The troubled and talented Amanda Bynes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}<b>On the mend</b> Is Bynes finally better? Amanda Bynes had a very tumultuous year in 2013, but it seems the former Nickelodeon star has recently gotten her health issues in order and is looking better than ever these days. She tweeted a picture of herself in a yellow bikini with the caption, "Spring Break." Bynes also revealed she is studying at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and is back with her family. Click <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etonline.com/news/132431_Amanda_Bynes_Bizarre_Twitpics/">here</a> for more pictures of the actress. Check out Amanda's sad fall and hopefully her climb back to the top once again. (Twitter)
<b>Supportive family</b> Bynes' mom told <a target="_blank" href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20804719,00.html">People</a> "We're so proud of how far Amanda has come." The mother and daughter posed for a selfie and it seems their once strained relationship is on the mend. Look back to Amanda's 2013 moments <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etonline.com/tag/celeb/gallery/index.html?tag=amanda_bynes">here</a>. (Twitter)
<b>Downhill Spiral?</b> The young actress appeared in court on May 24 denying the most recent charges of possessing marijuana and tossing a bong out of the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment on May 23. (Reuters)
<b>Mugshot</b> The former Nickelodeon child star was released on her own recognizance on May 24 after spending a night in jail following her arrest for possessing drugs and throwing a bong out of her apartment window.
<b>Court Battle</b> Amanda leaves court with her ratty blonde wig on May 24. For more pics of Amanda, go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x17online.com">x17online.com.</a> (Tyrone/X17online.com)
<b>Tweet-a-holic?</b> Bynes is a Twitter oversharer extraordinaire. On April 30, 2013 she tweed this pic along with the message: "About to put on makeup! I weigh 135, I've gained weight! I need to be 100 lbs!" <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etonline.com/news/132431_Amanda_Bynes_Bizarre_Twitpics/index.html?page=MTU=&itmCnt=MQ">PHOTOS: Click for more Bynes Twitpics.</a> Is she kidding?
<b>Staying Fit</b> Amanda leaves Planet Fitness in NY on April 21. For more pics of Amanda, go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x17online.com">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Amanda Bynes</b> Amanda Bynes was one of Nickelodeon's most famous faces. But over the years, the once A-List young starlet has become more of a Hollywood horror story. Here's a look at the ever-changing star. (Reuters/ ETOnline) <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etonline.com/news/132431_Amanda_Bynes_Bizarre_Twitpics/">Click here for more photos of Bynes' new look</a> (Reuters/ ETOnline )
<b>Mugshot</b> In 2012, Bynes was arrested for driving under the influence. Here she is in her mugshot, left.
<b>DUI Shame</b> Amanda is seen here leaving the West Hollywood Sheriff Station after her DUI arrest. The former child actress was reportedly under the influence when she clipped a police car and was arrested on April 4, 2012. For more pics of Amanda, go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x17online.com">x17online.com.</a> (X17online.com)
<b>Red carpet cutie</b> In 2011, Bynes looked sexy at the MTV Movie Awards. (Reuters) (Reuters)
<b>Fashionista in the making</b> Bynes has said she plans to start her own fashion line. Here, she attends the Sept. 10, 2010 BCBG <a href="http://www.daylife.com/topic/Max_Azria">Max Azria</a> fashion week show to see the experts at work. (Source: AP)
<b>All grown up</b> In 2010, Bynes showed the world she was no longer the little girl from Nickelodeon by posing in a sexy Maxim shoot. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maxim.com/girls-of-maxim/amanda-bynes">Click here for more from her shoot</a>
<b>'Easy A'</b> Bynes played "Marianne" in the 2010 movie "Easy A," which starred Emma Stone. (Columbia TriStar Marketing Group) (©2010 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
<b>Cover girl</b> At 23, Bynes graced the cover of the Jan. 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan and dished about her love life. <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/exclusive/amanda-bynes-0110" target="_blank">CHECK OUT AMANDA'S FULL INTERVIEW AT COSMOPOLITAN.COM</a> (Source: Cosmo)
<b>Bynes on love </b> <b>On her career:</b><i><b> </b></i>"I’m at that stage where I’m still young and maybe naïve, but I’m figuring it out ... All I want is to continue - to have a long career. I want to do stuff that I’m passionate about.” <b>On her love life:</b> “I want someone who’ll be there and who I can trust – that’s really important to me.” <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/exclusive/amanda-bynes-0110">Click here to read more of Amanda's Cosmo interview.</a>
<b>Awards season</b> In 2009, Amanda Bynes attended many of the awards shows, posing on red carpets and showing off her body in form-fitting dresses. Here, she poses outside the 14th annual Critics' Choice awards in Santa Monica, California. (Reuters)
<b>Sep. 13, 2009</b> Amanda Bynes arrives at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (Reuters)
<b>Posing for the cameras</b> On Sept. 13, 2009, Amanda Bynes arrives at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (Source: AP)
<b>From child star to Maxim star </b> Bynes arrives at the Maxim Hot 100 party in Santa Monica, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. (AP)
<b>Model</b> Amanda Bynes wears a Daniel Swarovski design in The Heart Truth Red Dress collection during Fashion Week in New York on Feb 13, 2009. (AP)
<b>Runway star</b> Bynes wears a Daniel Swarovski design in The Heart Truth Red Dress collection during Fashion Week in New York. (AP)
<b>In the spotlight</b> Amanda Bynes poses on the red carpet in Sept. 2009. (AP) (AP)
<b>May 8, 2009</b> Amanda Bynes attends the 16th annual Race to Erase MS, in Los Angeles. (Reuters)
<b>Boyfriend</b> In 2008, Bynes was spotted out and about with an unidentified boyfriend. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x17online.com/gallery/index.php?tab=by_celebrity&celebrity=Amanda+Bynes">Click here for more photos of her from X17</a>
<b>Sports fan</b> Amanda Bynes talks with an unidentified friend during the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns. (AP)
<b>"Hairspray"</b> In 2007, Bynes posed on the red carpet for the premiere of her film "Hairspray." <a target="_blank" href="http://www.x17online.com/gallery/index.php?tab=by_celebrity&celebrity=Amanda+Bynes">Click here for more photos of her from X17</a>
<b>'What A Girl Wants'</b> In 2003, a then 16-year-old Bynes stared in the movie "What A Girl Wants." (Reuters) (Reuters)
<b>Miss popular</b> In 2000, Bynes took home the Favorite TV Actress award at the Kids Choice Awards. (Reuters) (AP)