What Happened to Amanda Bynes

What Happened To Amanda Bynes — From Nickelodeon's biggest kid star to a nine-year conservatorship and a quiet comeback — here is the full Amanda Bynes story.

Nickelodeon's Breakout Star

At just 13, Amanda Bynes got her own series, The Amanda Show. She was the face of kids' TV in the late '90s and early 2000s.

A Real Movie Career

She's the Man, Hairspray, Easy A — Amanda Bynes proved she could open films, not just carry TV shows.

The Public Struggles

Between 2012 and 2013, legal trouble and a mental-health crisis played out in public, and fans worried about Amanda Bynes.

Nine Years of Care

A court placed Amanda Bynes under a conservatorship led by her mother. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and got treatment.

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