How Much Amanda Bynes' Mental Health Struggles Hurt Her Net Worth

Posted by Martina Birk on Monday, October 7, 2024

Highlights

  • Amanda Bynes' struggles with mental health have deeply impacted her net worth over the years.
  • Bynes made the decision to retire from acting in 2010 due to not enjoying it anymore.
  • Amanda Bynes now works as a manicurist and is pursuing ventures in cosmetology and music.

Amanda Bynes may not have been in front of the camera in over a decade, but that does not mean she hasn't been the subject of many article headlines. The Easy A star has retired from Hollywood but continues to be the center of attention due to her battle with mental health and public meltdowns.

Her unfortunate struggles with mental health began while she was just a teenager, figuring out how to grow up in the spotlight. Bynes inevitably turned to substances and parties to try and numb her feelings, which only got her into even more trouble. Though she was an acting icon in the late '90s and 2000s, Amanda Bynes' struggles have definitely made an impact on her net worth over the years.

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What Is Amanda Bynes' Net Worth?

Amanda Bynes has a net worth of $6 million

Though she does not have a massive amount of credits on her resume, Amanda Bynes was a hot commodity in Hollywood. She had only acted in 20 productions, including Hairspray, Easy A, Sydney White, and Big Fat Liar during her career. Because of her bubbly personality and adaptability when it comes to different genres, Bynes was getting paid between $2 and $3 million every year during the peak of her acting career.

While the exact amount of Bynes' net worth at its highest is unknown, estimates have Bynes' wealth upwards of $8 million.

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Although Bynes has not been in front of the camera since Easy A in 2010, she has managed to hold on to an impressive amount of her net worth. As of now, Bynes' net worth still sits at a comfortable $6 million.

Amanda Bynes' Biggest Hits

Amanda Bynes had several hits before retiring in 2010

Amanda Bynes was born in 1987, beginning her career as an actress at the age of nine years old. Breaking into Hollywood through the variety show All That, Amanda Bynes went on to star in '90s and 2000s movies and television shows that would go down as icons in the entertainment industry.

Two of these movies that are still highly loved and quoted are She's the Man and What a Girl Wants. In the first film she was joined by fellow stars Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, and David Cross in a sporty romantic comedy in which her character disguises herself as her brother to attend his elite boarding school. Of course, shenanigans ensue, and she quickly realizes that everyone around her (herself included) is facing complicated romantic troubles.

What a Girl Wants brought Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth together as a father-and-daughter duo in a heartwarming comedic drama. The American teen learns that her father is a high-status British politician, and she struggles with balancing the eagerness she feels at wanting to meet him and knowing that even the scent of a scandal could cost him the election.

Some of the other projects that Bynes worked on over the years, according to IMDb include:

Easy A (Movie)

2010

Marianne (lead)

Sydney White (Movie)

2007

Sydney White (lead)

What I Like About You (TV Series)

2002-2006

Holly Tyler (lead)

The Amanda Show (TV Series)

1999-2002

Host and performer (lead)

It was through the Nickelodeon shows that Bynes was able to get her career off the ground and get noticed to go on and star in films to help build her net worth.

Why Did Amanda Bynes Quit Acting?

Amanda Bynes stopped having fun acting and that was the catalyst to quit

Amanda Bynes leaving Hollywood was something that left many people sad, as her work was often highly favored. In addressing this step back, the former actress tweeted about her retirement in 2010.

"I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped doing it," Bynes wrote.

Growing up in the entertainment industry can be quite detrimental to one's mental health, and unfortunately, Bynes was not immune to this side effect.

Not long after stepping away from the spotlight, Amanda unfortunately had a public breakdown while in her mid-20s. In response to this, she was put in a psychiatric hold and her mom ended up taking conservatorship over her. This conservatorship lasted almost a decade, from 2013 through 2022. All throughout that time, Bynes went through a rollercoaster of emotions in her ongoing battle with mental health.

Towards the end of her time in the spotlight, Amanda Bynes turned to substances, which seemed to be the beginning of the end of her career.

"I started smoking marijuana when I was 16. Even though everyone thought I was the 'good girl,' I did smoke marijuana from that point on," Bynes said. "I didn't get addicted (then) and I wasn't abusing it. And I wasn't going out and partying or making a fool of myself … yet."

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Bynes went on to say, "Later it progressed to doing molly and ecstasy."

That was not enough, however, as the star also turned to Adderall after getting a prescription from a psychiatrist to treat a fake attention disorder she pretended to have.

How Amanda Bynes Earns Money Now

Amanda Bynes works as a manicurist after getting her degree in cosmetology

Amanda Bynes' conservatorship ended in March 2022. With her newfound freedom, the former star decided to find a new purpose for her life. She decided to go to school to get a license in cosmetology, specifically to become a nail artist.

Bynes posted on her Instagram story in October 2022, "In cosmetology college to become a manicurist!" She also posted a video to show her followers a glimpse of the facility she was attending so they could see what she was learning while in school.

She also shared that she was passionate about continuing her education.

"I am continuing with my Bachelor's Degree at FIDM, majoring in Creative Industry Studies with a core in Beauty Marketing and Product Development," Bynes explained. "I am traveling to New York in June to work on developing a fragrance which will be ready to launch near the holidays."

Besides these ventures, Bynes has also been turning back to music. She has been earning some income through the music industry after releasing two singles in the last few years.

In 2021, she partnered with Precise to release the song "Diamonds." In 2022 she and her then-fiance Paul Michael made the song "Fairfax."

Bynes recently started a podcast with Paul Sieminski. How that will fare and whether it will be an income producer remains to be seen.

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