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Frances Pen Benioff: Facts About Amanda Peet's Daughter With David Benioff

Frances Pen Benioff is the daughter of David Benioff and her husband David Benioff. Frances’ parents are one of the most famous couples in the entertainment industry. They have remained a couple since they got married in the year 2006. Her mother Amanda Peet is an actress by profession while her father David Benioff is an American writer, director, and producer.

Frances Pen Benioff: Bio Summary

NameFrances Pen Benioff
GenderFemale
Date of birthFebruary 20, 2007
Famous asAmanda Peet’s daughter
ParentsAmanda Peet and David Benioff
SiblingsHenry Peet Friedman and Molly June Benioff
GrandparentsPenny Levy, Charles Peet, Stephen Friedman, Barbara Benioff

Early Life

Frances Pen Benioff celebrates her birthday once every year on the 20th of February. She was welcomed into the world in the year 2007. As of 2022, she is at the age of 15 years. She was born to her parents Amanda Peet and David Benioff.

Henry Peet Friedman and Molly June Benioff are her siblings. Her sister Molly June Benioff was born in April 2010 and she is 12 years as of 2022. Her brother Henry Peet Friedman was born in December 2014 and he is at the age of 8 years.

Frances Pen Benioff is the grandchild of Barbara (née Benioff) and Stephen Friedman, a former head of Goldman Sachs. Her maternal grandparents are Penny (née Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet Jr., a corporate lawyer.

Frances Pen Benioff’s Parents

Frances Pen Benioff’s parents are Amanda Peet and David Benioff. Amanda and David were in a relationship for about four years before getting engaged. The duo got engaged in 2005 and on September 30, 2006, they tied the knot. They got married in a traditional Jewish ceremony in New York City.

Amanda and David have three children: Frances Pen, Molly June, and Henry. The family divides their time between homes in Manhattan and Beverly Hills. Amanda and David are enjoying a blissful married life and there is no hint of a breakup.

Frances Pen Benioff’s Mother Is An Actress

The mother of Frances Pen Benioff is Amanda Peet and she is a well-known actress. She began her career with small parts on television and made her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition.

Amanda Peet has appeared in different films, such as Saving Silverman (2001), High Crimes; Changing Lanes; Igby Goes Down (all 2002), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), Identity (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), A Lot Like Love (2005), Syriana (2005), and Battle for Terra (2007).

Amanda Peet is also known for her appearance in Martian Child (2008), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Please Give (2010), Gulliver’s Travels (2010), The Way, Way Back (2013), Identity Thief (2013), and Trust Me (2013). On television, she starred as Jacqueline Barrett on The WB’s Jack & Jill (1999–2001).

Amanda Peet was cast as Tina Morris on HBO‘s Togetherness (2015–2016), as Jules on IFC’s Brockmire (2016–2020), and as Betty Broderick on the second season of Dirty John in 2020. She wrote and co-executive produced the Netflix series The Chair which was released in 2021.

Frances Pen Benioff’s Father

Frances Pen Benioff’s Father is David Benioff. David Benioff is an American writer, director, and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known as co-creator, showrunner, and writer of Game of Thrones (2011–2019).

David Benioff is known for the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of books A Song of Ice and Fire which was famously panned for his mishandling of the story. He is also known for writing The 25th Hour (2002), which he spent two years writing and it was his first published novel.

David Benioff is the writer of Troy (2004), City of Thieves (2008), and co-writing X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). He was added to People magazine’s list of America’s Top 50 Most Eligible Bachelors, in 2001.

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Initially, David Benioff was using the pen name Jacqueline Benioff when his first novel was published in 2001. Benioff is his mother’s maiden name. He explained that he did this to avoid confusion with other writers named David. For legal purposes, his copyright filings from the 2010s onward list him as “David Benioff Friedman”.

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Update: 2024-05-21