From Nickelodeon to Now: Amanda Bynes Through the Years

L'OFFICIEL looks back on some of the actress' most memorable moments throughout her career, and where she is now.

Beginning her career starring on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That at only nine years old, Amanda Bynes grew up on the screen alongside all who watched her. From her early Nickelodeon career, Bynes progressed to feature films among some of the biggest stars through the 2000s, making hit movies and a name for herself in Hollywood.

To many, the name Amanda Bynes is associated with a starlet in early aughts blockbusters like She's The Man, Hairspray, and Easy A, to name a few. But her name also brings up other connotations, including a public mental breakdown, various Twitter feuds, and an ongoing struggle with drugs that landed the young actress in jail, rehab, and a psychiatric facility on different occasions. In recent years, Bynes hasn't gotten publicity for her talented acting roles, but more for her descent down a path too familiar to child stars.

Her love life also had some conflicts over the years. Bynes seemed to have an on-again off-again relationship with ex-fiancé Paul Michael. The couple is no longer together, and Bynes has kept a relatively low profile ever since announcing their engagement back in February 2020. Now, she's seen posting periodic life updates for her 400K Instagram followers, one of which includes going back to school to become a manicurist, and is ocasionally spotted in public running errands.

After the end of her sucessful acting career as a teenager followed by stepping away from the public eye, L'OFFICIEL looks back on some of the actress' most memorable moments.

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At nine, Bynes joins the cast of Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy series "All That."

In 1999, Bynes gets her own TV Show on Nickelodeon. "The Amanda Show" won Bynes her first Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress.

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Her debut film was "Big Fat Liar" in 2002, starring alongside Frankie Muniz.

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The actress joins the WB sitcom "What I Like About You" from 2002 to 2006.

Throughout the early 2000s, Bynes features in a variety of hit movies, including the rom-com "What A Girl Wants" (2003).

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Bynes stars alongside Channing Tatum in the hit 2006 movie "She's The Man."

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Bynes' friendship with fellow child star Lindsay Lohan has been a rocky one. Years after posing together at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2004, Lohan tweeted after Bynes' arrest: "Why did I get put in jail and a Nickelodeon star has had no punishments so far?"

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The actress dates "The Hills" reality star Doug Reinhardt in 2008.

After a hiatus from acting, Bynes returns to the screen in "Easy A," starring alongside Emma Stone in 2010. “I’ve unretired,” she tweeted.

In 2012, Bynes is arrested and later charged with a DUI and two misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run.

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Bynes began a very public breakdown, showcased at her court appearences throughout 2012 and 2013. She was taken to a psychiatric facility and later was admitted in rehab for her struggle with drugs.

After a tumultuous relationship with the media and public eye, Bynes comes clean. “I can’t turn back time but if I could, I would. And I'm so sorry to whoever I hurt and whoever I lied about because it truly eats away at me,” Bynes told Paper Magazine in 2018.“It makes me feel so horrible and sick to my stomach and sad. Everything I worked my whole life to achieve, I kind of ruined it all through Twitter. It’s definitely not Twitter’s fault — it’s my own fault.”

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The actress shares this picture on her Twitter in 2019, beginning her physical transformation that caught the eye of social media with colored hair, before showcasing her heart shaped face tattoo.

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In 2019, while living in a rehab facility following a relapse, Bynes graduated from Los Angeles' Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising school.

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The following year, Bynes reveals she is engaged to fiancé Paul Michael.

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In March 2022, Bynes' conservatorship ended after 9 years from her parents, both of which supported her decision.

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Bynes and former fiancé break off their engagement in 2022, but are seen together again in January 2023. The former couple is reportedly not living together but remain friendly.

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Bynes was seen in Beverly Hills on January 9, 2024, keeping a low profile. On April 9, Bynes shared to Instagram that she's back at school to study manicurist theory.