Birth : 11 January 1972, New York City, New York, USA
Height : 5' 7"
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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' (qv), with whom she later went on to study for a four-year period. During this time, she participated in the off-Broadway revival of 'Clifford Odets' (qv)'s "Awake and Sing." She supported herself during the audition phase of her career by working as a waitress 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)_ (qv). Her feature film debut came in 1995 with the movie _Animal Room (1995)_ (qv). For a while afterward, Amanda continued to find steady work but also found herself appearing in a depressingly large number of indie films that were never picked up for distribution. She did, however, meet her boyfriend 'Brian Van Holt' (qv) on the set of indie movie _Whipped (2000)_ (qv). Her turn as the ditzy hit-woman with the heart of gold in the hit comedy _The Whole Nine Yards (2000)_ (qv), opposite 'Bruce Willis' (qv), took her from supporting role status to leading lady. That same year she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by "People" Magazine.
Biography written by: Grace Z
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- $5 a Day (2008) [Maggie] <6>
- 1999 (1998) [Nicole] <7>
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- 2012 (2009/I) [Kate Curtis] <2>
- A Lot Like Love (2005) [Emily Friehl] <1>
- Animal Room (1995) [Debbie] <23>
- Body Shots (1999) [Jane Bannister] <15>
- Ceremonia de apertura del festival de cine de San Sebastián (2004) (TV) [Herself]
- Changing Lanes (2002) [Cynthia Delano Banek] <13>
- Date Squad (2001) [Belkis Felcher] <1>
- Ellen Foster (1997) (TV) [Julia Hobbs] <12>
- Fast Track (2006) [Sofia Kowalski] <2>
- Griffin & Phoenix (2006) [Phoenix] <1>
- Grind (1997) [Patty] <6>
- Guión busca estrella (2010) (TV) (also archive footage) [Herself]
- Gulliver's Travels (2010)
- High Crimes (2002) [Jackie] <5>
- Identity (2003) [Paris] <3>
- Igby Goes Down (2002) [Rachel] <5>
- Igby Goes Down: In Search of Igby (2003) (V) [Herself]
- Isn't She Great (2000) [Debbie] <7>
- Jump (1999) [Lisa] <5>
- Martian Child (2007) [Harlee] <3>
- Melinda and Melinda (2004) [Susan] <5>
- One Fine Day (1996) [Celia] <17>
- Origin of the Species (1998) [Julia]
- Playing by Heart (1998) [Amber] <19>
- Please Give (2010) [Mary] <8>
- Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) (voice) [Ranger] <2>
- Roland Emmerich - Mein Leben (2009) (TV) [Herself] <7>
- Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (2010) (V) [Herself]
- Saving Silverman (2001) [Judith] <4>
- Sax and Violins (1997)
- She's the One (1996) [Molly] <9>
- Simply Irresistible (1999) [Chris] <9>
- Something's Gotta Give (2003) [Marin] <5>
- Southie (1998) [Marianne Silva] <8>
- Syriana (2005) [Julie Woodman] <11>
- Takedown (2000) [Karen] <10>
- Terra (2007) (voice) [Maria Montez] <23>
- The Whole Nine Yards (2000) [Jill St. Claire] <6>
- The Whole Ten Yards (2004) [Jill] <3>
- The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) [ASAC Dakota Whitney] <3>
- Touch Me (1997) [Bridgette] <1>
- Two Ninas (1999) [Nina Harris] <11>
- Virginity (1996)
- What Doesn't Kill You (2008) [Stacy Reilly] <3>
- Whatever We Do (2003) [Patty] <3>
- Whipped (2000) [Mia] <1>
- Winterlude (1996)
- Zoe Loses It (2000) [Zoe] <1>
- "Central Park West" (1995) {Behind Your Back (#1.11)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Central Park West" (1995) {Guess Who's Come to Annoy You? (#2.2)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Central Park West" (1995) {Hour of the Devil (#2.1)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Central Park West" (1995) {Public Execution (#2.3)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Central Park West" (1995) {She Danced Only One Summer (#1.13)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Central Park West" (1995) {Showgirls (#1.12)} [Robyn Gainer]
- "Comedy Central Canned Ham" (1996) {Saving Silverman} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-09-26)} (archive footage) [Emily Friehl]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-10-02)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2003-12-18)} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2005-12-08)} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2006-10-26)} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2008-12-12)} [Herself] <2>
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2006-10-16)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-10-23)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-11-12)} [Herself]
- "Entourage" (2004) {The Boys Are Back in Town (#2.1)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Good Morning America" (1975) {(2008-08-05)} [Herself]
- "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) {Jenkins (#5.13)} [Jenkins] <6>
- "Important Things with Demetri Martin" (2008) {Timing (#1.1)} [Actress] <3>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {...And Nothing But the Truth (#2.12)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {A Key Exchange (#1.18)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {And Jack and Jill Came Down the Hill (#2.13)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Animal Planet: Part 1 (#1.13)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Animal Planet: Part 2 (#1.14)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry (#1.11)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Bag Full of Love (#2.11)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Battle of the Bahamas (#2.10)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {California Dreamin' (#2.4)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Caution: Parents Crossing (#2.3)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Chivas & Lies (#2.5)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf (#2.7)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Fear and Loathing in Gotham (#1.7)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Lovers and Other Strangers (#1.17)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Men Will Be Boys (#1.8)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Moving On (#1.3)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Not Just a River in Egypt (#1.5)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Pressure Points (#2.6)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars (#1.9)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Seriously, All Coma Proposals Aside... (#2.2)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {She Ain't Heavy (#1.6)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Starstruck (#1.19)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {The #@$%!*& Future (#1.15)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {The Awful Truth (#1.2)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {The Big Bounce (#2.8)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {The Time/Sex Continuum (#2.9)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett]
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {These Are the Days (#1.1)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {To Be Perfectly Honest (#1.10)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Under Pressure (#1.16)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {Welcome to the Working Week (#1.4)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {What Weddings Do to People (#2.1)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jack & Jill" (1999) {When You Wish Upon a Car (#1.12)} [Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett] <2>
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#6.173)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002) {(2003-12-18)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2002-09-10)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2005-04-29)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2006-03-16)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2007-05-07)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) {(#1.149)} [Herself] <2>
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) {(#1.6)} [Herself] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#12.116)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#15.150)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#15.29)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#17.43)} [Herself - Guest] <5>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2003-12-10)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2005-11-28)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2006-02-23)} [Herself - Guest]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2006-09-27)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2007-06-26)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {Amanda Peet/Nick Griffin/Wale (#17.133)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Law & Order" (1990) {Hot Pursuit (#6.5)} [Leslie Harlan] <7>
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2007-04-30)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2007-11-01)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2008-07-23)} [Herself]
- "Made in Hollywood" (2005) {(#5.7)} [Herself]
- "One Life to Live" (1968) [Layle (1995)]
- "Partners" (1999) {Pilot (#1.0)} [Beth Harmon]
- "Rachael Ray" (2006) {(#4.56)} [Herself]
- "Seinfeld" (1990) {The Summer of George (#8.22)} [Lanette] <8>
- "Spin City" (1996) {Snowbound (#1.18)} [Shelly McCrory]
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {4 A.M. Miracle (#1.16)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {B-12 (#1.10)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {Breaking News (#1.18)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {K&R: Part 1 (#1.19)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {K&R: Part 2 (#1.20)} (credit only) [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {K&R: Part 3 (#1.21)} (credit only) [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {Monday (#1.12)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {Nevada Day: Part 1 (#1.7)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {Nevada Day: Part 2 (#1.8)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Christmas Show (#1.11)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Cold Open (#1.2)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Disaster Show (#1.17)} (credit only) [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Focus Group (#1.3)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Friday Night Slaughter (#1.15)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Harriet Dinner: Part I (#1.13)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Harriet Dinner: Part II (#1.14)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Long Lead Story (#1.5)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Option Period (#1.9)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The West Coast Delay (#1.4)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {The Wrap Party (#1.6)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) {What Kind of Day Has It Been (#1.22)} [Jordan McDeere] <2>
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(2008-07-24)} [Herself]
- "The Single Guy" (1995) {Wedding (#1.17)} [Kathy]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2004-03-30)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2005-04-22)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2006-10-20)} [Herself - Guest]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {Scary Halloween Products 2006} [Herself - Guest]
- "Wainy Days" (2007) {Jill (#4.1)} [Jill]
- "Wetten, dass..?" (1981) {Wetten, dass..? aus Braunschweig (#1.184)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Kate Curtis]
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- 'David Benioff' (qv) (30 September 2006 - present); 2 children
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- "The New York Times" (USA), 12 January 2009, by: Donald G. McNeil, Jr., "Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade"
- "Cookie" (USA), August 2008, by: Jennifer Tung, "Amanda Peet"
- "Radiotileorassi" (Greece), 23 July 2005, Iss. 1849, pg. 30,31, by: Alexandros Romanos Lizardos, "Shedon star"
- "Playboy" (USA), August 2002, Vol. 49, Iss. 8, pg. 112-113+154, by: Robert Crane, "Playboy's 20Q:Amanda Peet"
- "Manhattan File" (USA), September 2000, pg. 96-99, by: Kevin Maynard, "Simply Irresistible"
- "Seventeen" (USA), November, 1999
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- "Chicago Tribune" (USA), 3 October 2008, by: Rex W. Huppke, "Jenny McCarthy Rips Amanda Peet Over Vaccinations"
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 13, "Zij steelt de show"
- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, by: Saskia Bruyn/Robert Blokland/Jarco Kriek/Rene Siebe, "Amanda Peet: X-Factor en X Files"
- "Gold Series" (Greece), October 2005, pg. 17, "Shedon erotas"
- "Premiere" (USA), 1 September 2003, Vol. 17, Iss. 1, pg. 76-78, by: Sarah Bernard, "She'll Take Manhattan"
- "Talk" (USA), September 2000, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, pg. 54, by: staff, "The Starlet: Amanda Peet"
- "US Weekly" (USA), 10 April 2000, Iss. 269, pg. 100, by: Jenny Comita, "Amanda Peet: Pretty in Pink"
- "In Style" (USA), February 2000, Vol. 7, Iss. 2, pg. 173-174, by: Lisa Simpson, "Beauty Talk"
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- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, "8"
- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, "1 jaar 25 euro"
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 13, by: Archief, "Het is altijd lente...."
- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, "Totaal TV: De nieuwe tv-gids voor de kijker van nu"
- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, by: 2BE/RTL, "Amanda Peet: X-Factor en X Files"
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 13, "Zij steelt de show"
- "Town & Country" (USA), March 2005
- "Playboy" (USA), November 2003, Vol. 50, Iss. 11, pg. 34, by: staff, "Sleaze Frame: Amanda Peet"
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), November 2001, Vol. 23, Iss. 100, pg. 32, "100 Sexiest Celebrities Of All Time Nude! #69 : Dangerous Diva"
- "Maxim" (USA), May 2001, Iss. Special, pg. 22, by: Dominick Guillemot, "Maxim Hot 100 2001: #13"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2001, Vol. 14, Iss. 1, pg. 44-45, by: staff, "Humor Us: Jack & Jill"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 30 June 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 547, pg. 39, by: Platon, "It Quick-Change Artist"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 30 June 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 547, pg. 48, by: Patrik Andersson, "It Scene Stealer"
- "Empire" (UK), June 2000, Iss. 132, pg. 21, by: Emma Cochrane, "I have to say, I'm not Denise Richards."
- "Cinema" (Hungary), April 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 101, pg. 17, "Semmi szex! Sok szex! Csak szex!"
- "Movieline" (USA), April 2000, Vol. 11, Iss. 7, pg. 70-75, by: Mark Liddell, "Running Wild"
- "Movieline" (USA), July 1999, Vol. X, Iss. 10, pg. 61, by: Charles Oakley, "Revenge Of The Starlets"
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- "Self" (USA), December 2009
- "Totaal TV" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7
- "PDTV" (USA), 17 September 2006
- "Town and Country" (USA), March 2005, Vol. 159, Iss. 5298
- "Sony Style" (USA), February 2001
- "TV Hören und Sehen" (Germany), December 2000, Iss. 52
- "Joy" (Hungary), December 2000, Vol. 3, Iss. 12
- "Manhattan File" (USA), Fall 2000, Vol. 3, Iss. 5
- "Vox" (Hungary), August 2000, Iss. 40
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- Was featured as #25 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
- Stage: Plays Belinda in "This Is How It Goes" play by 'Neil LaBute' (qv) (Public Theater, New York City, March 2005).
- Stage: Played Corie Bratter in 'Neil Simon (I)''s "Barefoot in the Park" at the Cort Theatre in New York City, February 2006.
- Stage: Off-Broadway revival of 'Clifford Odets' (qv)' "Awake and Sing".
- Print ad: TRESemme Hair Products, 2007.
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- (April 2006) Starring on Broadway in 'Neil Simon (I)' (qv)'s "Barefoot in the Park".
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- And I also definitely love glamor. I mean, I love getting dressed up, and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty. I'm not gonna lie about that, cause that's part of what I love about what I do. But celebrity, it's like the feeling of going to the prom, the adolescent feeling of popularity. As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role. I mean, I understand when you're incredibly famous that it becomes difficult to deal with the publicity aspect. But people who are like me, who go, "Oh, I'm not gonna do that. I'm just here for the work!" I find it to be a little pretentious, honestly. Cause you're not that famous. Calm down.
- [2007] 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.
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- Graduated from Columbia University in 1994.
- Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine.
- (10 March 2001) Was maid of honor at actress 'Lauren Holly' (qv)'s wedding to Francis Greco.
- Worked at the City Crab restaurant in New York before hitting it big. (Source: Interview, _"Larry King Live" (1985)_ (qv), 10 February 2000).
- Replaced 'Amelia Heinle' (qv) (the original Jack) in the _"Jack & Jill" (1999)_ (qv) pilot episode.
- Attended Friends Seminary (k-12) with actor 'Liev Schreiber' (qv): when he was a senior she was in the 7th grade.
- Educated at an all-girls' prep school in London.
- Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.
- Ranked #44 in Stuff magazine's 102 Sexiest Women in the World (2002).
- Engaged to 'David Benioff' (qv) [July 22, 2005].
- Has one older sister.
- Named #87 in FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 supplement. (2006).
- Did not learn to drive until she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2000.
- Her character on _"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006)_ (qv), Jordan McDeere, is based on former NBC president 'Jamie Tarses' (qv).
- Mother: the former Larry (sic) Levy, who was born in England.
- At age 35, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Frances Pen, was born on February 20, 2007, weighing 6 lbs, 10 oz (~3 kilograms). The baby's middle name is in honor of Amanda's mother, Penny. Peet's second child, daughter Molly June Benioff was born April 20, 2010.
- Amanda and David were married at her alma mater, Friends Seminary high school, in New York City.
- Childhood friend of 'Jill Leiderman' (qv).
- She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
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