Amanda Seyfried (born 03.12.1985)
Amanda Seyfried is an American actress.
Childhood: Amanda Seyfried was born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Her parents are Ann, an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. She attended William Allen High School. She did some modelling work as a young teen including for Limited Too clothing.
Acting career: Amanda Seyfried was in the long running soap opera 'As The World Turns' between 1999 and 2001 before landing a recurring role in 'All My Children' from 2002 to 2003. Her first film role was the box office teen hit 'Mean Girls' alongside Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan in 2004. That year she also had a recurring role in the detective series 'Veronica Mars' until 2006 opposite Kristen Bell. In 2005, she appeared in a segment of the drama movie 'Nine Lives' which also starred Sissy Spacek, Jason Isaacs and Glenn Close. She was also in the movie 'American Gun' with Forest Whitaker. The following year she was in five episodes of 'Wildfire' and had a minor role in crime drama 'Alpha Dog' alongside Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake and Bruce Willis. She also quickly gained recognition for her role in religious drama series 'Big Love' opposite Bill Paxton In 2008, she appeared in the horror film 'Solstice' and made her breakthrough as a film actress in the Oscar winning ABBA musical 'Mamma Mia!' opposite Meryl Streep. In 2009, she appeared in the comedy horror movie 'Jennifer's Body' with Megan Fox and was cast in the comedy drama 'Boogie Woogie' which also starred Christopher Lee, Joanna Lumley and Alan Cumming. 2010 saw her in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel 'Dear John' alongside Channing Tatum. It received negative reviews but was number one at the box office and earned her an MTV Movie Award nomination. She also played a prostitute in 'Chloe' opposite Liam Neeson and appeared in romcom 'Letters to Juliet' with Vanessa Redgrave. In 2011, she played the lead role in dark fantasy thriller 'Red Riding Hood' with Gary Oldman and was in Andrew Niccol's sci-fi flick 'In Time' with Justin Timberlake. The following year she was in the thriller 'Gone' and played Cosette in the film adaptation of 'Les Miserables' alongside Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. In 2013, she lent her voice to M.K. in the animated movie 'Epic' with Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell and Christoph Waltz, and also depicted the famous porn actress Linda Lovelace in 'Lovelace' opposite Peter Sarsgaard.
Personal life: Amanda Seyfried suffers from anxiety and has panic attacks. She is a collector of taxidermy and among her collection are a baby horse, a fox and an owl. She has a coloratura soprano singing voice.
Biography by Contactmusic.com
Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried dated for three years after the first film
Amanda's husband, Thomas, had concerns about her getting back on set with her ex
