American actress Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born on December 3, 1985. Her recurrent appearances as Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2001) and Joni Stafford on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003) came at ages 11 and 15, respectively. She was born and reared in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She gained notoriety for her performance as Lilly Kane in the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls and for her recurring parts as Sarah Henrickson on the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011) and as Lilly Kane on the CW/Hulu television series Veronica Mars (2004–2006).
In addition to Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Seyfried has also starred in Jennifer's Body (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), In Time (2011), Les Misérables (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Ted 2 (2015), and First Reformed (2017).
She was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Marion Davies in David Fincher's biopic Mank (2020), which earned positive reviews from critics. She received a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in the drama miniseries The Dropout (2022). In 2022, Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most important persons in the world.
On December 3, 1985, Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Her father, Jack Seyfried, is a pharmacist, and her mother, Ann Seyfried (née Sander), is an occupational therapist. Her background is primarily German, with minor percentages of English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh. Jennifer Seyfried, her elder sister, plays guitar in the Philadelphia rock group Love City.
Seyfried graduated in 2003 from William Allen High School in Allentown. She then began classes at Fordham University in New York City in the fall of 2003, although she later decided against going there after being offered a part in the Mean Girls movie in 2004.
Career
1996–2005: earliest work
Seyfried started modeling while she was a student at William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was featured on three covers of the Sweet Valley High book series and appeared in various print advertisements for apparel retailers, including Limited Too with Leighton Meester. She stopped modeling when she was 17 and began working as a waiter in a retirement community. She studied opera, took vocal lessons, worked with a Broadway coach while still a youngster, and started her her career as an extra in the daytime program Guiding Light. She portrayed the recurrent Lucy Montgomery on the CBS serial opera As the World Turns from 2000 to 2001, as well as Joni Stafford on the ABC soap All My Children from 2002 to 2003.
Regina George was supposed to be played by Seyfried in Mean Girls in 2003, but Rachel McAdams ultimately won the part. The decision was made by the movie's producers to cast Seyfried as Karen Smith, Regina's dim-witted "plastic" friend and sidekick, even though she was originally considered for the major part of Cady Heron, which was ultimately played by Lindsay Lohan. Over $130 million was made by the movie throughout its theatrical run, making it a box office hit. Along with Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and McAdams, Seyfried received an MTV Movie Award for "Best On-Screen Team" for her work in the movie.
Then Seyfried tried out for the role of Veronica Mars on the UPN television program. In the end, Kristen Bell was cast in the part, and Amanda Seyfried played Lilly Kane, Veronica's deceased best friend. Only flashbacks were used to depict her character. She starred as Samantha, the main character in one of the nine segments of the 2005 film Nine Lives, a collection of nine short films with various topics and an ensemble cast, in a role created by director Rodrigo Garca especially for her. Seyfried and the other female stars in the movie shared the Best Actress prize at the Locarno International Film Festival for their work. She acted as Mouse, a supporting role, in the independent film American Gun that same year. She played Rebecca in five episodes of Wildfire in 2006, and she also played Chrissy, the main character, in Andrea Janakas's short film Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves. She also made a little contribution to Alpha Dog as Julie Beckley. She appeared on numerous television shows as a guest star from 2004 to 2006, including House, Justice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, American Dad!, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
2006–2010: Innovation
Big Love, an HBO drama television series about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in which Seyfried plays Sarah Henrickson, Bill and Barb's first daughter who battles with her family's polygamous faith, significantly raised Seyfried's career as an actress. The American premiere of Big Love took place on March 12, 2006. HBO announced in December 2009 that Seyfried would return for the fourth season of the show, but that it would be her final appearance since she wanted to start focusing on her acting career and other impending projects.
After Big Love, Seyfried appeared as Zoe in the 2008 horror drama Solstice and acted alongside Meryl Streep in the romantic comedy Mamma Mia!, which was a film adaptation of the 1999 musical of the same name. The fifth-highest-grossing movie of 2008 and the 159th-highest-grossing movie of all time, as of February 2021, was Mamma Mia!, which featured Seyfried in her debut leading role. The soundtrack for the movie Mamma Mia! featured five songs from her musical performance. Seyfried recorded a music video for the song "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" as part of the marketing for the movie and its soundtrack.
In the comedy-horror movie Jennifer's Body, Seyfried played Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, the title character's best friend. On September 18, 2009, the movie was released in theaters after having its world premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. She was chosen for the independent comedy-drama film Boogie Woogie that same year. In the ensemble film, she portrayed Paige Oppenheimer, one of the main characters. The film had its world premiere on June 26, 2009, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival before being released in theaters on April 25, 2010. Seyfried performed and gave a speech during the 81st Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. Seyfried was first cast as Baby Doll in Sucker Punch by director Zack Snyder in early March 2009, however she was forced to leave the project owing to scheduling issues with Big Love.
In Dear John, the movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' book of the same name, Seyfried co-starred with Channing Tatum. The movie, which debuted on February 5, 2010, garnered mostly unfavorable reviews. One of the Dear John soundtracks included "Little House," a song that Seyfried penned and recorded. Seyfried gives the role and her relationship everything she has, but she can't carry out all the grunt work, according to Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter. Since the relationship is extremely one-sided, you can't really blame her for choosing another path for her life. Despite the unfavorable reviews, Dear John broke Avatar's box office dominance as the number one movie in the United States, earning $80 million domestically and $115 million internationally.
The sensual thriller Chloe, which was released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010, featured Seyfried as its lead. In September 2009, Chloe had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the movie, Seyfried's role is an escort hired to verify a husband's loyalty after his wife decides that she cannot trust him to be faithful. Chloe was a commercial triumph and turned into Atom Egoyan's most successful movie. Seyfried's portrayal in the movie earned positive reviews from critics, which helped her win praise from the industry and open up more opportunities to play a variety of parts.
Later in 2010, Seyfried starred in Letters to Juliet, a romantic comedy adapted on a book by Lise and Ceil Friedman. Despite receiving mediocre reviews upon its premiere, Letters to Juliet was a box office hit, earning $80 million globally. Seyfried received the title of "Showest Breakthrough Female Star of The Year" for her performance. She was nominated for Best Female Performance at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for her role in Dear John and received the "Scared-As-S**T" award for her work in Jennifer's Body. Additionally in 2010, Seyfried was named one of Forbes' "17 Stars To Watch" and was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, including Choice Movie Actress Drama and Choice Movie Chemistry with Channing Tatum for their work in the film Dear John. Letters to Juliet earned Seyfried a nomination for Choice Movie Actress Romantic Comedy.
2011–present: Additional film roles
Seyfried was scheduled to appear in the Oscar Wilde comedy A Woman of No Importance adaption by Myriad Pictures at the end of January 2009. The movie, whose release date was set for 2011, ran into financial difficulties. She was scheduled to star in the 2009 movie Albert Nobbs, but she pulled out due to scheduling issues; Mia Wasikowska ultimately took her place. The lead character of Valerie in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood was the second part that Seyfried played. Despite receiving generally unfavorable reviews after its March 11, 2011, release, the movie made $90 million worldwide on a $42 million budget. She also co-starred alongside Justin Timberlake from the film Alpha Dog in the starring role of Sylvia Weis in Andrew Niccol's In Time, which was released in October 2011 to generally negative reviews but made more than $172 million globally. A spokesperson and model for the Japanese beauty brand Cle de Peau Beaute, Seyfried joined the company in 2011.
Early in 2012, Seyfried starred in the suspenseful film Gone. She portrayed Cosette in the movie version of the musical Les Misérables later that year. Critics praised the movie and her performance, and it earned $440 million worldwide and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2013's comedies The Big Wedding and Epic, Seyfried provided the voice of one of the characters. She portrayed Linda Lovelace in the movie Lovelace, for which she received high praise from critics. In the 2013 drama The End of Love, she made an appearance. She was also cast to play Ann Burden in the dramatization of Robert O'Brien's post-apocalyptic novel Z for Zachariah, but Margot Robbie took her place after the filming of the movie was delayed. She was selected to represent Givenchy in 2013.
She starred as Peter Pan's mother in the 2015 film Pan and co-starred with Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in the comedy Ted 2. She co-starred with Clive Owen in the Netflix original movie Anon as a future visual hacker, and she returned to the character of Sophie Sheridan in the sequel to Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which was released in July. The Art of Racing in the Rain, a comedic drama based on the best-selling book of the same name, starring Seyfried as Eve in 2019.
In the movie Scoob in 2020, Seyfried provides the voice of Daphne Blake. She also played alongside Kevin Bacon in David Koepp's psychological horror film You Should Have Left. She drew praise for her performance as actress Marion Davies in David Fincher's Mank, which led to nominations for the Golden Globe and the Oscar. She received more praise for her portrayal of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the limited series The Dropout, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and received another mention for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
Public Perception
People magazine has given Seyfried multiple honors, placing her first in an article titled "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" in 2011. Seyfried was also listed in the publication's annual beauty list in 2009 and 2010. She also had an appearance in the 2012 piece "Beautiful at Every Age" in the magazine. In addition to being profiled in Vanity Fair's "Bright Young Hollywood" story in 2008, she shared the magazine's cover alongside many other actresses in 2010.
Seyfried was chosen as the brand's muse, ambassador, and representative for French-Japanese luxury skincare company Clé de Peau Beauté in 2010. She was chosen as the international face of Givenchy's Very Irresistible Fragrance in May 2013. Along with Taylor Hill, Anna Ewers, Mayowa Nicholas, Rose Hanbury, and others, Seyfried was named the worldwide face of the Miu Miu Fall Winter 2016 Collection Campaign in June 2016.
Since 2019, Seyfried has served as the worldwide ambassador for Lancôme. She also serves as the brand ambassador for Swiss luxury watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Seyfried has admitted in her personal life that she suffers from anxiety, OCD, and panic attacks. She also experienced stage fright, which prevented her from appearing in plays until 2015.
From 2008 to 2009, Seyfried had a sporadic relationship with actor Dominic Cooper, and from 2013 to 2015, she dated actor Justin Long. Dexter actor Desmond Harrington was another person she dated from July 2012 until April 2013.
Early in 2016, she started dating Thomas Sadoski, who played her co-star in The Last Word. On September 12, 2016, they announced their engagement; they wed in March 2017. They are parents to a son and a daughter.
Seyfried serves on the board of INARA, an organization that offers medical care to children injured in conflict zones with a particular emphasis on Syrian refugee children affected by the Syrian civil war.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2004 | Mean Girls | Karen Smith | |
2005 | Nine Lives | Samantha | |
American Gun | Mouse | ||
2006 | Alpha Dog | Julie Beckley | |
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves | Chrissy | Short film | |
2008 | Solstice | Zoe | |
Mamma Mia! | Sophie Sheridan | ||
Official Selection | Emily | Short film | |
2009 | Boogie Woogie | Paige Oppenheimer | |
Jennifer's Body | Anita "Needy" Lesnicki | ||
Chloe | Chloe Sweeney | ||
2010 | Dear John | Savannah Lynn Curtis | |
Letters to Juliet | Sophie Hall | ||
2011 | Red Riding Hood | Valerie | |
A Bag of Hammers | Amanda | ||
In Time | Sylvia Weis | ||
2012 | Gone | Jill Conway | |
Les Misérables | Cosette | ||
2013 | The End of Love | Amanda | Cameo |
The Big Wedding | Missy O'Connor | ||
Epic | Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba | Voice | |
Lovelace | Linda Lovelace | ||
2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Louise | |
Dog Food | Eva | Short film | |
While We're Young | Darby Massey | ||
2015 | Ted 2 | Samantha Leslie Jackson | |
Unity | Narrator | Documentary | |
Pan | Mary | ||
Love the Coopers | Ruby | ||
Fathers and Daughters | Katie Davis | ||
2017 | The Last Word | Anne Sherman | |
The Clapper | Judy | ||
First Reformed | Mary Mensana | ||
2018 | Gringo | Sunny | |
Anon | The Girl | ||
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Sophie Sheridan | ||
Holy Moses | Mary | Short film | |
2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Eve Swift | |
2020 | Scoob! | Daphne Blake | Voice |
You Should Have Left | Susanna | ||
Mank | Marion Davies | ||
2021 | Things Heard & Seen | Catherine Claire | |
A Mouthful of Air | Julie Davis |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1999–2001 | As the World Turns | Lucinda "Lucy" Montgomery | Series regular |
2003 | All My Children | Joni Stafford | 3 episodes |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tandi McCain | Episode: "Outcry" |
2004–2006 | Veronica Mars | Lilly Kane | 11 episodes |
2005 | House | Pam | Episode: "Detox" |
2006 | Wildfire | Rebecca | 5 episodes |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lacey Finn | Episode: "Rashomama" | |
Justice | Ann Diggs | Episode: "Pretty Woman" | |
2006–2011 | Big Love | Sarah Henrickson | 44 episodes |
2008 | American Dad! | Amy (voice) | Episode: "Escape from Pearl Bailey" |
2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Marie Tharp (voice) | Episode "The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth" |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Becky Burnett | 4 episodes |
2018 | Family Guy | Ellie (voice) | Episode: "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)" |
2022 | The Dropout | Elizabeth Holmes | Lead Role |
2023 | The Crowded Room | Rya | Main role |
Discography
Discography | |||
Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
2008 | "Honey, Honey" |
| Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack |
"Our Last Summer" |
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"Lay All Your Love on Me" |
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"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" |
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"The Name of the Game" | |||
"Slipping Through My Fingers" |
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"I Have a Dream" | |||
"Thank You for the Music" | |||
2010 | "Amanda's Love Song" | PostTheLove | |
"Little House" | Dear John | ||
2011 | "Li'l Red Riding Hood" | Red Riding Hood | |
2012 | "In My Life" | Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
"A Heart Full of Love" | |||
"One Day More" | |||
"A Heart Full of Love – Reprise" | |||
"Suddenly – Reprise" | |||
2018 | "One of Us" |
| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack |
Quick bio
Nickname | Minge |
Gender | Female |
Age | 37 years old (in 2023) |
Date of Birth | December 3, 1985 |
Full Name | Amanda Michelle Seyfried |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | American |
Birthplace | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
Religion | Christianity |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
College | William Allen High School |
Profession | Actress |
Net Worth | $10 million |
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Body Measurements | 36-26-35 inches |
Height | 5 ft, 2 inches (1.59 m) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lbs) |
Waist | 26 inches |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Eye Color | Green |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Dress Size | 6 (US) |
Family
Father | Jack Seyfried |
Mother | Ann Seyfried |
Brother | None |
Sister | Jennifer Seyfried |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband | Thomas Sadoski (m. 2017) |
No. of Children | 1 |
Daughter | Nina Sadoski Seyfried |
Amanda Seyfried Favorites
Hobbies | Painting, Dancing, Singing, Playing Tennis, Working Out |
Favorite Movie | Mother and Child, Animal Kingdom, Hannah and Her Sisters, Romeo and Juliet |
Favorite TV shows | Homeland, The Wire |
Favorite Food | Everything |
Favorite Color | Green |
Favorite Sport | Tennis |
Favorite Books | Books by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and Truman Capote |
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