Amanda Peet

Actress

Female

Born Nov 1, 1972

Age 40

Hometown New York City

Amanda Peet is an American actress, who has appeared on film, stage, and television. After studying with Uta Hagen at Columbia University, Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her… Read More

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Trust ME Premiere 2013 Tribeca Film Festival at Bmcc Tribeca

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May 6, 2013

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The Netflix's Los Angeles Premiere of "Arrested Development"

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Apr 30, 2013

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"Arrested Development" Season 4 Los Angeles Premiere

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Apr 29, 2013

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2013 Tribeca Film Festival - 'Trust Me' premiere - Arrivals

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Apr 20, 2013

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Romance

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David Benioff
Married 2006 - Present
Brian Van Holt
Dated 2001
Ben Stiller
Dated 1998
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Fling 1994
Matthew Perry
Fling
Matthew C. Perry
Dated

Family

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Amanda Peet

Age 40

parents

Charles Peet

Father
Penny

Mother

children

Frances Pen "Frankie"

Daughter, Age 6
Molly June

Daughter, Age 3

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'Being The Good Girl Doesn't Always Pay Off'
Huffington Post - Apr 24, 2013

It's decision time on "The Good Wife": Will Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) stand by her husband Peter (Chris Noth) or give into her temptations and rekindle her affair with Will (Josh Charles)? "I thought it was so cut and dry when I started this show, that she should not be with Peter at all after his behavior," Margulies told The Huffington Post in a phone interview earlier in the week. "But then came this moral dilemma: Can one forgive? Can one move on? Is there such a ...
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Amanda Peet: Motherhood Transcends Borders And Cultures
Huffington Post - Apr 20, 2013

This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more. As a mother of two young daughters in America, I recognize that I'm incredibly fortunate... I don't have to live in fear that Molly or Frankie may contract polio or another vaccine-preventable disease. Widespread access to early childhood immunizations in the United States means that parents know their children are saf...
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Tv's Cutest Star Is Back!
Huffington Post - Apr 09, 2013

"Ben and Kate" may have been short-lived, but its seven-year-old star is still kickin'. According to Deadline, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, who played Maddie on "Ben and Kate," has booked roles on The CW's "Oxygen" pilot as well as CBS' still-untitled Debra Messing project. In "Oxygen," she will portray a young version of the female lead ("Friday Night Lights" vet Aimee Teegarden) and she'll play one of Messing's daughters on CBS pilot. In addition to her booming TV career, Jo...
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Chris Harnick: The Best 'Good Wife' Ever?
Huffington Post - Mar 25, 2013

Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 4, Episode 19 of CBS' "The Good Wife," titled "Death of a Client." "The Good Wife" killed John Noble and turned his death into one of the best episodes of the series. Ever. In "Death of a Client," Alicia's night on the town with Peter at the Shamrock Dinner is ruined by the news of Matthew's ("Fringe" star Noble) murder. The police question Alicia about Matthew, a previously unseen client until now. Their interaction in the ...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1972 Birth Born on January 11, 1972.

TWENTIES

1995 - 1998 3 More Events

1999 27 Years Old In 1999, Peet was cast opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the fantasy romantic comedy Simply Irresistible. … Read More

2000 28 Years Old Peet's first role in a widely-released feature film came in 2000, with the mafia comedy film The Whole Nine Yards, starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. … Read More

2001 29 Years Old 2 More Events

She has appeared in a variety of films, including the 2001 comedy Saving Silverman, the 2003 romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, the 2003 psychological thriller film Identity, the 2005 action-thriller Syriana, the 2006 comedy-drama remake Griffin & Phoenix, the 2007 romantic comedy The Ex, the 2008 science fiction film The X-Files: I Want to Believe and the 2009 disaster adventure drama 2012. … Read More

THIRTIES

2002 30 Years Old Later, she appeared as Rachel in the 2002 American comedy-drama film Igby Goes Down. … Read More

2003 31 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2003, Peet co-starred with Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves in the romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, directed by Nancy Meyers. … Read More

2005 33 Years Old 2 More Events

In 2005, Peet appeared in the play This Is How It Goes, filling in for Marisa Tomei at the last minute after six days of rehearsal.

2006 34 Years Old 3 More Events

In February 2006, she performed in Neil Simon's Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park.

2007 35 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2007, she received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her performance in the show.

2008 36 Years Old She next appeared as an FBI agent in The X-Files: I Want to Believe in 2008. … Read More

2010 38 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2010's independent comedy-drama film Please Give, Peet co-starred with Catherine Keener and Rebecca Hall; she played a self-centered cosmetologist named Mary. … Read More

FORTIES

2012 40 Years Old Peet starred in 2012, a 2009 disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, alongside John Cusack and Danny Glover. … Read More

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