Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried dated actor Justin Long from 2013 to 2015. After the couple broke up, she began a relationship with actor Thomas Sadoski in early 2016. The couple got engaged in September 2016 and got married in a private ceremony in March 2017; Amanda was pregnant at that time. Shortly after, she gave birth to a daughter.

Amanda Seyfried was born on December 3, 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Ann (nee Sander) and Jack Seyfried. Her mother is an occupational therapist while her father is a pharmacist. She has one older sister, Jennifer.

She went to William Allen High School. She began her modelling and acting career while still in school. She was just 11 when she became a model and was soon working for the clothing brand ‘The ‘Limited Too.’ Also interested in acting and singing, she began studying opera with a voice coach.

Amanda bagged her first acting gig at the age of 15 and appeared as Lucinda Marie “Lucy” Montgomery on the soap opera ‘As the World Turns’ (2000).

Due to her modelling and acting assignments, she often had to miss classes at school. Despite her busy schedule, she managed to graduate from high school in 2003.

Amanda Seyfried stopped modelling as a teenager to focus on her acting career. After playing a few minor roles in some TV series, she was cast as Karen Smith, a dim-witted but pretty girl, in the teen movie ‘Mean Girls’ (2004). The film was a box office hit and made Amanda a well-known face.

The ambitious young actress then auditioned to play the title character in the TV series ‘Veronica Mars.’ Though she didn’t get the role, she was eventually cast as the title character’s murdered best friend, ‘Lilly Kane.’ She played this role in ten episodes from 2004-05.

Around this time, she also ventured into cinema and played supporting roles in movies like ‘Mean Girls’ (2004), ‘Nine Lives’ (2005), and ‘American Guns’ (2007). In 2006, she also appeared in five episodes of the TV series ‘Wildfire.’

With her acting career on a roll, she appeared in numerous films in the late 2000s. Among her major film projects were ‘Mamma Mia!’ in 2008 in which she played the character of Sophie, and ‘Jennifer's Body’ in 2009 in which she played Anita.

In 2010, she acted in the romantic drama-war film ‘Dear John’ which was an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' 2006 novel of the same name. The film proved to be a commercial hit even though it received negative reviews from critics.

Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of Samantha in the drama film ‘Nine Lives’ earned her much appreciation. It was one of the actress’s initial movie appearances and she won a few awards for playing a distraught teenager who is torn between her non-communicative parents.

She played Cossette, the illegitimate daughter of a prostitute, in the drama film ‘Les Misérables.’ Her poignant portrayal of the emotionally troubled girl struck a chord with the audience. The film proved to be a major commercial as well as critical hit.