Amanda Peet (born January , ) is an American actress. After studying
at Columbia University, Peet began her acting career with small parts
on television, and made her film debut in Animal Room (). Her featured
role in the comedy The Whole Nine Yards () brought her wider
recognition, and she has since appeared in a variety of films,
including Something's Gotta Give (), Identity (), Syriana (), The
X-Files: I Want to Believe (), (), and The Way, Way Back (). On
television, Peet has starred in Jack & Jill (â€"), Togetherness (â€"),
Brockmire (â€"), and the second season of Dirty John in .Peet was born
in New York City, the daughter of Penny (née Levy), a social worker,
and Charles Peet Jr., a corporate lawyer, who later divorced. Her
father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish; both are also atheists.
Peet's maternal great-grandfathers were Samuel Levy, a lawyer,
businessman, and public official, who served as Manhattan Borough
President, and Samuel Roxy Rothafel, a theatrical impresario and
entrepreneur.At age seven, Peet relocated with her family to London,
returning to New York four years later. Peet attended Friends
Seminary, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in
American history. In college, she auditioned for acting with teacher
Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class.
During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the
off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! with Stephen
Lang.
at Columbia University, Peet began her acting career with small parts
on television, and made her film debut in Animal Room (). Her featured
role in the comedy The Whole Nine Yards () brought her wider
recognition, and she has since appeared in a variety of films,
including Something's Gotta Give (), Identity (), Syriana (), The
X-Files: I Want to Believe (), (), and The Way, Way Back (). On
television, Peet has starred in Jack & Jill (â€"), Togetherness (â€"),
Brockmire (â€"), and the second season of Dirty John in .Peet was born
in New York City, the daughter of Penny (née Levy), a social worker,
and Charles Peet Jr., a corporate lawyer, who later divorced. Her
father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish; both are also atheists.
Peet's maternal great-grandfathers were Samuel Levy, a lawyer,
businessman, and public official, who served as Manhattan Borough
President, and Samuel Roxy Rothafel, a theatrical impresario and
entrepreneur.At age seven, Peet relocated with her family to London,
returning to New York four years later. Peet attended Friends
Seminary, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in
American history. In college, she auditioned for acting with teacher
Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class.
During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the
off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! with Stephen
Lang.
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