Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- Amy Smart spoke to 7online about starring in the new ABC Family original movie "12 Dates of Christmas".
Smart stars alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar ("Franklin & Bash," "NYPD Blue"). She plays Kate, a young woman infatuated with Christmas and trying to find true love. She wants to win back her ex, but Miles (Gosselaar) is in her way. Her mother set her up with him on a blind date on Christmas Eve.
She gets to relive that day 12 times in order to not miss out on finding her real love! Smart says getting to kiss Gosselaar was a tiny perk of her job, but quickly stated that they are both happily married to other people.
In fact, Smart got married just this past November and says that like her character, she is looking forward to sharing Christmas traditions and starting her own with her husband.Smart's character Kate goes on a shopping spree, gets a tattoo and alters her appearance drastically, while reliving Christmas Eve over and over. In addition to improving herself, she starts to help others and decides to make this Christmas Eve what she wants it to be. By letting go of her controlling ways and fear of being alone, Kate not only helps others find their happiness, but finds her own by finally trusting fate.
Don't miss "12 Dates of Christmas" on ABC Family Sunday, December 11 at 8 p.m.!
Amy Smart as Kate Stanton on ABC Family's "12 Dates of Christmas"
Amy Smart has emerged as one of Hollywood's brightest talents on both the silver screen and on television.
Amy is currently starring opposite Ryan Kwanten and Leslie Bibb in CBS Film's "Flight 7500", a thriller that is being directed by The Grudge helmer Takashi Shimizu. The focus is a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a transpacific flight. She is also recurring on the John Wells series "Shameless" on Showtime opposite William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. She recently completed the ABC Family Christmas Movie "12 Dates of Christmas" in which she stars opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
In 2009, Amy reprised her role in "Crank 2: High Voltage," reteaming her with both Jason Statham and directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine. Previously she was in the horror film "Mirrors" opposite Kiefer Sutherland, directed by Alexandre Aja.
Amy has been in several high profile projects over her career such as New Line Cinema's romantic comedy, "Just Friends" opposite Ryan Reynolds, "The Butterfly Effect" opposite Ashton Kutcher and "Starsky & Hutch" opposite Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller.
Additional film credits include Crank, Peaceful Warrior, Project Greenlight's Battle of Shaker Heights, Rat Race, Roadtrip, Outside Providence, Varsity Blues and Starship Troopers.
On the small screen, Smart previously starred in the John Wells' series, "Smith" on CBS opposite Ray Liotta, Simon Baker and Virginia Madsen. Amy's additional television roles include "Scrubs", "Felicity" and the NBC miniseries "The 70's."
Amy also participates in various non-profit organizations such as Heal the Bay and the Environmental Media Association.
She currently resides in Los Angeles.
For more information on "12 Dates of Christmas" please visit: http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/12-dates
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