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My Take
Amanda Peet is the kind of performer I trust most: never the loudest name on the poster, yet reliably the person who sharpens every scene she is in. Her breakout in The Whole Nine Yards showed comic timing most leads would envy, and her quieter pivot into writing and producing tells me she was always studying the craft, not just performing it. There is a Columbia-educated New Yorker's intelligence in her choices, steady and unflashy. I find careers like hers more instructive than meteoric stardom; she built durability out of taste, and in this industry that is the rarest skill of all.
Overview
Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amanda Peet
- Name (Japanese)
- アマンダ・ピート
- Reading
- あまんだ・ぴーと
- Born
- January 11, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / writer / stage actor / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.