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Amanda Peet

Birth date: 11.01.1972

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 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 in 2000 by People Magazine, she supported herself during the audition phase of her career by waitressing 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 feature film debut came in 1995 in the movie Animal Room (1995). 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. She did however, meet her boyfriend Brian Van Holt on the set of one of those indies; the movie Whipped (2000). But it was her turn as the dippsy hit-woman with the heart of gold in the hit comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000) opposite Bruce Willis, that took her from supporting role status to leading lady.

Filmography

# Terra (2008) (voice) # Martian Child (2007) .... Harlee # "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" .... Jordan McDeere (18 episodes, 2006-2007) ... aka Studio 60 (USA: informal alternative title) - Breaking News (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan McDeere - 4 A.M. Miracle (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan McDeere - The Friday Night Slaughter (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan McDeere - The Harriet Dinner: Part II (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan McDeere - The Harriet Dinner: Part I (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan McDeere (13 more) # The Ex (2007) .... Sofia Kowalski # Griffin & Phoenix (2006) .... Phoenix # Syriana (2005) .... Julie Woodman # A Lot Like Love (2005) .... Emily Friehl # Melinda and Melinda (2004) .... Susan # The Whole Ten Yards (2004) .... Jill # Something's Gotta Give (2003) .... Marin # Identity (2003) .... Paris # Whatever We Do (2003) .... Patty # Igby Goes Down (2002) .... Rachel # Changing Lanes (2002) .... Cynthia Delano Banek # High Crimes (2002) .... Jackie # Saving Silverman (2001) .... Judith Fessbeggler ... aka Evil Woman (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: working title) # "Jack & Jill" .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett (20 episodes, 1999-2001) - What Weddings Do to People (2001) TV Episode .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett - Starstruck (2000) TV Episode .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett - A Key Exchange (2000) TV Episode .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett - Lovers and Other Strangers (2000) TV Episode .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett - Under Pressure (2000) TV Episode .... Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett (15 more) # Date Squad (2001) (TV) .... Belkis Felcher # Whipped (2000) .... Mia # Takedown (2000) .... Karen ... aka Hackers 2: Takedown (USA: informal title) ... aka Track Down (USA: DVD box title) # The Whole Nine Yards (2000) .... Jill St. Claire ... aka Nouveau voisin, Le (Canada: French title) # Isn't She Great (2000) .... Debbie ... aka Ist sie nicht großartig? (Germany) # Zoe Loses It (2000) .... Zoe # Body Shots (1999) .... Jane Bannister # Two Ninas (1999) .... Nina Harris # Jump (1999) .... Lisa # Simply Irresistible (1999) .... Chris ... aka Einfach unwiderstehlich (Germany) # "Partners" .... Beth Harmon (1 episode, 1999) - Pilot (1999) TV Episode .... Beth Harmon # Playing by Heart (1998) .... Amber # Southie (1998) .... Marianne Silva # 1999 (1998) .... Nicole ... aka Girls & Boys (USA: MIFED title) # Origin of the Species (1998) .... Julia # Ellen Foster (1997) (TV) .... Julia Hobbs # Touch Me (1997) .... Bridgette # "Seinfeld" .... Linette (1 episode, 1997) - The Summer of George (1997) TV Episode .... Linette # Grind (1997) .... Patty # "Spin City" .... Shelly McCrory (1 episode, 1997) - Snowbound (1997) TV Episode .... Shelly McCrory # Sax and Violins (1997) # One Fine Day (1996) .... Celia # She's the One (1996) .... Molly # "Central Park West" .... Robyn Gainer (6 episodes, 1996) ... aka C.P.W. (USA: new title) - Public Execution (1996) TV Episode .... Robyn Gainer - Guess Who's Come to Annoy You? (1996) TV Episode .... Robyn Gainer - Hour of the Devil (1996) TV Episode .... Robyn Gainer - Behind Your Back (????) TV Episode .... Robyn Gainer - She Danced Only One Summer (????) TV Episode .... Robyn Gainer (1 more) # "The Single Guy" .... Kathy (1 episode, 1996) - Wedding (1996) TV Episode .... Kathy # Virginity (1996) # Winterlude (1996) # "One Life to Live" (1968) TV Series .... Layle (unknown episodes, 1995) # "Law & Order" .... Leslie Harlan (1 episode, 1995) ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title) - Hot Pursuit (1995) TV Episode .... Leslie Harlan # Animal Room (1995) .... Debbie