Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

Peet was cast as a lead in NBC's Bent. "
In 2010's independent comedy-drama film Please Give Peet co-starred with Catherine Keener and Rebecca Hall; Amanda Peet played a self-centered cosmetologist named Mary. Also that year Amanda Peet portrayed a supporting role in the romantic comedy film She's the One opposite Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.

She has also appeared in the 1999 drama series Jack & Jill and the 2006 drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Featured roles in films such as the 2000 comedy film The Whole Nine Yards brought her wider recognition.