Amanda Seyfried

American actress (born 1985)
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Amanda Michelle Seyfried is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She began acting at 15, with recurring roles as Lucy Montgomery in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2001) and Joni Stafford in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003). She came to prominence for her feature film debut in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004), and for her roles as Lilly Kane in the UPN mystery drama series Veronica Mars (2004–2006) and Sarah Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011).

Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born on December 3, 1985, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Ann Seyfried (née Sander) is an occupational therapist, and her father, Jack Seyfried, is a pharmacist. She is of mostly German descent with smaller amounts of English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh ancestry. She has an older sister, Jennifer Seyfried, who is a musician in the Philadelphia rock band Love City.

Seyfried attended William Allen High School, a large public school in Allentown, where she graduated in 2003. She enrolled at Fordham University in New York City in the fall of 2003, but chose not to attend after being offered a leading role in the 2004 film Mean Girls.

Date of Birth3rd December 1985
Age38 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityAllentown
Birth PlaceAllentown
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
ChildrenNina Sadoski
Thomas Seyfried-Sadoski
Education
Fordham University, William Allen High School
Instrumentsvoice
Occupationactor, singer, television actor, film actor, singer-songwriter, model, composer, voice actor
Awards
  • Time 100
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film