AMANDA SEYFRIED

Date of Birth: December 3, 1985

Amanda Seyfried grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and began modeling at 11. She attended William Allen High School and while in her teenage years started acting on daytime television. The wide-eyed actress starred as Lucinda Marie in As the World Turns in 2000 and as Joni Stafford in All My Children from 2002 to 2003.

Following high school graduation, Seyfried was to attend Fordham University in New York; however, she put her education on hold when she landed her breakthrough role as Karen Smith, a member of the ditsy "plastics" in Mean Girls (2004). Seyfried starred opposite Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan in this popular teen movie.

Following Mean Girls (2004), this rising star had another leading role in Nine Lives (2005), a movie based on nine interwoven storylines.

After making appearances on the big screen, Seyfried returned to TV where she had recurring roles as Lilly Kane on Veronica Mars and as Sarah Henrickson on Big Love and guest appearances on House, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Returning to the movies, Seyfried has been seen in supporting roles as Julie Beckley in Alpha Dog (2007) and as Zoe in Solstice (2007). Seyfried acted opposite Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan in the summer musical Mamma Mia! (2008).

Since then she's played Needy Lesnicky in Jennifer's Body(2009)—screenwriter Diablo Cody's follow up to Juno (2007) and Savannah Curtis in the box office hit Dear John (2010).

Filmography

A Woman of No Importance (2011)
Letters to Juliet (2010)
Dear John (2010)
Chloe (2009)
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Boogie Woogie (2008)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Alpha Dog (2006)
American Gun (2005)
Mean Girls (2004)