AMANDA Bynes is an American actress who rose to fame during her adolescent years in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Following years of legal troubles, the former Amanda Show star was placed into a conservatorship in 2013.
How long was Amanda Bynes in a conservatorship?
On February 25, 2022, it was announced that Bynes filed a petition to end her conservatorship.
“Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary,” her lawyer, David A. Esquibias, told People exclusively.
After nine years, a judge determined a conservatorship is “no longer required” for the former child star during a hearing on March 22, 2022, The U.S Sun confirmed.
Although Bynes wasn’t present in court, her lawyer argued that she’s made great strides in dealing with her bipolar disorder and mental health.
Why was Amanda Bynes placed under a conservatorship?
Amanda Bynes was placed in a temporary conservatorship by her mother.
Bynes is the daughter of Lynn Organ, a dental assistant, and Rick Bynes, a dentist.
She is the couple’s youngest child as they also have a son Tommy, 49, and another daughter Jillian, who is 39 years old.
Along with their daughter, the parents have kept a low profile since Bynes’ conservatorship drama began.
Her mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes after she allegedly set a driveway on fire.
Since her conservatorship was put into place, Bynes has kept a low profile but said she was “doing great” as of April 2021.
At that time, her lawyer said she was even engaged to Paul Michael.
Bynes was reportedly attending California’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and taking Soul Cycle classes.
When was Amanda Bynes on Nickelodeon?
Bynes’ career began in 1998 after she appeared in an episode of Sports Theater with Shaquille O’Neal.
In 1996, she was cast in the children’s sketch show All That on Nickelodeon.
From there, she starred in The Amanda Show, which was another children’s sketch show on the network and her breakthrough role.
Bynes was also the voice of Taffy on Rugrats from 2002 to 2006.
She parted ways with Nickelodeon after The Amanda Show ended in 2002 and starred in What I Like About You on the now-defunct WB network.
In 2010, she announced she was retiring from acting to pursue a career in fashion.
However, her life took a turn when she was arrested in 2012 for DUI and a hit-and-run incident.
Her legal troubles then continued in 2013 after she was accused of setting a neighbor’s driveway on fire which led to a 72-hour mental-health hold.
