Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Michelle Seyfried (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell;<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> born December 3, 1985) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2022, her films as a leading actress have grossed over $2.4Template:Nbspbillion worldwide.

Seyfried began acting at age 15, with a recurring role as Lucy Montgomery in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2001), and in All My Children as Joni Stafford. She rose to prominence as Karen Smith in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004), later transitioning into dramatic television with her role as Sarah Henrickson in HBO's Big Love (2006–2011). She expanded her career acting in the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), the horror comedy Jennifer's Body (2009), the romance drama Dear John (2010) and the romantic comedy Letters to Juliet (2010).

For her portrayal of Marion Davies in David Fincher's biopic drama Mank (2020), she earned nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu limited series The Dropout (2022) earning a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her other dramatic film roles include Cosette in Les Misérables (2012), Linda Lovelace in Lovelace (2013), a pregnant parishioner in First Reformed (2017), and Ann Lee in The Testament of Ann Lee (2025).

Early life

Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1985.<ref name="d695">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her mother, Ann Seyfried (née Sander), was an occupational therapist, and her father, Jack Seyfried, was a pharmacist.<ref name="i966">Template:Cite web</ref> Seyfried is of German ancestry,<ref name="e546">Template:Cite web</ref> and has an older sister, Jennifer, who was a musician and member of a rock band.<ref name="f505">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="n954">Template:Cite web</ref> Seyfried started modeling at age eight, signing with Image International in Allentown and later with Pro Model in Bethlehem.<ref name="l172">Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried attended William Allen High School, a large public school in Allentown.<ref name="t536">Template:Cite web</ref> There, she pursued art and piano lessons and was involved in high school theater productions. She also expressed an interest in singing.<ref name="e200">Template:Cite interview</ref> She enrolled at Fordham University in New York City in 2003, but chose not to attend after being offered a leading role in the film Mean Girls (2004).<ref name="s137">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

1996–2005: Mean Girls and early roles

While attending William Allen High School in Allentown, Seyfried began modeling. She appeared in several print ads for clothing companies, including Limited Too with Leighton Meester, and was featured on three covers of the Sweet Valley High novel series.<ref name="allureinterview">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At age 17 she stopped modeling<ref name="allureinterview" /> and started a job as a waitress in a retirement community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While still a teen, she took vocal lessons, studied opera, trained with a Broadway coach, and began her acting career as an extra in Guiding Light, a daytime television drama.<ref name="askmeninterview">Template:Cite web</ref> From 2000 to 2001 she played the recurring character Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns<ref name="askmeninterview" /> and, from 2002 to 2003, Joni Stafford on the ABC soap All My Children.<ref name="l193">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2003, Seyfried auditioned to play Regina George in Mean Girls, but the role eventually went to Rachel McAdams. While she was initially considered for the lead role of Cady Heron, ultimately played by Lindsay Lohan, the film's producers decided that Seyfried should play Karen Smith, Regina's dim-witted "plastic" friend and sidekick.<ref name="askmeninterview" /> The film was a box office success, grossing over $130 million in its theatrical run.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Seyfried's performance in the film earned her, along with Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and McAdams, an MTV Movie Award in the category of "Best On-Screen Team".<ref name="i904">Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried then auditioned to play the title character on UPN's television series Veronica Mars.<ref name="askmeninterview" /> The role eventually went to Kristen Bell, and Seyfried portrayed Veronica's murdered best friend Lilly Kane.<ref name="askmeninterview" /> Her character was only shown in flashbacks.<ref name="askmeninterview" /> In 2005, she played the lead character Samantha, a role written by director Rodrigo García specifically for her, in one of the nine parts of the film Nine Lives, composed of nine short films with different themes and an ensemble cast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For her performance, Seyfried, along with the film's other female leads, won the role Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival. That year, she played the supporting character Mouse in the independent film American Gun. In 2006, she appeared in five episodes of Wildfire as Rebecca and played the lead role Chrissy in the short film Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, written and directed by Andrea Janakas. She also contributed in a minor role as Julie Beckley in Alpha Dog. From 2004 to 2006, she made multiple guest appearances on several television series, including House, Justice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, American Dad! and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.<ref name="askmeninterview" />

2006–2010: Career stardom

Seyfried at the premiere of Jennifer's Body in 2009

With her role in the HBO drama television series Big Love, Seyfried's profile as an actress grew substantially; the series centered on a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in which Seyfried plays Sarah Henrickson, Bill and Barb's first daughter, who struggles with her family's polygamous faith.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Big Love premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006. In December 2009, HBO confirmed that Seyfried would return for the show's fourth season, but that it would be her last since she wished to begin concentrating on her film career and other upcoming projects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Following Big Love, Seyfried played a supporting role, as Zoe, in the 2008 horror drama film Solstice and co-starred with Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, a romantic comedy film adaptation of the 1999 musical of the same name. Mamma Mia!, which was Seyfried's first leading role, was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2008,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and, as of February 2021, the 159th highest-grossing film of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Five songs from her musical performance in Mamma Mia! were released on the film's soundtrack.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In March 2008, Seyfried was cast in the comedy horror film Jennifer's Body as Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, the title character's best friend.<ref name="jbinfo">Template:Cite news</ref> The film, which premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released to theaters on September 18, 2009,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="rottentomatoes.com">Template:Cite web</ref> The same year she was cast in the comedy drama independent film Boogie Woogie. She played Paige Oppenheimer, one of the lead roles in the ensemble movie. The movie was originally shown on June 26, 2009, at Edinburgh International Film Festival, and was shown in US theaters April 25, 2010. On February 22, 2009, Seyfried presented an award and performed at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony. In early March 2009, director Zack Snyder had tapped Seyfried to portray the lead role, Baby Doll, in Sucker Punch,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but Seyfried had to drop out of the film due to scheduling conflicts with Big Love.<ref name="allureinterview"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Seyfried starred alongside Channing Tatum in Dear John, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name that was written by Nicholas Sparks.<ref name="dearjoninfo"/> The film, which was released February 5, 2010, received generally negative reviews.<ref name="dearjoninfo">Template:Cite web</ref> Seyfried wrote and recorded "Little House", a song on one of the soundtracks of Dear John.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Seyfried gives the character and her relationship all she's got, but she can't do all the heavy lifting. The romance is too one-sided, and frankly, you can't blame her for steering her life into another channel."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the negative reviews, Dear John became the first film to break up AvatarTemplate:'s box office reign at number one at the United States box office, grossing $80 million in the U.S. theatrically and $115 million worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried next appeared as the title character in the erotic thriller Chloe, released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.<ref name="boxofficemojo1">Template:Cite web</ref> Chloe premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009.<ref name="chloevariety">Template:Cite news</ref> In the film, Seyfried's character is an escort who is hired to test a husband's faithfulness after his wife concludes that his fidelity could not be trusted.<ref name="chloevariety"/> Chloe enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's highest-grossing film.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Seyfried's performance in the film received favorable reviews from critics, helping her gain industry acclaim and additional opportunities to play varied roles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Later in 2010, Seyfried starred in the romantic-comedy film Letters to Juliet, based on the book by Lise and Ceil Friedman. Letters to Juliet was released to mixed reviews but was a box office success, grossing $80 million worldwide. For her performance, Seyfried was awarded "Showest Breakthrough Female Star of The Year".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also won the "Scared-As-S**T" award for her performance in Jennifer's Body and was nominated for Best Female Performance for her movie Dear John, at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Also in 2010, Seyfried was named to ForbesTemplate:' "17 Stars To Watch" list,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and received three Teen Choice Award nominations, including for Choice Movie Actress Drama and Choice Movie Chemistry with her co-star Channing Tatum for roles in Dear John. Seyfried was also nominated for Choice Movie Actress Romantic Comedy for Letters to Juliet.<ref>Teen Choice Awards 2010</ref>

2011–2019: Continued success

Seyfried at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014

In late January 2009, Seyfried was to appear in Myriad Pictures' adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy A Woman of No Importance.<ref name="variet.w.n.i.">Template:Cite news</ref> The film, which was scheduled for a 2011 release,<ref name="empireonlinew.n.i">Template:Cite web</ref> encountered financing impediments.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2009, she was set to star in the film Albert Nobbs but withdrew from the film because of scheduling conflicts; her role ended up being played by Mia Wasikowska.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Seyfried next starred in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood, playing the lead role of Valerie. The film was released on March 11, 2011, to mostly negative reviews, but earned $90 million worldwide on a $42 million budget. She also played the lead role of Sylvia Weis in Andrew Niccol's In Time, which reunited her with Alpha Dog co-star Justin Timberlake; In Time was released in October 2011 to mixed reviews but grossed in excess of $172 million worldwide. Also in 2011, Seyfried became a spokesperson and model for Clé de Peau Beauté, a line of Japanese beauty products.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried starred in the thriller Gone, released in early 2012. Later that year, she played Cosette in the film adaptation of the musical Les Misérables. The film, and her performance, received acclaim from critics, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and grossed a total of $440 million worldwide.<ref name="Seyfried">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Catch">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2013, Seyfried had roles in the comedy The Big Wedding and in the animated movie Epic. She played Linda Lovelace in the biopic Lovelace, earning critical acclaim from film critics for her role in it.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She appeared in the 2013 drama The End of Love. She was also signed to play the role of Ann Burden in the dramatization of the Robert O'Brien post-apocalyptic novel Z for Zachariah,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but was replaced by Margot Robbie following a delay in the film's production.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, she became the face of Givenchy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2015, she appeared in the comedy Ted 2, alongside Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane, and played Peter Pan's mother in the film Pan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018, she starred as Anon, a futuristic visual hacker, in the Netflix original film Anon, with Clive Owen;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and reprised her role as Sophie Sheridan in the Mamma Mia! sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which was released in July.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, Seyfried starred as Eve in The Art of Racing in the Rain, a comedy drama based on best selling book of the same name.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

2020–present: Streaming projects

In 2020, Seyfried provided the voice of Daphne Blake in the film Scoob!<ref name="Scoob">Template:Cite web</ref> She also starred in the psychological horror You Should Have Left, opposite Kevin Bacon and directed by David Koepp.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She received critical acclaim for her third film of the year, playing actress Marion Davies in David Fincher's Mank (2020), which earned her Golden Globe<ref name=globes>Template:Cite web</ref> and Oscar nominations.<ref name=variety>Template:Cite web</ref> She earned further critical acclaim in her performance as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the 2022 limited series The Dropout for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress and a nomination for a second Emmy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series as a producer of the show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022 and 2024, she starred in the drama film Seven Veils and comedy horror film I Don't Understand You, respectively.<ref name="t267">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="e159">Template:Cite web</ref>

Public image

Seyfried photographed by Vogue in November 2016

Seyfried has received numerous accolades from People magazine, which ranked her number one in a 2011 article featuring "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25"; she was also included in the magazine's annual beauty list in 2009 and 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also appeared in the magazine's "Beautiful at Every Age" article in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was featured in Vanity Fair's "Bright Young Hollywood" article in 2008; and in 2010 appeared on the magazine's cover along with several other actresses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2010, Seyfried was selected as brand's muse, ambassador and official spokesperson for French-Japanese luxury skincare house Clé de Peau Beauté.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2013, she was selected as the global face of Givenchy's Very Irresistible Fragrance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In June 2016, Seyfried became the global face of the Miu Miu's Fall Winter 2016 Collection Campaign, alongside Taylor Hill, Anna Ewers, Mayowa Nicholas, Rose Hanbury and more.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Seyfried has been brand ambassador for Swiss luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre since 2019<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and was named as the global ambassador for Lancôme in October 2019.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Personal life

Seyfried has acknowledged having anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and panic attacks. She also had stage fright and, largely for that reason, avoided performing in theater productions until 2015.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> Seyfried is a board member of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA), which provides medical services for children wounded in war zones, with a special focus on refugee children from Syria affected by the Syrian civil war.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried was in a relationship with actor Dominic Cooper on and off from 2008 to 2009, and actor Justin Long from 2013 to 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also dated Dexter star Desmond Harrington from July 2012 to April 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In early 2016, she began a relationship with her co-star in The Last Word, Thomas Sadoski.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They confirmed their engagement on September 12, 2016,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and married in March 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They have two children, a daughter born in 2017<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and a son born in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Tooltip
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	Also executive producer
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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Narrator	Documentary
	Pan	Mary
	Love the Coopers	Ruby
	Fathers and Daughters	Katie Davis
2017	The Last Word	Anne Sherman	Also executive producer
	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	Also producer
2023	Seven Veils	Jeanine
2024	I Don't Understand You	Candice
2025	The Testament of Ann Lee	Ann Lee
	The Housemaid	Nina Winchester	Post-production; also executive producer
TBA	The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd	Template:TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Tooltip
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)"
	When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special	Natalie Neptune	Television special; cameo.
2022	The Dropout	Elizabeth Holmes	Lead role
2023	The Crowded Room	Rya Goodwin	Main role
2024	The Simpsons	Dr. Lori Spivak (voice)	Episode: "Frinkenstein's Monster"
2025	Long Bright River	Mickey Fitzpatrick	Main role; Also executive producer
TBA	Ted: Animated Series	Samantha Leslie Jackson (voice)	Main role	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Discography

Year	Title	Certifications	Album
2008	"Honey, Honey"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI-OCR">Template:Cite certification</ref>	Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
	"Our Last Summer"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI-OCR"/>
	"Lay All Your Love on Me"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI-OCR"/>
	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI-OCR"/>
	"The Name of the Game"
	"Slipping Through My Fingers"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI-OCR"/>
	"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"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI">Template:Cite certification</ref>	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack
	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"
	"Angel Eyes"	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
	"Dancing Queen"
	"I've Been Waiting for You"
	"My Love, My Life"
	"Super Trouper"

Awards and nominations

As a member of the ensemble cast of Les Misérables (2012), Seyfried earned a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.<ref name="c485">Template:Cite web</ref> Her portrayal of actress Marion Davies in the biopic Mank (2020) earned her nominations for the Academy Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref name="w314">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="n964">Template:Cite web</ref>

Seyfried won the Primetime Emmy,<ref name="e336">Template:Cite web</ref> Critics' Choice<ref name="p967">Template:Cite web</ref> and Golden Globe Award<ref name="w946">Template:Cite web</ref> and received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for portraying disgraced inventor Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu biographical miniseries The Dropout (2022).<ref name="l006">Template:Cite web</ref> As a producer of it, she earned additional Emmy,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Critics' Choice,<ref name="p967"/> and Golden Globe nominations,<ref name="b935">Template:Cite web</ref> winning the Critics' Choice.<ref name="p967"/>

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