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Profile of Amanda Peet on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Amanda Peet  
   
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Date of Birth: 11th January 1972
   
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Amanda Peet (January 11, 1972-) is an American motion picture actress.

Born in New York to a Quaker father and Jewish mother, Peet attended Friends Seminary with Liev Schreiber and studied history at Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen. During her 4-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing.

Her first screen performance was a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest starring role on Law & Order, and she made her film debut in 1995, in Animal Room. Peet maintained a steady acting career in relatively obscure indie movies. In one of these, Whipped, she met her current boyfriend Brian Van Holt.

Her first major role was as "Jack" in the 1999 TV series Jack & Jill which aired for two seasons. Her first wide-release feature film came in 2000, with The Whole Nine Yards, opposite Bruce Willis, elevating her status from supporting actress to lead.

In 2000, she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.

Filmography

  • Animal Room (1995)
  • Central Park West (1996) (TV series)
  • Winterlude (1996)
  • Virginity (1996)
  • She's the One (1996)
  • Sax and Violins (1997)
  • Grind (1997)
  • Touch Me (1997)
  • Ellen Foster (1997)
  • Origin of the Species (1998)
  • 1999 (1998)
  • Southie (1998)
  • Body Shots (1999)
  • Jack & Jill (1999) (TV Series)
  • Two Ninas (1999)
  • Jump (1999)
  • Simply Irresistible (1999)
  • Playing by Heart (1999)
  • Partners (1999) (TV Series)
  • Isn't She Great (2000)
  • The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
  • Whipped (2000)
  • Saving Silverman (2001)
  • High Crimes (2002)
  • Igby Goes Down (2002)
  • Changing Lanes (2002)
  • Identity (2003)
  • Something's Gotta Give (2003)
  • The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
  • Melinda and Melinda (2004)
  • A Lot Like Love (2005)
  • Syriana (2005)
  • The Martian Child (2005)
  • Griffin and Phoenix (2006)
  • Fast Track (2006)
  • Snow Angels (2006)

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