Amanda Seyfried
Born 12/03/1985
(38 years old)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
AMANDA SEYFRIED has established herself as one of Hollywood's most captivating young leading actresses.
Seyfried is best known for her starring role in the Universal Pictures hit film Mamma Mia! Seyfried highlighted her vocal skills as 'Sophie' the daughter of 'Donna' (Meryl Streep).
Seyfried starred opposite Justin Timberlake in New Regency's sci-fi action thriller, In Time, from writer-director Andrew Niccol and opposite Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Katherine Heigl in The Big Wedding.
In 2011, Seyfried starred in Warner Bros' Red Riding Hood. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, the film is directed by Catherine Hardwicke. In 2010, Seyfried starred opposite Channing Tatum in the box office hit, Dear John, the adaptation of the Nicolas Sparks ("The Notebook") bestseller. In the film, Seyfried plays a young woman who meets and falls in love with a soldier (Channing Tatum) while he's on leave. Lasse Hallstrom ("The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat") directed from a script by Jamie Linden.
In 2010, Seyfried also starred in the Summit film, Letters to Juliet, in which she plays a young American who travels to Verona, Italy to answer letters people write to the fictional Juliet of "Romeo and Juliet" fame. The film is directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars, 13 Going On 30) and also stars Vanessa Redgrave, and Gael Garcia Bernal.
Also in 2010, Seyfried starred in Chloe, an Atom Egoyan-directed thriller where she shares the screen with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson. Seyfried plays an escort ('Chloe') hired by a successful doctor (Moore) to test her husband's fidelity.
In 2009, Seyfried starred in the Fox Film Jennifer's Body. In the film written by Diablo Cody ("Juno"), Seyfried plays 'Needy,' the best friend of 'Jennifer,' (Megan Fox) a possessed cheerleader who begins killing boys in a small town.
On the TV front, Seyfried received critical praise for her starring role in HBO's Golden Globe nominated drama, "Big Love." In it she played 'Sarah Henrickson,' a teenage girl who struggles with life in a polygamist family, headed by 'Bill' (Bill Paxton) and 'Barb Hendrickson' (Jeanne Tripplehorn).
A Pennsylvania native, Seyfried started her career by modeling at the age of 11. She soon turned to acting and landed her first contract role in 2000 as Lucy Montgomery on "As the World Turns." In 2002, "All My Children" signed her to the contract role of Joni Stafford.
Her big break though, was in 2004's Mean Girls, the Lorne Michaels/Tina Fey/Paramount production where she co-starred with Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams. Together they won the Best On-Screen Team Award at the MTV Movie Awards.
In 2005, Seyfried starred in the Sundance Film Festival favorite Nine Lives. Written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, the film also starred Sissy Spacek, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Robin Wright Penn and Dakota Fanning.
In 2006, she appeared in Alpha Dog, directed by Nick Cassavetes, and starring Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone, Emile Hirsch, and Bruce Willis. She followed this with American Gun, starring Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, and Marcia Gay Harden.
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Actress
Movies | |
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2024 |
I Don’t Understand You |
My Ex-Friend's Wedding |
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2023 |
Seven Veils |
2021 |
A Mouthful of Air |
Things Heard & Seen |
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2020 |
Mank |
Scoob! |
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You Should Have Left |
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2019 |
The Art of Racing in the Rain |
2018 |
Anon |
Gringo |
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again |
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2017 |
First Reformed |
The Clapper |
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The Last Word |
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2015 |
Fathers and Daughters |
Love the Coopers |
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Pan |
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Ted 2 |
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2014 |
A Million Ways to Die in the West |
While We're Young |
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2013 |
Epic |
Lovelace |
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The Big Wedding |
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2012 |
Gone |
Les Misérables |
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The End of Love |
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2011 |
A Bag of Hammers |
In Time |
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Red Riding Hood |
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2010 |
Dear John |
Letters to Juliet |
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2009 |
Boogie Woogie |
Chloe |
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Jennifer's Body |
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2008 |
Mamma Mia! |
Solstice |
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2006 |
Alpha Dog |
2005 |
American Gun |
Nine Lives |
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2004 |
Mean Girls |
Documentaries | |
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2015 |
Unity |
2014 |
Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (series) |
2013 |
JT: Reflections (TV movie) |
Les Misérables: The History of The World's Greatest Story |
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2010 |
Letters to Juliet: A Courtyard in Verona |
Letters to Juliet: The Making of in Italia |
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2008 |
ABBA: The Mamma Mia! Story (TV movie) |
2004 |
'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive |
Music videos | |
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2014 |
Jesse Marchant: Adrift |
Jesse Marchant: Every Eye Open |
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Jesse Marchant: Words Underlined |
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2009 |
Panic! At The Disco: New Perspective |
Short | |
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2021 |
Birdwatching |
Skin & Bone |
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2018 |
Holy Moses |
2014 |
Dog Food |
2013 |
Movie: The Movie 2V |
2008 |
Official Selection |
2006 |
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves |
Narrative Directing Sample |
Producer
Series | |
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2022 |
The Dropout |
Lizzy (E08) |
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I'm in a Hurry (E01) |
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