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Amanda Peet was born on 11 January 1972, in New York City, USA of Jewish descent. Amanda is an author and actress probably best known for being a part of the comedy film “The Whole Nine Yards”. She’s also appeared in various appearances which include “Syriana”, “Identity”, “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and “Togetherness”. All her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Amanda Peet? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $18 million, mostly earned through her success as an actress. Aside from film and television, she’s also been successful onstage and has done voice work. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will rise higher.

Amanda Peet Net Worth $18 Million

After matriculating from Friends Seminary, Amanda attended Columbia University, graduating with a degree in History. It wasn’t until college where she would be convinced to pursue an acting career after taking a class with Uta Hagen. This led to her first appearance in “Awake and Sing” which she did while still in the university.

After studying, she would then start to pursue acting and one of her first opportunities was a commercial for Skittles. “Animal Room” would become her film debut in which she starred alongside Neil Patrick Harris. Afterwards, she made a guest appearance in “Law and Order” while doing indie films. She would then take a part in “One Fine Day” with George Clooney and “She’s The One” with Jennifer Aniston. She continued working well into the late 90s with “Origin of the Species”, “Jack & Jill”, “Simply Irresistible” and “Seinfeld”. She would become widely recognized in the year 2000 when she had a part in “The Whole Nine Yards” with Bruce Willis; the film was a success financially and among critics. It would also start to boost Peet’s net worth significantly. She was nominated for numerous awards and won a few of them for her role in the film. Amanda also started to get more opportunities, including in “Whipped” and “Saving Silverman”. She continued to star in major films including “Changing Lanes”, “Something’s Gotta Give”, and “Christie’s”. She also maintained her theatre career in productions such as “This is How it Goes” and “Barefoot Park”.

One of her most recent films is “2012” with John Cusack, and it would gross more than $760 million worldwide, becoming Amanda’s most successful film at the box office. After doing a few independent films, she would start to do voice work in the film “Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey”. She then became a part of “Gulliver’s Travels”, and later appeared in seven episodes of “The Good Wife”.

For her personal life, Amanda has been married to David Benioff since 2006; they have three children and the family resides in Beverly Hills and Manhattan. Aside from her acting, Amanda is a volunteer spokeswoman for Every Child By Two (ECBT) which promotes childhood vaccination. She was even given an Independent Investigative Group Award for her work campaigning for vaccines.