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 most recent movie was 2012 which was a big blockbuster. The movie was released in theaters on November 13, 2009.

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' which was released in theaters on November 13, 2009. She starred 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 and the comedy named Please Give. Both are scheduled to be released in 2010.

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]

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• January 11th, 1972: Born

• 1995: Animal Room

• 1996: She's the One

• 1995: Law & Order "Hot Pursuit"

• 1997: Seinfeld "The Summer of George"

• 2000: The Whole Nine Yards

• 2001: Saving Silverman

• 2002: Igby Goes Down

• 2003: Something's Gotta Give

• 2004: The Whole Ten Yards

• 2005: Syriana

• 2006: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

• 2007: Martian Child

• 2008: The X Files: I Want to Believe

• 2008: What Doesn't Kill You

• 2009: Please give

• 2009: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

• 2009: Important things with Demitri Martin

• 2009: 2012

• 2010: Guliver's travels (currently in production)