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Amanda Peet and her older sister were raised by
their parents, Charles [a lawyer] and Penny [a social worker], who
later divorced. Born and bred in New York, it could be said that the
five-foot-six beauty was destined for showbiz, when at the age of
three she jumped onstage during a play. Perhaps it was this fleeting
taste of showmanship that prompted her to pursue the performing arts
later in her teens. Whatever the case, she was on her way to what
would eventually turn out to be a lucrative career. Interestingly,
unlike many of her colleagues, Amanda began studying acting more as
a hobby than anything else. But she soon discovered she had a real
knack for the thespian way. Apparently she wasn't the only one who
felt that way. It was while she was majoring in history at Columbia
University, that a drama professor convinced her to audition for
acting teacher Uta Hagen, with whom she would later go on to study
with for a four year period; during which time, she participated in
the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing.
Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by
People Magazine, Amanda supported herself during the audition phase
of her career by waitressing and with the residual checks she
received from a Skittles candy commercial she had nabbed.
Perseverance and hard work paid off when in 1990 she was cast in a
guest-starring role on the hit series Law And Order, playing a
kidnap victim who later falls for her abductor. Her feature film
debut came in 1995 as the girlfriend of a troubled teen's best
friend in the movie Animal Room. For a while after, Amanda continued
to find steady work, but also found herself appearing in a
depressingly large number of indie films that were never picked up.
It was her turn as the dippsy hit-woman with the heart of gold in
the hit comedy The Whole Nine Yards opposite Bruce Willis, that took
her from supporting role status to leading lady. Perhaps her wish to
star alongside her idol, Meryl Streep, will yet come to pass.
Whatever the role, it can be said Amanda has always managed to add
her own creative spices along with a generous dash of her winning
charisma. |
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Full Name: Amanda Peet
Birthday: January 11, 1972
Birthplace: New York, NY
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 5'6"
College: Columbia University
Father: Charles Peet, attorney; divorced from Peet's mother 1990
Mother: Penny Peet, social worker |
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-- 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 "City Crab" 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 high school with actor Liev Schreiber
when he was a senior and she was a freshman.
-- 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).
-- Born on the same day as actor Marc Blucas.
-- Engaged to David Benioff [July 22, 2005].
-- Once dated 'Brian Van Holt' |
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"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." |
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