Actress Amanda Peet was born on January 11, 1972, in New York City, NY and is the younger of two daughters. Her perents divorced 1990. She majored in history at Columbia University, right in the heart of New York. And it was there, at the University, that a drama professor encouraged her to audition for Uta Hagen, an acting teacher. Amanda spent 4 years under the dramatic training of Uta Hagen after she graduated University in 1994. An in the meantime, she gained experience by performing in the play, Awake and Sing. That same year, she could also be seen in an episode of Law and Order. Full Biography


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