AMANDA PEET

'Amanda Peet' (born January 11, 1972) is an American film and television actress.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Peet was born in New York City to Charles Peet, a lawyer, and Penny Levy, a social worker; the two are now divorced. Her father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish.^[1][2] Peet attended Friends Seminary, then studied history at and graduated from Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class. During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's ''Awake and Sing''.

Career

Peet's first screen performance was a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest starring role on the television series ''Law & Order''. She made her film debut in ''Animal Room'' (1995). Peet maintained a steady acting career in relatively obscure indie movies.
Her first major role was as "Jack" in the 1999 WB network series ''Jack & Jill'' (which aired for two seasons). She also appeared in the eighth-season finale of ''Seinfeld'' ("The Summer of George") as a waitress whom Jerry Seinfeld meets. Her character is notable for seemingly dating two men at once: Jerry and her apparent roommate ("dude"), Lyle. Peet's first role in a widely-released feature film came in 2000, with ''The Whole Nine Yards'', elevating her status from supporting actress to lead. That same year, she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by ''People'' magazine. Peet was also in the movie ''Saving Silverman'' with Jack Black and Steve Zahn. She also starred in ''Something's Gotta Give'' in 2003. Peet played Diane Keaton's daughter, and, at one point, Jack Nicholson's lover.
In 2005, Peet appeared in the play ''This Is How It Goes'', filling in for Marisa Tomei at the last minute after six days of rehearsal. In the same year, she also co-starred in the films ''Syriana'' with onscreen husband Matt Damon, and ''A Lot Like Love'', with Ashton Kutcher. In February 2006, she was performing in Neil Simon's Broadway production of ''Barefoot in the Park''. Peet was a member of the cast of the television series ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', which premiered on NBC on September 18, 2006. She stars with Matthew Perry, with whom she worked in ''The Whole Nine Yards'' and ''The Whole Ten Yards'', and Sarah Paulson, with whom she co-starred in ''Jack & Jill''. In the show; Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, Peet's character Jordan McDeere is the newly-appointed president of the National Broadcasting System (NBS). In 2006, she also starred along with Dermot Mulroney in a Lifetime movie, ''Griffin and Phoenix'', in which she played a terminally-ill woman living life to the fullest. Her most recent role was in 2007's ''The Ex'', a comedy co-starring Zach Braff in which Peet plays an attorney who stays home to raise a new baby. She will next co-star with Hilary Duff, Amanda Seyfried and Amber Tamblyn in ''Safety Glass'', a film set around the Space Shuttle Challenger launch; filming will begin this fall.

Personal life

Peet married screenwriter David Benioff (whom she met on a blind date)^[3] on September 30, 2006 and gave birth to a daughter, Frances Pen, on February 20, 2007.^[4] The two live in Manhattan and Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	''Animal Room''	Debbie
1996	''One Fine Day''
	''She's the One''
	''Winterlude''
	''Virginity''
1997	''Touch Me''	Bridgette
	''Grind''	Patty
	''Sax and Violins''
1998	''Playing by Heart''	Amber
	''Southie''	Marianne Silva
	''Origin of the Species''	Julia
1999	''Body Shots''	Jane Bannister
	''Two Ninas''	Nina Harris
	''Jump''	Lisa
	''Simply Irresistible''	Chris
2000	''Whipped''	Mia
	''The Whole Nine Yards''	Jill
	''Isn't She Great''	Debbie
2001	''Saving Silverman''	Judith Fessbeggler
2002	''Igby Goes Down''	Rachel
	''Changing Lanes''	Cynthia Delano Banek
	''High Crimes''	Jackie
2003	''Something's Gotta Give''	Marin
	''Identity''	Paris
2004	''The Whole Ten Yards''	Jill
2005	''Syriana''	Julia Woodman
	''A Lot Like Love''	Emily Friehl
	''Melinda and Melinda''	Susan
2006	''Griffin and Phoenix''	Sarah Phoenix
2007	''The Ex''	Sofia Kowalski
	''The Martian Child''	Harlee

References

1. AMANDA PEET--A GIRL WHO'S BEST WHEN SHE'S BAAAAD! Guy Flatley
2. WINTER MOVIE PREVIEW: Amanda Peet Benyamin Cohen
3. New mom Peet unlike role in ‘Ex’ Betsy Pickle
4. In `Ex,' Peet's Career, Parenting Coincide Ron Dicker

External links

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★ Amanda Peet interview for A Lot Like Love