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Trivia
Birth name: Amanda Peet
Date of birth: 11 January 1972
Place of birth: New York, New York, USA
Nickname: Mandy
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Graduated from Columbia University in 1994.
Father is Charles Peet (attorney; divorced in 1990), Mother Penny Peet (social worker).
Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.
Claim to fame as Jacqueline Jack Barrett in the WB series Jack & Jill (1999).
Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People
Magazine.
Was maid of honor at actress Lauren Holly's wedding to Francis Greco.
[10 March 2001]
Worked at "City Crab" in New York before hitting it big.
(Source: Interview, "Larry King Live" (1985), 10 February
2000).
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-à trois sequence.
Was a last-minute replacement for Amelia Heinle, the actress who played
Jack in the pilot of "Jack & Jill".
Replaced Amelia Heinle (the original "Jack" in the "Jack
& Jill" (1999) pilot episode).
Has signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Stewart O'Nan's novel Snow Angels.
Amanda Peet reportedly busted Mary-Kate smoking in the bathroom and was
visibly disgusted.
Attended Friends Seminary high school with actor Liev Schreiber when he
was a senior and she was a freshman.
She attended high school with actor Liev Schreiber when he was a senior
and she was a freshman.
Amanda also appeared in the movie 1999 (1998) as the character named
Nicole.
Educated at an all-girls' prep school in London.
Has joined the cast of Neil LaBute's This Is How It Goes at the Public
Theater, replacing Marisa Tomei who has withdrawn from the show due to
personal family reasons.
Worked at "City Crab" in New York before making it big.
Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York
City for decades.
She was maid of honor at actress Lauren Holly's wedding to Francis
Greco.
Relationships with David Benioff screenwriter; born in 1970; began dating in 2003; engaged in July
2005, and Brian Van Holt actor; born on April 25, 1969; dating in 2001.
Ranked #44 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Born on the same day as actor Marc Blucas.
Engaged to David Benioff [July 22, 2005]. |
