Amanda Bynes has been famous since landing a role on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy show "All That" at age 10. But in recent years she's been better known for legal trouble and tweeting strange statements and photos, leading to speculation about her mental health. In October 2014, that speculation continued as disturbing tweets were posted to Bynes' account containing allegations of abuse. Here's a quick timeline of Bynes' life and career: 
Amanda Bynes became a superstar among the elementary-age crowd starting in 1996 as a member of the Nickelodeon show "All That," on which she memorably played a sweet young lady full of rage during the "Ask Ashley" skit. 
By 1999, Bynes had become popular enough to host her own show. Nickelodeon put her at the center of the "All That" spinoff, "The Amanda Show." 
By 2002, Bynes parted ways with her Nickelodeon shows and transitioned into movies. She starred in "Big Fat Liar" that year and followed it up with 2003's "What A Girl Wants." 
Bynes landed not only a hit TV series with "What I Like About You," on which she starred with Jennie Garth from 2002 to 2006, but also reportedly a new boyfriend. Bynes and co-star Nick Zano reportedly began dating in 2003. 
Between 2005 and 2007, Bynes steadily worked in film in addition to her TV sitcom. Seen here at the premiere of her 2005 animated movie "Robots," she also starred in "Love Wrecked" (2005) and a comedy with Channing Tatum, "She's The Man" (2006). 
In 2007, Bynes starred in a summer hit with the remake of "Hairspray," which also featured John Travolta, Allison Janney (seen here), Zac Efron, Queen Latifah and Nikki Blonsky. 
While working on movies like "Sydney White," Bynes' personal life also took the spotlight. She was briefly linked to athlete and reality star Doug Reinhardt, here at a Los Angeles Lakers game in December 2008. 
Bynes hadn't yet announced that she was through with acting when she walked the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. She saved that revelation for the following June, only to announce that she'd "un-retired" by July. 
Sure enough, Bynes was still acting: Her comedy with Emma Stone, "Easy A," arrived in September 2010. It is, however, Bynes' last credited film. 
In April 2012, Bynes shocked fans when she was arrested on suspicion of DUI after getting into a fender-bender with police not long after her 26th birthday. The DUI charge was later dismissed in February 2014 in a plea deal that gave the actress three years on probation, a requirement to attend an alcohol education course and a fine. 
Bynes, seen here in April 2012, again made headlines that June when she asked President Barack Obama on Twitter to fire the officer who had arrested her. That August, she allegedly hit another vehicle, incurring a second hit-and-run charge. 
By September, Bynes reportedly had her car impounded and was cited for driving on a suspended license. Despite her legal issues and other reports of oddball behavior -- like locking herself in a dressing room and taking off her top in spin class -- Bynes told People magazine at the time that she was "doing amazing" and had plans to move to New York to work on her fashion career. 
In November 2012, Bynes, who became a regular celebrity snapped by paparazzi, announced that she's a 26-year-old retired multimillionaire. 
Around that time, speculation about Bynes' state began to grow as she appeared to share photos from social media accounts that were credited to the star. 
Early in 2013, Bynes generated plenty of press with a new look that included long blond hair and apparent cheek piercings. In March, she nearly brought down Twitter when she seemingly sent Drake a lewd tweet. 
In April 2013, the same month that Bynes turned 27, the headlines about her behavior were popping up almost daily. The news typically revolved around her reported Twitter account, where self-portraits and unsettling statements were shared. 
Between her tweets and her attention-grabbing appearances in NYC, it is easy to forget that Bynes also has legal issues. She was sentenced to three years of probation for her suspended license case in early May. On May 23, she was arrested in New York after allegedly tossing drug paraphernalia out of the window of her apartment. 
Bynes and attorney Gerald Shargel arrive for a court appearance in New York on July 9, 2013. She was charged with reckless endangerment and attempting to tamper with physical evidence. The case was later dismissed. 
Bynes uses her dog to block her face from photographers while shopping in Chelsea on July 10, 2013, in New York City. On July 24 of that year, Bynes was detained for a mental health evaluation after being "involved in a disturbance in a residential neighborhood" in Thousand Oaks, California. She was then placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold for four months. 
In December 2013, Bynes was released from an inpatient treatment facility into her parents' custody, and that same month made her first public appearance on a walk with her parents. 
At the start of 2014, Bynes seemed to want a fresh start. She deleted all old tweets from her Twitter account, and instead began posting about her enrollment at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Yet by September, Bynes' was again arrested on a DUI charge. There were also more reports of bizarre behavior.
- The actress says she's on medication and is seeing a psychologist and psychiatrist
- Bynes says she has a lot of options "when it comes to working"
- She criticizes the media, which she accuses of lying
- Her parents have limited her cash flow to $50 a day, she tells Twitter followers
(CNN) -- Actress Amanda Bynes says she's been diagnosed as bipolar and manic depressive and is on medication.
"I was diagnosed bi - polar and manic depressive so I'm on medication and I'm seeing my psychologist and pyshchiatrist weekly so I'm fine :D," she tweeted early Tuesday morning.
In a series of tweets, she also said she has many options "when it comes to working," and criticized the media, which she accused of lying.
Among the options is a recording deal with Interscope Records, she said.
Last month, Bynes, 28, was admitted to a Pasadena, California, facility on an involuntary emergency psychiatric hold.
Shortly before that, she posted several tweets alleging her father had verbally, physically and sexually abused her.
However, she disavowed responsibility for the accusations in a tweet a short time later: "My dad never did any of those things The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he's the one that ordered them to microchip me."
Later, a conservatorship hearing was held in which case a judge ruled that her parents will have control over her cash.
"I need to get a restraining order against Sam Lufti," she tweeted Tuesday morning, referring to her manager.
She also said her parents have limited her cash flow to $50 a day.
"I got discharged for not being gravely disabled," she tweeted. "But i am conserved and my parents only give me $50 dollars a day and it's really annoying."
"I need to get an apartment and my parents won't give me access to any of my funds."
And so went the latest chapter in Bynes' very public history of odd behavior and several criminal charges.
Bynes was arrested on a DUI charge in Sherman Oaks, California, in September. Her arrest report noted a "disheveled appearance."
Bynes was charged with a hit-and-run in 2012, hospitalized for treatment last year after a psychological evaluation and put on probation after a DUI earlier this year.
Amanda Bynes' Twitter rant And she was arrested after allegedly tossing drug paraphernalia out of the window of her New York apartment in May 2013.
In September: Amanda Bynes arrested on DUI charge
The latest episodes of odd behavior come a year after her parents told CNN their daughter was "making great strides towards recovery" from mental illness.
She enrolled into the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles at the start of 2014, but she dropped out in the summer.
People magazine reported in 2012 that Bynes tried to emancipate herself while still a minor, though she never moved out entirely.
CNN's Todd Leopold contributed to this report.
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