Amanda Michelle Seyfried born December 3, 1985 is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She began her career as a child model when she was 11, and at 15 began her career as an actress, starting off with uncredited roles and moving on to recurring roles on As the World Turns and All My Children.
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In 2004, Seyfried made her film debut in Mean Girls. Her subsequent supporting roles were in independent films, such as Nine Lives (2005) and Alpha Dog (2006). She also had a recurring role in the UPN TV show Veronica Mars (2004–2006). Between 2006 and 2011, she was on HBO's series Big Love. After that, Seyfried appeared in her breakthrough role in the 2008 musical feature film Mamma Mia!. Other appearances include leading roles in Jennifer's Body (2009), Chloe (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), and In Time (2011). She is scheduled to play Linda Lovelace in the biopic Lovelace and Cosette in Les Misérables, both to be released in 2012.
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- Early life
Seyfried was born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1985. Her mother, Ann (née Sander), is an occupational therapist, and her father, Jack, is a pharmacist. She has German ancestry. Seyfried graduated in 2003 from Allentown's William Allen High School. Seyfried has an older sister, Jennifer Seyfried, who is a musician in the Philadelphia organ-driven rock band, Love City.
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- Recent roles (2012–present)
Seyfried starred in the thriller Gone, released in early 2012.
Seyfried was cast in four movie roles to be released in 2012; the comedy The Big Wedding, the drama The End of Love, the role of Cosette in the film adaptation of the musical, Les Misérables, and she is set to play Linda Lovelace in the biopic Lovelace, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. She was also cast as the title role in The Girl who Conned the Ivy League and a role in a movie called For Better or for Worse set to be released in 2013.
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- Seyfried has stated that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. She has reportedly dated actors Dominic Cooper and Ryan Phillippe. In 2012, it was reported that Seyfried was dating actor Josh Hartnett.
- Seyfried was also ranked three times in the Moviefone's "25 Under 25: Hollywood's Hottest Young Stars". In 2008, she was placed No. 5, #23 in 2009 and No. 18 in 2010.
- In 2009, People magazine ranked Seyfried No. 4 in the Most Beautiful 2009 – Beautiful at Every Age. Seyfried once again made the list of People magazine's Most Beautiful 2010 with no make-up on.
- In 2010, she ranked number 3 on the Saturday Night Magazine's Top 20 Rising Stars Under 30. and at the No. 17 spot in the British Glamour magazine "30 Hottest and Sexiest Stars Under 30".[59] Glamour magazine's April 2010 issue dubbed Seyfried as The Most Down-To-Earth and ranked No. 3 in the "50 Most Glamorous Women of 2010".
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She also appeared twice in the cover and article of Vanity Fair. First was the VF's Young Hollywood's New Wave in the year 2008 and the recent controversial Vanity Fair cover and article VF's A New Decade, A New Hollywood.
Moreover, LoveFilm ranked Seyfried at No. 5 spot on their 2010 edition of Top Ten Actresses Under 30. In 2011, she ranked No. 1 on People's "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" list. People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.
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