{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = Amy Rider | birth_date = 1985 | birth_place = Tokyo, Japan | alma_mater = | parents = | years_active = 2005–present | occupation = Actress, film director }}

'''Amy Rider''' (born 1985) is a Japanese-American actress and film director. She has played roles in several films including ''Katrina'', ''Mega Shark vs. Kolossus'', and ''Broken Links''. She appeared in the television series ''24: Conspiracy'' and ''Veronica Mars'' and had a reoccurring role as Alice Valko in the television series ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=http://www.abcspark.ca/shows/secret-life-american-teenager/cast/amy-rider|title=Amy Rider: Plays Alice Valko|author=ABC Family|accessdate=2016-08-28|year=2016|publisher=ABC Spark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093227/http://www.abcspark.ca/shows/secret-life-american-teenager/cast/amy-rider|archive-date=2016-09-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life== Rider was born in Tokyo, Japan. The majority of Rider's schooling was in Japan; by her estimation, her family moved within the country about 11 different times.<ref name="inter">{{cite web|url=https://www.jademagazine.com/78me_rider.html |title=Amy Rider: An Actor to Watch |author=JADE Magazine |accessdate=2016-08-28 |year=2015 |publisher=JADE Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182411/http://www.jademagazine.com/78me_rider.html |archive-date=2010-01-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career== Rider states that she fell into acting because she was looking for an easy "A" so she took a drama class.<ref name="inter"/> Rider ended up being cast as the lead in the school play which made her think that acting might be something that she could put her focus into.<ref name="inter"/> Amy Rider's debut was in ''Head Cases'' in 2005.<ref name="holly">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/amy-rider-58353770/|title=Amy Rider|author=|accessdate=2016-08-28 |year=2016 |work=Hollywood.com}}</ref> Her career would continue with the television series ''24: Conspiracy'', and she would make a cameo in ''Without a Trace''.<ref name="abc"/> Rider's first film debut was ''After Midnight: Life Behind Bars'' in 2006. She later made an appearance in ''Veronica Mars'' in 2006 followed up by the film ''Kissing Cousins'' in 2008, and ''Privileged'' in 2010.<ref name="abc"/>

In 2008 Rider had her breakthrough performance playing Alice Valko in the television series ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. Rider was a common recurring character throughout the entire series until its finale in 2013. During this time she also had film roles in ''The Monogamy Experiment'' and in ''Mega Shark vs. Kolossus''. In 2016 she was cast in the film ''Broken Links''.<ref name="life">{{cite web |url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-cast-where-are-they-now-77883/photos/amy-rider-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-121573|title=See What the Cast of 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Is Doing Now|author= Virginia Van de Wall |accessdate=2016-08-28 |year=2015 |publisher=Life & Style Weekly}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Hitman Chronicles|nolink=1}}'' |Tanya | |- |2007 |''{{sortname|The|List|The List (2007 film)}}'' |Asian Waitress | |- |2007 |''Universal Remote'' |Tina / Various | |- |2008 |''Kissing Cousins'' |Toyoka | |- |2008 |''Pluzman'' |Girlfriend |Short |- |2009 |''Courage Is'' |Alice Valko |Video short |- |2010 |''Kill Speed'' |Shizuko | |- |2010 |''Privileged'' |Sophomore Girl | |- |2014 |''{{sortname|The|Monogamy Experiment|nolink=1}}'' | |Short |- |2015 |''Mega Shark vs. Kolossus'' |Moira King | |- |2015 |''Clappy'' |Penelope |Short |- |2016 |''Broken Links'' |Andrea | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2005 |''Head Cases'' |Drama Queen |"Be Your Best You" |- |2005 |''24: Conspiracy'' |Kelly |TV miniseries short |- |2006 |''After Midnight: Life Behind Bars'' |Asian Girl #1 |TV film |- |2006 |''Without a Trace'' |Maddie Porter |"Shattered" |- |2006 |''Veronica Mars'' |Charlotte |"Charlie Don't Surf" |- |2007 |''Campus Ladies'' |Ashley |"Safety First" |- |2007 |''Frank TV'' |Cristina Yang |"Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Frank", "Ballpark Frank" |- |2007 |''Katrina'' |Setsu |TV film |- |2007-08 |''Big Shots'' |Riko Mara |"The Way We Weren't", "The Better Man" |- |2008-13 |''{{sortname|The|Secret Life of the American Teenager}}'' |Alice Valko |Regular role |- |2018 |''Z Nation'' |Chef Amy |Season 5 | |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1878648}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rider, Amy}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American actresses of Japanese descent Category:American film actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Actresses from Tokyo Category:Japanese emigrants to the United States