Early life
Peet was born in New York City, the daughter of Penny (née Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a corporate lawyer. The two are now divorced. Her father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish. Peet attended Friends Seminary, then studied history at and graduated from Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting 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.
Career
Peet's first screen performance was in a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest role on the television series Law & Order, playing a character similar to Patty Hearst. She made her film debut in Animal Room (1995). For much of the late 1990s, Peet maintained a steady acting career in relatively obscure independent films. Her first major role was as "Jack" in the 1999 WB network series Jack & Jill (which aired for two seasons). She also appeared in the eighth-season finale of Seinfeld ("The Summer of George") as a waitress whom Jerry Seinfeld meets.
Peet's first role in a widely-released feature film came in 2000, with The Whole Nine Yards, starring Bruce Willis. That same year, she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine. Peet then portrayed a psychologist and romantic interest of Jason Biggs in the movie Saving Silverman (2001). Next, she had a minor role in the thriller Changing Lanes (2002) as Ben Affleck's wife. In 2003, Peet co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, playing Diane Keaton's daughter and, at one point, Jack Nicholson's girlfriend.
In 2005, Peet appeared in the play This Is How It Goes, filling in for Marisa Tomei at the last minute after six days of rehearsal.[citation needed] The same year, she also co-starred in big screen projects such as Syriana and A Lot Like Love. In February 2006, she performed in Neil Simon's Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park. Later in 2006, she starred in Griffin and Phoenix, where she played a terminally-ill woman living life to the fullest. Peet was a member of the cast of the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which premiered on NBC on September 18, 2006. She starred with Matthew Perry, with whom she had worked in The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards, and Sarah Paulson, with whom she previously co-starred in Jack & Jill. In Studio 60, Peet's character Jordan McDeere was the newly-appointed president of the National Broadcasting System (NBS).
Peet at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
In 2007's The Ex, a comedy co-starring Zach Braff, Peet played an attorney who stays home to raise a new baby. She next appeared as an FBI agent in The X-Files: I Want to Believe in 2008. Peet starred as Kate Curtis in 2012, a 2009 disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, alongside John Cusack. In 2010's Please Give, Peet played a bratty employee of Skintology Spa in New York City; the film, also starring Rebecca Hall, Elise Ivy and Catherine Keener, was both written and directed by Nicole Holofcener and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival.
Personal life
Peet married screenwriter David Benioff on September 30, 2006, in New York City and gave birth to a daughter, Frances Pen, on February 20, 2007.[8] After announcing the pregnancy in December 2009, Peet gave birth to her second daughter, Molly June, on April 19, 2010. The family lives in Manhattan and Beverly Hills. Peet was maid of honor at Lauren Holly's marriage in 2001 with Francis Greco.
In 2008, Peet volunteered to be a spokeswoman for Every Child By Two (ECBT), a non-profit organization that advocates childhood vaccination. Peet began working with the group after becoming concerned by the "amount of misinformation floating around [about vaccines], particularly in Hollywood." In an interview with Cookie, Peet stated: "Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites," referring to the benefit unvaccinated children derive from herd immunity and the concern that dropping vaccination rates may put all children at increased risk of preventable disease. Peet's comments stirred controversy; in response, she apologized for using the term "parasites", but affirmed her position on the importance and safety of vaccinations.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Animal Room Debbie
1996 One Fine Day Celia
She's the One Molly
Winterlude
Virginity
1997 Touch Me Bridgette
Grind Patty
Sax and Violins
1998 Playing by Heart Amber
Southie Marianne Silva
Origin of the Species Julia
1999 Body Shots Jane Bannister
Two Ninas Nina Harris
Jump Lisa
Simply Irresistible Chris
2000 Takedown Karen
Whipped Mia
The Whole Nine Yards Jill
Isn't She Great Debbie
2001 Saving Silverman Judith Fessbeggler
2002 Igby Goes Down Rachel
Changing Lanes Cynthia Delano Banek
High Crimes Jackie
2003 Something's Gotta Give Marin
Identity Paris
2004 The Whole Ten Yards Jill
2005 Syriana Julia Woodman
A Lot Like Love Emily Friehl
Melinda and Melinda Susan
2006 Griffin & Phoenix Sarah Phoenix
2007 The Ex Sofia Kowalski
Battle for Terra Maria (voice)
Martian Child Harlee
2008 The X-Files: I Want to Believe FBI Agent Dakota Whitney
Five Dollars a Day Maggie
What Doesn't Kill You Stacy Reilly
2009 Important Things With Demetri Martin Actress
2012 Kate
2010 Please Give Mary
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Ranger Voice
Gulliver's Travels
Television
Seinfeld - Lanette
Law & Order - Leslie Harlan
Central Park West - Robyn Gainer
Jack & Jill - Jacqueline "Jack" Barrett
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Jordan McDeere
Entourage - Herself
How I Met Your Mother Episode-Jenkins - Jenkins
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