Biography
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Amanda Seyfried was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
the daughter of Ann, an occupational therapist, and Jack
Seyfried, a pharmacist. She graduated in 2003 from
Allentown's William Allen High School and subsequently
enrolled at New York City's Fordham University. As a
teenager, she appeared on the cover of three Francine
Pascal books.
Amanda Seyfried started her career as a model at age 11.
From there she went on to acting in the daytime drama
The Guiding Light. In 2000, she originated the role of
Lucy Montgomery on As the World Turns. From 2002 to
2003, she played the role of Joni Stafford on ABC's All
My Children.
In 2004, Amanda Seyfried achieved a breakthrough when
she was cast as the most dimwitted of the "Plastics",
Karen Smith, in the popular teen film Mean Girls. In
Mean Girls, she initially auditioned for the role of
Regina. She became the original casting choices for both
the roles of Regina George and Cady Heron. She was then
cast as Regina's sidekick, and supporting lead, Karen
Smith. (The other roles later went to
Rachel McAdams
and Lindsay Lohan
respectively.) In 2005, she played the lead character in
one of the nine parts in the movie Nine Lives.
Continuing her television career, Amanda Seyfried was
cast in UPN's Veronica Mars as the title character's
murdered best friend Lilly Kane. In her role as Lilly,
she appeared on the show through a series of flashbacks,
dreams and visions, which portrayed her as a wild,
stylish, and bubbly teenage daughter of a business
executive. Lilly is sometimes compared to the character
of Laura Palmer of Twin Peaks, who also was deceased and
appeared through various flashbacks as the plot
unfolded. While appearing often during Mars' first
season, she also appeared briefly in season 2's premiere
and finalé. Seyfried originally auditioned for the title
role on Veronica Mars, but lost the place to Kristen
Bell and ended up winning the role of Lilly Kane.
Amanda Seyfried has had minor guest roles on House,
Justice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation and as Rebecca on Wildfire.
Seyfried is also a main character, Sarah Henrickson, in
the series Big Love.
Amanda Seyfried played supporting roles in the 2007
films Alpha Dog and Solstice, and had her first lead
role of the bride Sophie in the film version of the
musical Mamma Mia!. Seyfried has joined the cast of the
dark horror film Jennifer's Body in February 2008. She
will play the title character's best friend. Filming
began in March 2008.
Amanda Seyfried was nominated for the 2005 Gotham Awards
for Best Ensemble Cast for Nine Lives (2005) and won the
2005 Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno
International Film Festival for the same film. She also
won the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team at the
2005 MTV Movie Awards for Mean Girls (2004).