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Amanda Seyfried
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About Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried is a beautiful and multitalented actress, singer, and model. She is known for her numerous hit TV films and series. She is one of the talented, beautiful, and successful actresses of this generation.
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Full Name | Amanda Michelle Seyfried |
Date of Birth | December 3, 1985 |
Birth Place | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Parent(s) | Ann Seyfried and Jack Seyfried |
Occupation | Actress, Model, Singer |
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) | Thomas Sadoski (m. 2017) Dominic Cooper (2008–2010) |
Net worth | US $12 million |
Early life
Amanda Seyfried was born on 3rd December 1985 in the city called Allentown of Pennsylvania state in the United States. Thus, she holds citizenship in the U.S. and belongs to American nationality. Her full name is Amanda Michelle Seyfried, and she is the youngest daughter of Ann Seyfried and Jack Seyfried. She grew up in a middle-class family where her father was a pharmacist, and her mother used to work as an occupational therapist. Her older sister’s name is Jennifer Seyfried, and she is a musician.
Seyfried studied at William Allen High School in Allentown, and after her graduation, she joined Fordham University but soon dropped out to pursue her professional acting career.
Career
Television:
Amanda Seyfried started her career as a model in the beginning, and she was quite successful. She soon left the modeling to tale acting lesson. She used to work here part-time as a waitress and study acting and opera lessons side by side. She used to make small appearances in TV series like Guiding Light, As the World Turns as Lucy making her regular appearances, and All My Children in 3 episodes as Joni Stafford.
In 2004, she auditioned for the lead role in the American teen mystery drama, Veronica Mars, but she eventually lost the part to Kristen Bell. Nevertheless, she received the supporting role as Lilly Kan,e and her performance encouraged the director to assign more episodes for her in the series.
In the following year, Amanda Seyfried made her appearances in other Tv series like House, Wildfire, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Justice, and landed the recurring role in the drama series Big Love, as Sarah Henrickson. The series was premiered in 2006, where she made a total appearance in 44 episodes.
Film:
Amanda Seyfried made her film debut in 2004 playing one of the leading roles as Karen Smith in the American teen comedy film, Mean Girls with co-stars Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan, and Tim Meadows. Following year, she also played the supporting role in Nine Lives portraying the character of Samantha. Her performance in Mean Girls won her MTV Movie Awards, and the same year, she won the Best Actress award in Locarno International Film Festival for her performance in Nine Lives.
In 2008, Seyfried dropped a significant role in the musical film Mamma Mia! Where she portrayed the character of Sophie Sheridan. She received two nominations, including the People’s Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards, in 2009 for her role.
In 2010, Amanda Seyfried was awarded the ShoWest Breakthrough Female Star of the Year award. The same year, she starred in 2 films, namely Dear John and Letters to Juliet. For both of her movies, she was nominated. Her role in the horror movie Jennifer’s Body as nit earned her MTV Movie Awards in 2010. Her other prominent role includes Cosette in another musical film, Les Miserables, for which she won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and Satellite Awards in 2012.
As of 2020, Seyfried is working on her new films, namely A Mouthful of Air and Things Heard and Seen, which is believed to be released in the upcoming year.
Discography:
Amanda Seyfried has shown her talent in singing in various films. She has songs in 8 songs from Mamma Mia! in 2008 and 7 more songs in 2018 for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. In the film, Dear John sang the song “Little House” in 2010. The following year, she sang the title song of the horror film Red Riding Hood. In 2012, she sang in 5 songs in Les Miserables.
Personal life
Talking about Seyfried’s personal life, she has known to have dated numerous handsome men in the past. Her first serious boyfriend was an actor Micah Alberti whom she dated in 2002 for over four years. Then she dated other actors like Emile Hirsch, Jesse Marchant, Dominic Cooper, Alexander Skarsgard, Josh Hartnett, Ben Barnes, Justin Long, and few others. She finally settled down with actor Thomas Sadoski after dating for a year.
They started dating in 2016 and engaged and tied their knot in 2017. She soon after gave birth to their first child the same month they were married. She gave birth to their second child in 2020. Her first child is a daughter, and her name is Nina Sadoski Seyfried, and her second child is a son, but his name is not revealed yet.
Seyfried is active on Twitter and Instagram and has over 514.5 thousand followers on Twitter and over 4.7 million followers on Instagram. From her posts, we can see that she is a dog lover and has a pet dog. She is seen spending quality time with her family and newly born son. She is believed to be Christian.
Physical statistics & others
Amanda Seyfried turned 34 years old in 2020, and even though she is the mother of 2 children, she doesn’t look like one. She is picture perfect and beautiful as ever. She keeps her body shape in check and makes sure to be healthy and look young. She has a height of 5 feet and 3 inches and a body weight of about 58 kg. she is strict in her diet, and her trainer to make sure she keeps her physical body and health in check.
She possesses green eyes and natural brown blonde mixed hair. Her fair skin and oval face with her amazing unique hair complete her look.
Amanda Seyfried belongs to white ethnicity, and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Net worth
As of 2020, Amanda Seyfried’s net worth is estimated to be around 12 million dollars. She earns her millions from every hit film she made, singing and various brand endorsements and modeling. Till now, she has endorsed brands like Movado, Cle de Peau Beaute, and Esquire.