11 January 1972, New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini Biography
Amanda Peet grew up in New York with her older sister and their parents; Charles, a lawyer; and Penny, a social worker. She made an unconventional stage debut at the age of three, when she jumped onto the stage during a play. Yet, despite this early start, she later studied acting more as a hobby than anything else. She studied history at Columbia University, where a drama professor convinced her to audition for acting teacher Uta Hagen, with whom she later went on to study for a four-year period. During this time, she participated in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's "Awake and Sing." She supported herself during the audition phase of her career by working as a waitress and with the residual checks she received from a Skittles candy commercial. Perseverance and hard work paid off, and, in 1995, she was cast in a guest-starring role on the hit series"Law & Order" (1990).
Her function movie debut came in 1995 with the movie Animal Room (1995). For a while later on, Amanda continued to seek out secure paintings but additionally found herself appearing in a depressingly massive number of indie motion pictures that had been by no means picked up for distribution. She did, then again, meet her boyfriend Brian Van Holt on the set of indie movie Whipped (2000). Her flip because the ditzy hit-lady with the center of gold in the hit comedy the entire 9 Yards (2000), reverse Bruce Willis, took her from helping position status to leading girl. that same year she used to be voted one of the 50 most stunning people in the world by "People" Magazine.
Spouse
David Benioff | (30 September 2006 - present) 2 children |
Trivia
Graduated from Columbia University in 1994.
Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine.
Was maid of honor at actress Lauren Holly's wedding to Francis Greco. [10 March 2001]
Worked at the City Crab restaurant in New York before hitting it big. (Source: Interview, "Larry King Live" (1985), 10 February 2000).
Replaced Amelia Heinle (the original Jack) in the "Jack & Jill" (1999) pilot episode.
Attended Friends Seminary (k-12) with actor Liev Schreiber: when he was a senior she was in the 7th grade.
Educated at an all-girls' prep school in London.
Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.
Ranked #44 in Stuff magazine's 102 Sexiest Women in the World (2002).
Engaged to David Benioff [July 22, 2005].
Has one older sister.
Named #87 in FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 supplement. (2006).
Did not learn to drive until she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2000.
Her character on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006), Jordan McDeere, is based on former NBC president Jamie Tarses.
Mother: the former Larry (sic) Levy, who was born in England.
At age 35, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Frances Pen, was born on February 20, 2007, weighing 6 lbs, 10 oz (~3 kilograms). The baby's middle name is in honor of Amanda's mother, Penny. Peet's second child, daughter Molly June Benioff was born April 20, 2010.
Amanda and David were married at her alma mater, Friends Seminary high school, in New York City.
Childhood friend of Jill Leiderman.
She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her daughter Frances in order to begin filming $5 a Day (2008).
Returned to work five months after giving birth to her daughter Molly in order to begin filming Untitled Terrence Malick Project (2012).
Personal Quotes
And I also definitely love glamor. I mean, I love getting dressed up, and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty. I'm not gonna lie about that, cause that's part of what I love about what I do. But celebrity, it's like the feeling of going to the prom, the adolescent feeling of popularity. As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role. I mean, I understand when you're incredibly famous that it becomes difficult to deal with the publicity aspect. But people who are like me, who go, "Oh, I'm not gonna do that. I'm just here for the work!" I find it to be a little pretentious, honestly. Cause you're not that famous. Calm down.
[2007] I'm not into vilifying L.A., like "Everyone is so dumb, everyone has fake boobs . . . " It's just not true. There's a lot of really smart, fascinating people there. I'm a New Yorker who loves L.A.
Where Are They Now
(April 2006) Starring on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park".
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