Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Amanda Peet


Amanda Peet was born on 11 January 1972 in New York, USA. She was born to Charles, a lawyer, and Penny, a social worker. Amanda was born to be the part of the showbiz world and be a star one day. this was quite evident fro incident when she jumped onstage during a play. She started to work for her career from the tender age of eight. She started taking lessons in acting.




Amanda Peet Filmography:

Actor
2008 Terra
2007 Bill
2007 The Martian Child
2006 The Ex
2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [TV Series]
2006 Griffin & Phoenix
2005 Syriana
2005 A Lot Like Love
2004 Melinda and Melinda
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2003 Something's Gotta Give
2003 Identity
2002 High Crimes
2002 Changing Lanes
2002 Igby Goes Down
2001 Saving Silverman
2000 Whipped
2000 The Whole Nine Yards
2000 Track Down
2000 Isn't She Great
1999 Jack & Jill [TV Series]
1999 Jump
1999 Two Ninas
1999 Body Shots
1999 Simply Irresistible
1998 Origin of the Species
1998 Playing by Heart
1998 1999
1998 Southie
1997 Seinfeld: The Summer of George
1997 Touch Me
1997 Ellen Foster
1996 Grind
1996 She's the One
1996 One Fine Day
1995 Law & Order: Hot Pursuit
1995 Animal Room



* She was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine.
* She was maid of honor at actress Lauren Holly's wedding to Francis Greco. (10 March 2001)
* She turned down an audition for ALLY MCBEAL (1997).
* She worked at City Crab in New York before hitting it big.
* She attended high school with actor Liev Schreiber when he was a senior and she was a freshman.
* During the erotic sequence in THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (2000), Peet was afraid to do the nude scenes, but overcame the fear after the director stated that the erotic scenes was pertinent to the script. This was similar to WILD THINGS (1998), where Denise Richards was topless during the ménage-a` trois sequence.

Amanda Peet Slideshow 2006





* Eye color: Blue
* Hair color: Brown
* Trade mark: Smile and large teeth
* Replaced Amelia Heinle (the original Jack in the JACK & JILL (1999) pilot episode)
* Educated at an all-girls' prep school in London.
* Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.
* When she was three, she jumped onstage at a play she was attending.
* Studied history at Columbia and drama was just a hobby.



In 2004, Peet is slated to appear in the sequel to "The Whole Nine Yards" (aptly titled "The Whole Ten Yards", and act alongside Josh Brolin, Chloe Sevigny, and Gene Saks in a yet unnamed Woody Allen feature.

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