• American actress Amanda Peet has appeared on numerous television shows and feature films. She began her acting career with brief roles on television series and obscure indie films. Amanda's newest movie is 2012 which promises to be one of this years big blockbuster movie. It will be out in theaters on November 13, 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birthday & place: January 11th, 1972 in New York City, NY
  2. Education: Graduated from Columbia University in 1994
  3. Sibling: Alisa Peet
  4. Spouse: Married to writer/producer David Benioff on September 30, 2006
  5. Children: Daughter Frances Pen born February 20th, 2007
  6. Filantrophy: Spokeswoman for Every Child by Two, an advocate group for child vaccinations
  7. Notable mention: Named one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by people magazine (2000)

• Career

  Amanda's first screen performance was in a 1995 television commercial for Skittles. She supported herself by working as a waitress at City Crab Restaurant in NY and with the residual pay from the commercial. Meanwhile she landed roles on popular television programs such as Law & Order, Seinfeld and Spin City. She played Jennifer Aniston's sister in ''She's the One in 1996, and in 2000 secured a star-making lead role opposite Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in the hit comedy The Whole Nine Yards. Peet returned to TV in 2006 to play network president Jordan McDeere on Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. She's also among the cast of the X-Files movie sequel The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Peet is one of the lead characters in '2012' in theaters November 13, 2009. She stars opposites John Cusack with whom she previously starred in the 2007 movie 'Martian Child'. Future projects include the comedy Gulliver's travels with Jack Black. The release date is set for December 22, 2010.

• Quotes

  On being a new mother:

  • "One surprise of motherhood for me was how little control I have. I thought it would be an extended, blissful romance with me at the helm, cuddling this little creature to life. It’s been bittersweet and humbling to let her lead, and to not try to be perfect myself."—Amanda PeetCelebrity Baby Scoop: Amanda Peet on Mom Related Topics (July 10, 2008)

  On Los Angeles:

  • "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. IMDB: [1]

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