Amanda Seyfried is an American actress who is known for her roles in movies like “Mean Girls” and “Jennifer’s Body.” She started as a model when she was only 11 years old. When she was a teenager, she moved on to acting. She started with small parts in TV shows, but her big break came when she played “Karen Smith” in the teen comedy “Mean Girls.” This role made her well-known to the general public and gave her a start in the American film industry.
She is also famous for playing “Lilly Kane” on the TV show “Veronica Mars.” Amanda is known for being beautiful and sexy, but she doesn’t want to be seen as just another pretty face. The talented and driven actor loves to push herself by taking on different roles that take her out of her comfort zone. She can also improve her acting skills by taking on these roles.
Amanda Seyfried auditioned to play Glinda in the upcoming ‘WICKED’ movie adaption. The role went to Ariana Grande.
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She has acted in comedies, horror movies, dramas, erotic thrillers, and romantic movies, among others. She has never given a performance that didn’t leave people impressed. She is not only an actress but also a singer. She has helped with the music for some of her films.
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Amanda Seyfried stopped being a model so she could concentrate on her acting career. After a few small roles in TV shows, she was cast as the dumb girl “Karen Smith” in the teen movie “Mean Girls” (2004). The movie did well at the box office and made Amanda more well-known.
She then tried out for the role of Veronica Mars in the TV show Veronica Mars. Even though she didn’t get the part, she ended up being cast as Lilly Kane, the main character’s best friend. From 2004 to 2006, she played this role in 11 episodes.
Around this time, she also started acting in movies, like ‘Nine Lives (2005) and ‘American Gun,’ where she played supporting roles (2005). She was in five episodes of the TV show “Wildfire” in 2006.
Amanda Seyfried’s acting career was going well in the late 2000s, so she was in a lot of movies. In “Mamma Mia!,” which came out in 2008, she played the role of “Sophie.” She played “Anita” in “Jennifer’s Body,” which came out in 2009.
In 2010, she was in the movie “Dear John,” which was based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same name from 2006. Even though critics didn’t like the movie, it was a big hit with audiences.
Amanda Seyfried is a good singer, and she has also worked on the soundtracks of movies like “Mamma Mia!” and “Dear John.”
The young actor had a good start to the 2010s because she had a lot of interesting projects to work on. In the 2011 movie “In Time,” she played the role of “Sylvia Weis.” Then, in 2012, she played Cosette in “Les Misérables.” She had important parts in “The Big Wedding” and “Lovelace” in 2013.
Amanda Seyfried was in the western comedy movie “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” which had a large cast. Charlize Theron, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson were all in the movie, which did okay at the box office.
In the 2015 comedy film “Ted 2,” she starred with Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as “Samantha Jackson,” a lawyer who is addicted to marijuana. Even though critics didn’t like the movie, it made more than $216 million at the box office, which is a huge amount.
From 2006 to 2011 she voiced ‘Sarah Henrickson in the ‘HBO drama series ‘Big Love.’
Then, Amanda Seyfried starred with Ethan Hawk in the 2017 movie “First Reformed,” which was praised by critics. The movie did okay at the box office and was shown at the 74th “Venice International Film Festival.” She also appeared in “The Last Word” that same year.
In 2018, she was in the movie “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” as part of a group of actors that included Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Christine Baranski. It was praised by critics and made a lot of money, making $395 million on a budget of only $75 million.
In 2019, she was in “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” a comedy-drama movie.
Amanda Seyfried was in the horror movie “You Should Have Left” and the biopic “Mank” in the year 2020. She did a great job in the movie “Mank,” which is why she was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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