Amanda Bynes Through the Years: Photos of the Nickelodeon Star

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February 25, 2022 4:30PM EST
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Amanda Bynes has lived in the spotlight her whole life. Most recently, she took to TikTok to debut her latest makeover. The former child actress also slammed paparazzi photos for their lighting and making her often appear “terrible.” She even revealed that she underwent a Blepharoplasty surgery on her eyelids which had led her to feeling  “a lot better” about herself. See photos of the Nickelodeon alum amid her recent transformation, here!

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Amanda Bynes Through The Years

Amanda Bynes Through The Years
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Amanda Bynes, born April 3, 1986, had such a quick rise to fame when she was only 10 years old. The young star first appeared on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show ‘All That’ in 1996 and remained a cast member until 2002. But she really struck a chord with Hollywood when she helmed her own variety sketch show ‘The Amanda Show’ from 1999 to 2002. 

From there, Amanda appeared in a string of teen comedies like ‘Big Fat Liar,’ ‘What A Girl Wants,’ ‘She’s The Man,’ and so many more. Her star continued to rise in the mid-2000s, leading movies like ‘Sydney White,’ and appearing in the ensemble cast of ‘Hairspray.’ After taking a hiatus from acting following the 2010 film ‘Easy A,’ Amanda began to struggle.

The actress had run-ins with the law and struggles with addiction but eventually sought rehabilitation for her mental health. In the years since, Amanda has seemingly begun to get her life back on track, and her fans are only wishing her the best moving forward. 

Amanda filed to end her conservatorship arrangement on Feb. 25, 2022, after nine years under supervision. Her lawyer said, “Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary.”

See more snapshots from Amanda’s life through the rest of this gallery. 

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Amanda Bynes & The Cast Of ‘All That’

Amanda Bynes & The Cast Of ‘All That’
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Kel Mitchell (middle, left), Kenan Thompson (top, right), Amanda Bynes (middle, 2nd from left) and the cast of ‘All That’ pose for a photo. Amanda starred in the series from 1996 to 2002. 

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Amanda Bynes At The Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards

Amanda Bynes At The Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards
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Amanda Bynes at the Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards in April 2002. Amanda held her award so proudly!

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Amanda Bynes At The ‘What A Girl Wants’ Premiere

Amanda Bynes At The ‘What A Girl Wants’ Premiere
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Kelly Preston, Amanda Bynes and Oliver James pose at the premiere of her new film ‘What A Girl Wants’ in Hollywood on Thursday March 27, 2003. She looked so excited.

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Amanda Bynes On ‘Total Request Live’

Amanda Bynes On ‘Total Request Live’
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Actress Amanda Bynes appears on MTV’s Total Request Live show on March 15, 2006 at MTV studios in New York. She looked super cute while on-air.

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Amanda Bynes & The Cast Of ‘Hairspray’

Amanda Bynes & The Cast Of ‘Hairspray’
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From left to right, actress Michelle Pfeiffer, director Adam Shankman, actress Queen Latifah, actress Nikki Blonsky, actress Amanda Bynes pose on the press line at the Los Angeles premiere of “Hairspray” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Amanda played Penny in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

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Amanda Bynes At The 2007 MTV Movie Awards

Amanda Bynes At The 2007 MTV Movie Awards
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Amanda Bynes arrives to the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 3, 2007. She rocked an LBD for the event.

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Amanda Bynes At The Critics’ Choice Awards

Amanda Bynes At The Critics’ Choice Awards
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Amanda Bynes arrives at the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 in Santa Monica. She wore a fuchsia dress and smiled for cameras on the red carpet.

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Amanda Bynes in ‘Easy A’

Amanda Bynes in ‘Easy A’
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Amanda Bynes and Emma Stone in the 2010 comed ‘Easy A.’ This was Amanda’s last film before taking a hiatus from acting.

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Amanda Bynes At The 2011 MTV Movie Awards

Amanda Bynes At The 2011 MTV Movie Awards
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In this June 5, 2011 photo, Amanda Bynes arrives at the MTV Movie Awards, in Los Angeles. She looked super cute at on the red carpet.

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Amanda Bynes Arrives To Court

Amanda Bynes Arrives To Court
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Amanda Bynes arrives for a court appearance, in New York, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The 27-year-old actress was charged with reckless endangerment and attempted tampering with physical evidence. Bynes was arrested in May after building officials called police to complain she was smoking pot in the lobby. Officers went to her apartment where they say they saw a bong sitting on the kitchen counter. Prosecutors say she tossed the bong out the window in front of the officers. 

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Amanda Bynes At An Event

Amanda Bynes At An Event
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Amanda Bynes at the Michael Costello and Style PR Capsule Collection launch party on July 23, 2015 in Los Angeles. She wore a long blonde ‘do and a white mini-dress. 

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Amanda Bynes In 2015

Amanda Bynes In 2015
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Amanda Bynes is out and about in LA on Aug. 25, 2015. At the time, people were ‘concerned for her physical welfare’, so she voluntarily stopped at a local police station.

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Amanda Bynes Leaving Court

Amanda Bynes Leaving Court
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Amanda Bynes leaves court after her hearing in Ventura County Court in her conservatorship case on September 26, 2019. She fashioned pink hair for her appearance.

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Amanda Bynes Seen Out In NYC

Amanda Bynes Seen Out In NYC
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Amanda Bynes spotted out in NYC. She inspected her bag while running errands.

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