Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room. Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards brought her wider recognition, and she has since appeared in a variety of films, such as Saving Silverman, High Crimes, Changing Lanes, Igby Goes Down, Something's Gotta Give, Identity, Melinda and Melinda, A Lot Like Love, Syriana, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, 2012, Gulliver's Travels, Identity Thief, and The Way, Way Back. Outside of film, Peet played Jacqueline Barrett on The WB's Jack & Jill, Jordan McDeere on NBC's short-lived Aaron Sorkin series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Tina Morris on HBO's Togetherness, Jules on IFC's Brockmire, Betty Broderick on the second season of Bravo's Dirty John, and Beth Gallagher in the Paramount+ adaptation of Fatal Attraction. In 2021, she wrote and co-executive produced The Chair for Netflix.

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