- Amanda Peet was born January 11, 1972, in New York City, NY.
- Amanda Peet was raised by her father Charles, a lawyer, and mother Penny, a social worker, before their subsequent divorce in 1990.
- Peet's first screen performance was in a television commercial for Skittles.
- Amanda majored in history at Columbia University.
- Her feature film debut came in the movie Animal Room (1995).
- In 2005, Amanda starred in the play This Is How It Goes, alongside Jeffrey Wright and Ben Stiller. As of February 2006, Amanda Peet has been appearing in Neil Simon's Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park.
- In 2003, Peet co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, playing Diane Keaton's daughter and, at one point, Jack Nicholson's girlfriend.
- Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine.
- On February 3, 2006, it was announced Peet would be joining the cast of Aaron Sorkin's new show, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, to premiere on NBC in the fall of 2006.
- Height : 5' 6".
- Peet married screenwriter David Benioff on September 30, 2006, in New York City and gave birth to a daughter, Frances Pen, on February 20, 2007.
- Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.
- Graduated from Columbia University in 1994.
- In 2007's The Ex, a comedy co-starring Zach Braff, Peet played an attorney who stays home to raise a new baby.
- In 2008, Peet volunteered to be a spokeswoman for Every Child By Two (ECBT), a non-profit organization that advocates childhood vaccination.
- Born on the same day as actor Marc Blucas.
- Educated at an all-girls' prep school in London.
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