The Resume

(July 4, 1978- )
Born in New Haven, Connecticut
Portrays Amanda Tanen on 'Ugly Betty'
Appeared in episodes of 'Charmed,' 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'American Dreams,' 'The Guiding Light' and 'Cold Case'

Why she might be annoying:

She appeared in several commercials, including one for the Olive Garden.
She's often asked if she's as 'bitchy' in real life as her 'Ugly Betty' character.
She bases her 'Ugly Betty' character, Amanda, in part on nasty women she met at auditions.
The first time she met her future husband, she thought he was gay because he was 'into fashion.'
She used to have a bowl haircut.
She's a fan of Project Runway.

Why she might not be annoying:

She graduated the University of Pennsylvania.
With the cast of 'Ugly Betty,' she won a Golden Globe Award.
She married actor Chris Diamontopoulos.
She met her husband while waiting for a subway at Times Square.
She's fluent in several languages, including English, German, Greek and Spanish.
She was part of the artsy, nerdy crowd in high school.

Credit: D & devil doll

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 401-500 (Ranked: 471)
• Actresses Appearing in Hallmark Movies
• Born on the 4th of July (Ranked: 1978)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7041978)
• Celebritysnap.com Top 100 Ladies [2008] (Ranked: 85)
• Cosmopolitan's Fun Fearless Females of the Year [2008]
• D's Profiles [Series 04]
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 2]
• How I Met Your Mother
• How I Met Your Mother - Girlfriends
• I Married in 2005
• Profiles 20251-20500 (Ranked: 20292)
• TV Guide's 10 Sexiest Female Stars [March 2009]
• Ugly Betty
• US Weekly's 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers [2008]
• Zap2it's TV Underrated [2006] (Ranked: 16)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 388 Votes: 19.07% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 377 Votes: 17.51% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 17.65% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 20.83% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 74 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 1880 Votes: 48.24% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 248 Votes: 46.37% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 185 Votes: 44.32% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 179 Votes: 35.75% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 442 Votes: 31.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 1151 Votes: 43.61% Annoying