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, with whom she later went on to study for a four-year period; during which time, she participated in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing." She supported herself during the audition phase of her career by waitressing 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). Her feature film debut came in 1995 in the movie Animal Room (1995). For a while after, Amanda continued to find steady work, but also found herself appearing in a depressingly large number of indie films that were never picked up. She did however, meet her boyfriend Brian Van Holt on the set of indie movie Whipped (2000). Her turn as the ditzy hit-woman with the heart of gold in the hit comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000) opposite Bruce Willis, that 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.

• November 10, 2009: Hot or Not: Amanda Peet: There's something about this week's Hot or Not selection which comes back to me again and again. It's the fact that I know who she is and I know it because she's actually been cute and funny enough to be memorable a...
• March 9, 2009: Body Shop: Amanda Peet: Spring is in the air and as such it makes my mind turn towards ladies who just hit me right, uh, well you know where. The types of hotties that have an appeal beyond simple description. Gorgeous creatures like: AMANDA PEET!...
• July 28, 2008: Peet Does Ferguson: Even though "The X-Files: I Want To Believe" was a complete and dismal failure (for obvious reasons), there is no denying that there was definitely one shining star in the movie and that was Amanda Peet whom I've been in love with since she played...
• July 1, 2008: Premiere: Hancock (Hollywood): Well everybody, we're a mere few hours from the release of Will Smith's next money-maker , "Hancock" and I'll be catching it tonight for sure. You might be asking, why the hell would I go see it when the reviews have been pretty bad? The...
• November 6, 2007: Peet's Wicked Eyes: I'm going to be perfectly honest when I say that I adore Amanda Peet for the sexiness, cuteness and overall spunky personality. That being said, the photos below of her at a recent screening of "Juno" at the "AFI Fest 2007" are friggin' beautiful....
• September 18, 2007: "Kingdom" Premiere: It seems like Jennifer Garner is officially on the map again as she's been showing up to some big events and wearing the hottest dresses in her arsenal. She always looks fantastic anyway whether she's at a premiere or out shopping for diapers....
• February 24, 2007: It's a Girl for Amanda Peet!: Mazel tov, Amanda Peet! The lovely star of "The Whole Nine Yards" and TV's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday. It's Peet's first baby, and she's married to David Benioff, a novelist and screenwriter ("25th...
• January 15, 2006: The "gave Bruce Willis nine yards of fun" hottie: BlackFilm also has the first pic of the upcoming romantic comedy FAST TRACK starring Amanda Peet and Zach Braff as a married couple who switch roles with Peet, once a high-powered attorney, becoming a stay-at-home mom and Braff, once a...