on the soap opera General Hospital. From 2003 to 2004 she starred as Bonnie in the series Oliver Beene. In 2011 she had a recurring role on the series Hellcats as Deirdre Perkins and in 2014 on The Goldbergs as Lainey Lewis. She has appeared in the films The Lovely Bones, Slow Moe, Secretariat, Super 8, Grace Unplugged, and Angels in Stardust. Amanda and her sister Aly make up the musical duo 78violet which was formerly known as Aly & AJ. They released their debut studio album Into the Rush in 2005. In 2006 the duo released a holiday album. Their third album Insomniatic was released in 2007 and featured the hit single “Potential Breakup Song”. In 2014 Amanda won a MovieGuide Award for Most Inspiring Performance in Movies for Grace Unplugged for which she also issued the single “All I’ve Ever Needed”.