Seyfried began acting at age 15, with a recurring roles on thesoap operasAs the World Turns andAll My Children. In 2004, she transitioned to film acting with her breakthrough role as Karen Smith in thecult classic teen comedyMean Girls. She found further success with leading roles in the musicalMamma Mia! (2008), the horror comedyJennifer's Body (2009), the romance dramaDear John (2010) and the sci-fi action filmIn Time (2011).
Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born inAllentown, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1985.[2][3] Her mother, Ann Seyfried (née Sander), was anoccupational therapist, and her father, Jack Seyfried, was a pharmacist.[4] Seyfried is ofGerman ancestry,[5] and has an older sister, Jennifer, who was a musician and member of a rock band.[6][7] Seyfried started modeling at age eight, signing with Image International in Allentown and later with Pro Model inBethlehem.[8]
Seyfried attendedWilliam Allen High School, a large public school in Allentown.[9] There, she pursued art and piano lessons and was involved in high school theater productions. She also expressed an interest in singing.[10] She enrolled atFordham University in New York City in 2003, but chose not to attend after being offered a leading role in the filmMean Girls (2004).[11]
In 2003, Seyfried auditioned to playRegina George inMean Girls, but the role eventually went toRachel McAdams. While she was initially considered for the lead role of Cady Heron, ultimately played byLindsay Lohan, the film's producers decided that Seyfried should play Karen Smith, Regina's dim-witted "plastic" friend and sidekick.[15] The film was a box office success, grossing over $130 million in its theatrical run.[17] Seyfried's performance in the film earned her, along with Lohan,Lacey Chabert, and McAdams, anMTV Movie Award in the category of "Best On-Screen Team".[18]
Seyfried then auditioned to play the title character onUPN's television seriesVeronica Mars.[15] The role eventually went toKristen Bell, and Seyfried portrayed Veronica's murdered best friend Lilly Kane.[15] Her character was only shown inflashbacks.[15] In 2005, she played the lead character Samantha, a role written by directorRodrigo García specifically for her, in one of the nine parts of the filmNine Lives, composed of nine short films with different themes and an ensemble cast.[19] For her performance, Seyfried, along with the film's other female leads, won the roleBest Actress at theLocarno International Film Festival. That year, she played the supporting character Mouse in the independent filmAmerican Gun. In 2006, she appeared in five episodes ofWildfire as Rebecca and played the lead role Chrissy in the short filmGypsies, Tramps & Thieves, written and directed byAndrea Janakas. She also contributed in a minor role as Julie Beckley inAlpha Dog. From 2004 to 2006, she made multiple guest appearances on several television series, includingHouse,Justice,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,American Dad! andCSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[15]
With her role in theHBO drama television seriesBig Love, Seyfried's profile as an actress grew substantially; the series centered on a fictionalfundamentalist Mormon family in which Seyfried playsSarah Henrickson, Bill and Barb's first daughter, who struggles with her family'spolygamous faith.[20]Big Love premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006. In December 2009, HBO confirmed that Seyfried would return for the show'sfourth season, but that it would be her last since she wished to begin concentrating on her film career and other upcoming projects.[21]
FollowingBig Love, Seyfried played a supporting role, as Zoe, in the 2008 horror drama filmSolstice and co-starred withMeryl Streep inMamma Mia!, aromantic comedyfilm adaptation of the 1999musical of the same name.Mamma Mia!, which was Seyfried's first leading role, was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2008,[22] and, as of February 2021, the 159th highest-grossing film of all time.[23] Five songs from her musical performance inMamma Mia! were released onthe film's soundtrack.[24]
In March 2008, Seyfried was cast in the comedyhorror filmJennifer's Body as Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, the title character's best friend.[25] The film, which premiered at the2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released to theaters on September 18, 2009,[26] received mixed reviews from critics.[27] The same year she was cast in the comedy drama independent filmBoogie Woogie. She played Paige Oppenheimer, one of the lead roles in the ensemble movie. The movie was originally shown on June 26, 2009, atEdinburgh International Film Festival, and was shown in US theaters April 25, 2010. On February 22, 2009, Seyfried presented an award and performed at the81st Academy Awards ceremony. In early March 2009, directorZack Snyder had tapped Seyfried to portray the lead role, Baby Doll, inSucker Punch,[28] but Seyfried had to drop out of the film due to scheduling conflicts withBig Love.[12][29]
Seyfried starred alongsideChanning Tatum inDear John, thefilm adaptation of thenovel of the same name that was written byNicholas Sparks.[30] The film, which was released February 5, 2010, received generally negative reviews.[30] Seyfried wrote and recorded "Little House", a song on one of the soundtracks ofDear John.[31] Kirk Honeycutt ofThe 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."[32] Despite the negative reviews,Dear John became the first film to break upAvatar'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.[33][34]
Seyfried next appeared as the title character in the erotic thrillerChloe, released bySony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.[35]Chloe premiered at theToronto International Film Festival in September 2009.[36] 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.[36]Chloe enjoyed commercial success and became directorAtom Egoyan's highest-grossing film.[37] Seyfried's performance in the film received favorable reviews from critics, helping her gain industry acclaim and additional opportunities to play varied roles.[38]
Later in 2010, Seyfried starred in the romantic-comedy filmLetters 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".[39] She also won the "Scared-As-S**T" award for her performance inJennifer's Body and was nominated for Best Female Performance for her movieDear John, at the2010 MTV Movie Awards.[40][41] Also in 2010, Seyfried was named toForbes' "17 Stars To Watch" list,[42][43] and received threeTeen Choice Award nominations, including for Choice Movie Actress Drama and Choice Movie Chemistry with her co-starChanning Tatum for roles inDear John. Seyfried was also nominated for Choice Movie Actress Romantic Comedy forLetters to Juliet.[44]
In late January 2009, Seyfried was to appear inMyriad Pictures' adaptation ofOscar Wilde's comedyA Woman of No Importance.[45] The film, which was scheduled for a 2011 release,[46] encountered financing impediments.[47] In 2009, she was set to star in the filmAlbert Nobbs but withdrew from the film because of scheduling conflicts; her role ended up being played byMia Wasikowska.[48] Seyfried next starred inCatherine Hardwicke'sRed 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 inAndrew Niccol'sIn Time, which reunited her withAlpha Dog co-starJustin 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 forClé de Peau Beauté, a line of Japanese beauty products.[49]
In 2013, Seyfried had roles in the comedyThe Big Wedding and in the animated movieEpic. She playedLinda Lovelace in the biopicLovelace, earning critical acclaim from film critics for her role in it.[53] She appeared in the 2013 dramaThe End of Love. She was also signed to play the role of Ann Burden in the dramatization of theRobert O'Brien post-apocalyptic novelZ for Zachariah,[54] but was replaced byMargot Robbie following a delay in the film's production.[55] In 2013, she became the face ofGivenchy.[56]
Seyfried has received numerous accolades fromPeople 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.[71][72][73] She also appeared in the magazine's "Beautiful at Every Age" article in 2012.[74] She was featured inVanity Fair's "Bright Young Hollywood" article in 2008; and in 2010 appeared on the magazine's cover along with several other actresses.[75][76]
Seyfried has been brand ambassador for Swiss luxury watch brandJaeger-LeCoultre since 2019[84][85] and was named as the global ambassador forLancôme in October 2019.[86]
Seyfried was in a relationship with actorDominic Cooper on and off from 2008 to 2009.[90] She datedDexter starDesmond Harrington from July 2012 to April 2013[91] and actorJustin Long from 2013 to 2015.[92] In early 2016, she began a relationship with her co-star inThe Last Word,Thomas Sadoski.[93] They confirmed their engagement on September 12, 2016,[94] and married in March 2017.[95] They have two children, a daughter born in 2017[96][97] and a son born in 2020.[98]
Seyfried expressed support forsocialism in 2025, saying, "How about our agenda is take care of each other? Socialism is a gorgeous idea, and I know it doesn’t work perfectly, or that people understand what the word actually means. For me, it’s taking care of each other. If I have more money, I can spend more money on other people."[99]
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