Amanda Peet

Graduated from Columbia University in 1994.

Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine.

(10 March 2001) Was maid of honor at actress Lauren Holly s wedding to Francis Greco.

Worked at the City Crab restaurant in New York before hitting it big. (Source: Interview, "Larry King Live" , 10 February 2000).

Replaced Amelia Heinle (the original Jack) in the "Jack & Jill" pilot episode.

Attended Friends Seminary (k-12) with actor Liev Schreiber : when he was a senior she was in the 7th grade.

Educated at an all-girls prep school in London.

Her father, Charles, has been a prominent corporate attorney in New York City for decades.

Ranked #44 in Stuff magazines 102 Sexiest Women in the World.

Engaged to David Benioff [July 22, 2005].

Has one older sister who is a doctor.

Named #87 in FHM magazines 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 supplement..

Did not learn to drive until she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2000.

Her character on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" , Jordan McDeere, is based on former NBC president Jamie Tarses.

Mother: the former Penny Levy, who was born in England.

Amanda and David were married at her alma mater, Friends Seminary high school, in New York City.

Childhood friend of Jill Leiderman.

She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her daughter Frances in order to begin filming $5 a Day .

Returned to work five months after giving birth to her daughter Molly in order to begin filming To the Wonder .

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a daughter Frances Pen Benioff on February 20, 2007. Childs father is her husband, David Benioff.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a daughter Molly June Benioff on April 20, 2010. Childs father is her husband, David Benioff.

Amandas fathers ancestry is English, Scottish, and German. Amandas mothers family is Ashkenazi Jewish (they immigrated from Germany, Russia, and Hungary). Amandas maternal great-grandfathers were Samuel Levy, a New York lawyer and public official, and S.L. Rothafel , a theatrical impresario.

(April 2006) Starring on Broadway in Neil Simon s "Barefoot in the Park".

(September 30, 2006) Married her boyfriend of 4 years David Benioff following a 14-month-long engagement.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 42, a son Henry Benioff on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. Childs father is her husband, David Benioff.

Is best friends with Sarah Paulson.

Was 8 months pregnant with her son Henry when she took maternity leave from filming "Togetherness" .

Gave birth to her children Frances, Molly and Henry with the use of the epidural.

Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her son Henry to resume filming "Togetherness" .

Friends with Ashton Kutcher.

Childhood crush was Christopher Atkins ( The Blue Lagoon ).

She is a devoted Star Trek fan, but recognizes the difficulties time travel would create in violating chronology.

Her work is given recognition by the "P" in the name "BMPV black hole", a certain type of five-dimensional spinning black hole named after physicists Jason Breckenridge, Rob Myers, Peet and Cumrun Vafa.

Born in England but grew up in New Zealand.

Someone with a figure like Jennifer Aniston has a trainer, a cook spinning out some version of the latest diet, and probably a stop at the tanning salon.