played a recurring character in the teen drama The O.C., [2] was a regular in the primetime soap opera North Shore, and in late 2005, Righetti starred in Fox's drama series Reunion.
Grace Van Pelt Rigsby is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist, portrayed by Amanda Righetti. Van Pelt Rigsby is a former special agent in the fictionalized California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who is currently a private investigator who runs her own agency with her husband, Wayne Rigsby .
The season culminates with FBI Agent O'Laughlin revealing himself as a Red John mole and being shot dead by Hightower and Van Pelt after he shoots Lisbon. Hightower makes an appearance in the season 6 episode "Red Listed", briefly coming out of hiding to help Jane as he attempts to learn more about Bob Kirkland and his link to Red John.
After a woman is killed, the CBI discovers her marriage was having problems and that the husband is having an affair with a dominatrix. They went to a radio show to fix their marriage, and then to private sessions with the show's host/counselor. Van Pelt and Rigsby go undercover as a couple with relationship problems on the radio show.
After Grace is abducted, the FBI tries to find her but their main suspect, Haibach, has an alibi and a very protective lawyer. Wayne and Patrick come up with an alternative plan. They trick Haibach into leading them to where he's keeping Grace - with his sister in a mountain cabin. However, Rigsby is shot twice when the sister uses Grace as a trap.
Van Pelt is jealous when she finds out, hinting that she wants Rigsby back. In the season 5 episode " Red Velvet Cupcakes ", Rigsby and Van Pelt go undercover as a couple with relationship problems. They then start showing their true feelings towards each other; after the case was solved, Van Pelt goes over to Rigsby's home and starts kissing ...
In the season 6 finale of The Mentalist ("Blue Bird"), Jane openly admits his love towards Lisbon and at the end of the episode, they finally kiss. Lisbon is well-liked by the rest of her team: Grace Van Pelt, Wayne Rigsby, and Kimball Cho, portrayed by Amanda Righetti, Owain Yeoman and Tim Kang respectively.
The structure used to represent the CBI headquarters in Sacramento is the back of the Pico House in downtown Los Angeles. On October 15, 2008, CBS ordered the first season of The Mentalist [4] and the show was subsequently renewed annually from 2010, both in the domestic market and overseas. [5] [6] [7]