Amanda Seyfried
Biography
Amanda Seyfried is an American actress who started out as a teenager, with recurring parts on two daytime soap operas, As the World Turns and All My Children. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she moved to the big screen in 2004 as Karen Smith in Mean Girls. She took the lead in the musical Mamma Mia! (2008), and among her other early films were Jennifer's Body (2009), Dear John (2010) and In Time (2011), a sci-fi action picture. On HBO's Big Love she played Sarah Henrickson. Later came Cosette in Les Misérables (2012) and Linda Lovelace in Lovelace (2013). She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as Marion Davies in Mank (2020), and won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy for her Elizabeth Holmes in the limited series The Dropout (2022).
40years old
Turns 41 on December 3in 46 days
- Born Allentown
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Amanda Michelle Seyfried (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 40
- Career span
- 21 years2004 to 2025
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A role that slipped away
In 2003, Seyfried auditioned for the part of Regina George in Mean Girls, but Rachel McAdams got the role. She was considered for Cady Heron, but the producers decided she should play Karen Smith.
A role that slipped away
Seyfried was cast as the lead in Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, but had to drop out of the film because of scheduling conflicts with Big Love.
A role that slipped away
Scheduling conflicts caused Seyfried to leave Albert Nobbs after she had been set to star in the 2009 film, and Mia Wasikowska took over the role.
A role that slipped away
Seyfried was signed to play Ann Burden in the adaptation of the novel Z for Zachariah, but Margot Robbie replaced her after the production was delayed.
Early training
Seyfried enrolled at Fordham University in New York City in 2003, but she did not attend because she was offered a leading part in Mean Girls.
Early training
Before acting, Seyfried trained as a singer, taking vocal lessons, studying opera and working with a Broadway coach, and she began her acting career as an extra on the daytime drama Guiding Light.
Amanda Seyfried movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Andrew Niccol directed two of these films, Seth MacFarlane two and Atom Egoyan two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Andrew NiccolDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2018
All films by Seth MacFarlane
All films by Atom Egoyan
Also two films together25 more actors
- Mark WahlbergScoob! (2020) and Ted 2 (2015)
- Sharon StoneLovelace (2013) and Alpha Dog (2006)
- Charlize TheronGringo (2018) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Russell CroweFathers and Daughters (2015) and Les Misérables (2012)
- Diane KeatonLove the Coopers (2015) and The Big Wedding (2013)
- Hugh JackmanPan (2015) and Les Misérables (2012)
- Giovanni RibisiTed 2 (2015) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Christine BaranskiMamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Adam BrodyLovelace (2013) and Jennifer's Body (2009)
- Julie WaltersMamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Rex LinnA Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and American Gun (2005)
- Ed HelmsThe Clapper (2018) and Love the Coopers (2015)
- Olivia WildeLove the Coopers (2015) and In Time (2011)
- Wes BentleyLovelace (2013) and Gone (2012)
- Tracy MorganScoob! (2020) and The Clapper (2018)
- Dominic CooperMamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Justin TimberlakeIn Time (2011) and Alpha Dog (2006)
- Alex BorsteinLove the Coopers (2015) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Seth MacFarlaneTed 2 (2015) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Johnny SimmonsA Bag of Hammers (2011) and Jennifer's Body (2009)
- Michael GastonA Mouthful of Air (2021) and First Reformed (2018)
- Vincent KartheiserIn Time (2011) and Alpha Dog (2006)
- Jennifer CarpenterA Mouthful of Air (2021) and Gone (2012)
- Mark O'BrienSeven Veils (2023) and Anon (2018)
- Hugh SkinnerMamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Les Misérables (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Amanda Seyfried's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.4 billion
30 of the 40 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 40 films: 30 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 30Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$610M17.9% of the total
- 2$443M13.0% of the total
- 3$400M11.8% of the total
- 4$396M11.6% of the total
- 5$268M7.9% of the total
- 6$216M6.3% of the total
- 7$174M5.1% of the total
- 8$130M3.8% of the total
$765 millionfrom the other 22 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2022 to 2023, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2023 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | The Dropout | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress | The Dropout | Won |
| 2022 | Time 100 | Honored | |
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