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Amanda Seyfried, (pronounced "SIGH-Frid"; born December 3,
1985) [1] is an American actress and former child model. She is known
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Amanda Michelle Seyfried (pronounced "SIGH-Frid"; born December 3, 1985) is an American actress and former child model. She is known for her roles in the feature films Mean Girls, Mamma Mia! and Alpha Dog, and in the television shows Veronica Mars and Big Love.
Personal life
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.
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Career
Amanda 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 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. needed] 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, 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 she
ended up winning the role of Lilly Kane.
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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.
She 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). In 2008, she played the lead role in Mamma Mia!
The Movie.
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