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Amanda Peet

Born 1972-01-11
📍 New York City, New York, USA

Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress, writer and producer. She began her career with small parts on television, and made her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition, and she has since appeared in a variety of films, such as Saving Silverman (2001), High Crimes; Changing Lanes; Igby Goes Down (all 2002), Something's Gotta Give (2003), Identity (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), A Lot Like Love (2005), Syriana (2005), Battle for Terra (2007), Martian Child (2008), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Please Give (2010), Gulliver's Travels (2010), The Way, Way Back (2013), Identity Thief (2013), and Trust Me (2013).

On television, Peet starred as Jacqueline Barrett on The WB's Jack & Jill (1999–2001), as Tina Morris on HBO's Togetherness (2015–2016), as Jules on IFC's Brockmire (2016–2020), and as Betty Broderick on the second season of Dirty John in 2020. She wrote and co-executive produced the Netflix series The Chair that was released in 2021.

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Filmography 84

Fantasy Life
as Dianne
2026
Your Friends & Neighbors
as Mel Cooper
2025
Fatal Attraction
as Beth Gallagher
2023
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Dirty John
as Betty Broderick
2018
The Romanoffs
as Olivia Wells
2018
Brockmire
as Jules James
2017
The Atheist Delusion
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Sleeping with Other People
as Paula
2015
Togetherness
as Tina Morris
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
The Way Way Back
as Joan
2013
Trust Me
as Marcy
2013
Identity Thief
as Trish Patterson
2013
Bent
as Alex Meyers
2012
Gulliver's Travels
as Darcy Silverman
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Ranger (voice)
2010
Please Give
as Mary
2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Self
2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as Self
2010
2012
as Kate Curtis
2009
The Good Wife
as Laura Hellinger
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2009
Important Things with Demetri Martin
as Actress
2009
What Doesn't Kill You
as Stacy Reilly
2008
$5 a Day
as Maggie
2008
The X Files: I Want to Believe
as ASAC Dakota Whitney
2008
Martian Child
as Harlee
2007
Battle for Terra
as Maria Montez (voice)
2007
The Ex
as Sofia Kowalski
2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Jordan McDeere
2006
Griffin & Phoenix
as Sarah Phoenix
2006
Syriana
as Julie Woodman
2005
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
How I Met Your Mother
as Jenkins
2005
A Lot Like Love
as Emily Friehl
2005
Melinda and Melinda
as Susan
2004
Entourage
as Amanda Peet (uncredited)
2004
The Whole Ten Yards
as Jill St. Claire
2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
as Self
2004
Something's Gotta Give
as Marin
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Identity
as Paris
2003
Whatever We Do
as Patty
2003
Igby Goes Down
as Rachel
2002
Changing Lanes
as Cynthia Delano Banek
2002
High Crimes
as Jackie
2002
Saving Silverman
as Judith Fessbeggler
2001
Two Ninas
as Nina Harris
2000
Whipped
as Mia
2000
Takedown
as Karen
2000
The Whole Nine Yards
as Jill St. Claire
2000
Isn't She Great
as Debbie
2000
Body Shots
as Jane Bannister
1999
Jack & Jill
as Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett
1999
Jump
as Lisa
1999
Simply Irresistible
as Chris
1999
Playing by Heart
as Amber
1998
Southie
as Marianne Silva
1998
Origin of the Species
as Julia
1998
Ellen Foster
as Julia Hobbs
1997
Touch Me
as Bridgette
1997
1999
as Nicole
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Grind
as Patty
1997
Finishing The Novel
as Wife
1997
One Fine Day
as Celia
1996
Spin City
as Shelly
1996
She's the One
as Molly
1996
The Single Guy
as Kathy
1995
Central Park West
1995
Animal Room
as Debbie
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Law & Order
as Leslie Harlan
1990
Seinfeld
as Lanette
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter
1984