# Amber Lancaster
**Amber Lancaster** (Amber Leigh Lancaster, born 1980) is an American model, actress, and interior designer best known as a model on the CBS game show *The Price Is Right*, a position she has held since 2008, and for playing Jenny Swanson on the MTV scripted comedy *The Hard Times of RJ Berger*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) • [2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) A separate chef of the same name, a Tucson native who trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and led the kitchen at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago, appears under the name on IMDb and should not be confused with her.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11821976/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, Tacoma, Washington; birth name Amber Leigh Lancaster[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) |
| Pageant and cheerleading | Miss Washington Teen USA; five seasons as a Sea Gal, the Seattle Seahawks' cheerleading squad[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) |
| *The Price Is Right* | Model since 2008, joining in Drew Carey's first season as host[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) • [4](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110) |
| Signature acting role | Jenny Swanson on MTV's *The Hard Times of RJ Berger* (2010–2011), her first auditioned pilot[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/role-model-59563/) • [6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-448184/filmographie/) |
| Other work | Interior-design business Lancaster Interiors; appearances in *Maxim*, *US Weekly*, and *People's StyleWatch*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) • [2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) |
| Advocacy | Congenital Heart Defect awareness after her son Russell, born 2019, had newborn open-heart surgery; founder of the Broken Hearts Club clothing line[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) |
## Early life and cheerleading
Lancaster grew up in [Tacoma, Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/tacoma-washington), and attended Franklin Pierce High School.[4](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110) She won the Miss Washington Teen USA title and, while still in high school, made the Sea Gals, the cheerleading squad of the [Seattle Seahawks](https://www.edgepedia.org/seattle-seahawks); she cheered for the team for five seasons while also attending college and working full time.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) • [7](https://daman.co.id/exclusive-with-amber-lancaster) She has said she missed her senior prom to audition as an NFL cheerleader.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster)
In 2005 she and a roommate drove a U-Haul to Los Angeles with, in her words, "no plan, no money, no job."[7](https://daman.co.id/exclusive-with-amber-lancaster) Her first booking was as Miss Makita 2005, appearing on the power-tool company's calendar and touring the country on promotional appearances.[4](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110)
## Modeling and dance work
Before her television career took hold, [Lancaster](https://www.edgepedia.org/lancaster) danced on the syndicated show *Soul Train* from 2003 to 2006 and appeared in the music video for [Bo Bice](https://www.edgepedia.org/bo-bice)'s song "The Real Thing."[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) She served as a trophy holder at the 61st [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/primetime-emmy-awards) in 2009.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) Her magazine work includes features in *Maxim*, *US Weekly*, and *People's StyleWatch*.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster)
## The Price Is Right
Lancaster joined *The Price Is Right* as a model in 2008, the first season after [Drew Carey](https://www.edgepedia.org/drew-carey) took over hosting from the long-serving [Bob Barker](https://www.edgepedia.org/bob-barker).[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster) • [4](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110) A 2009 profile noted that she frequently talked Seattle sports with Carey, a part-owner of [Seattle Sounders FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/seattle-sounders-fc).[4](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110) In a cast interview she described growing up watching the show with her grandmother and named the contestants as her favorite part of the job, particularly moments when a prize changes a winner's life.[8](https://ca.priceisright.com/cast/amber-lancaster/)
## Acting career
**The Hard Times of RJ Berger.** Lancaster's break in acting came through the first pilot she ever auditioned for, MTV's *The Hard Times of RJ Berger*, which the network billed as its first original scripted series in years; she landed the role of Jenny Swanson, the high school cheerleader and love interest of the title character.[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/role-model-59563/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) The comedy premiered in June 2010 and returned for a second season in 2011.[7](https://daman.co.id/exclusive-with-amber-lancaster) • [6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-448184/filmographie/) In interviews she described the audition process as drawn out, including a missed first audition and multiple callbacks, and said that having modeling income let her approach acting without desperation.[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/role-model-59563/)
Her other screen credits include guest roles on HBO's *Entourage* (2009), *Community* (2010), *CSI: Miami* (2011), *Scorpion* (2015), *The Bold and the Beautiful*, *Days of Our Lives*, and *My Own Worst Enemy*, and the film *Redline*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) • [9](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amber-lancaster/credits/3030325967/) • [6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-448184/filmographie/)
## Business and advocacy
Lancaster runs her own interior-design business, Lancaster Interiors.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) Since 2018 she has built a social media content presence, and after her son Russell, born in 2019, underwent open-heart surgery as a newborn, she became an advocate for Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) awareness and launched the clothing line Broken Hearts Club to raise awareness and support for the condition.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster)
She married A.J. Allodi on October 7, 2017; the marriage ended in divorce in 2020, with one child.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/) She has said she has been a vegetarian for over 10 years.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster)
## References
1. [Amber Lancaster – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555549/bio/)
2. [Amber Lancaster, Talent – The Price Is Right, Paramount Press Express / CBS Entertainment](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-price-is-right/talent/?view=amber-lancaster)
3. [Amber Lancaster (II), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11821976/)
4. [The Not–So–Hard Times of Amber Lancaster, Seattle Met (January 2010 issue)](https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2009/12/amber-lancaster-0110)
5. [Role Model, Back Stage magazine](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/role-model-59563/)
6. [Filmographie Amber Lancaster, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-448184/filmographie/)
7. [Exclusive with Amber Lancaster, DA MAN Magazine](https://daman.co.id/exclusive-with-amber-lancaster)
8. [Amber Lancaster cast page, The Price Is Right](https://ca.priceisright.com/cast/amber-lancaster/)
9. [Amber Lancaster List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amber-lancaster/credits/3030325967/)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Food, customs, and everyday culture › Clothing, textiles, and domestic crafts › Fashion and commercial models › Fashion and runway models*
*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 20, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Sep 20, 2026; Oct 12, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license