AMANDA SEYFRIED (
Cosette) has established herself as one of
Hollywood's most captivating young leading actresses. She is best known for her starring role in
Universal Pictures' hit film
Mamma Mia!, in which she highlighted her vocal skills as
Sophie, the daughter of
Donna (
Meryl Streep). The film, directed by
Phyllida Lloyd, was released in July 2008, and grossed more than $600 million worldwide.
Seyfried recently wrapped production on
Millennium Films'
Lovelace, a drama directed by
Rob Epstein and
Jeffrey Friedman. The film tells the story of
Linda Lovelace (Seyfried), the world's first adult film star, who is abused by the industry and by her coercive husband, before fighting back and taking control of her life.
In
2013, Seyfried will be seen in
Lionsgate's
The Big Wedding, in which she stars opposite
Robert De Niro,
Diane Keaton and
Katherine Heigl. The movie is directed by
Justin Zackham (
The Bucket List). She will lend her voice to
20th Century Fox Animation's
Epic, in which she plays a teenager who finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place.
In
2012, Seyfried starred in
Summit Entertainment's
Gone, a thriller directed by
Heitor Dhalia.
In
2011, Seyfried starred opposite
Justin Timberlake in
New Regency's sci-fi action thriller
In Time, from writer/director
Andrew Niccol. The film, distributed by
20th Century Fox, revolves around a society in which aging stops at the age of 25 and where time has become the currency. Seyfried also starred in
Warner Bros.'
Red Riding Hood, which was produced by
Leonardo DiCaprio's
Appian Way and directed by
Catherine Hardwicke.
In
2010, Seyfried starred opposite
Channing Tatum in the box-office hit
Dear John, the
adaptation of the
Nicholas Sparks' ("
The Notebook") best seller
. In the film,
Seyfried plays a young woman who meets and falls in love with a soldier (
Tatum) while he's on leave. Lasse Hallström (
The Cider House Rules,
Chocolat) directed the film from a script by
Jamie Linden. Dear John grossed more than $
100 million worldwide and is Sony/
Screen Gems' highest-opening film to date.
Seyfried also starred in Summit Entertainment's
Letters to Juliet, in which she plays a young
American who travels to
Verona, Italy, to answer letters people write to the fictional
Juliet of "
Romeo and Juliet" fame. The film was directed by
Gary Winick (
Bride Wars,
13 Going on 30) and also starred
Vanessa Redgrave and
Gael García Bernal.
Also in 2010, Seyfried starred in
Chloe, an
Atom Egoyan-directed thriller in which she shared the screen with
Julianne Moore and
Liam Neeson. Seyfried played an escort hired by a successful doctor (
Moore) to test her husband's (Neeson) fidelity.
In 2009, Seyfried starred in 20th Century Fox's
Jennifer's Body. In the film, written by
Diablo Cody (
Juno), Seyfried plays Needy, the best friend of
Jennifer (
Megan Fox), a possessed cheerleader who begins killing boys in her small town.
Seyfried received critical praise for her starring role in
HBO's
Golden Globe- nominated drama
Big Love, in which she played
Sarah Henrickson, a teenage girl who struggles with life in a polygamist family, headed by
Bill (
Bill Paxton) and
Barb Hendrickson (
Jeanne Tripplehorn).
A
Pennsylvania native, Seyfried started her career by modeling at the age of 11. She soon turned to acting and landed her first contract role in
2000 as
Lucy Montgomery on
As the World Turns. In
2002, she signed on to play the contract role of Joni
Stafford on
All My Children.
In 2004, Seyfried's big break was
Mean Girls, the
Lorne Michaels/
Tina Fey/
Paramount Pictures film in which she co-starred with
Lindsay Lohan,
Rachel McAdams and
Lacey Chabert.
Together, they won the
Best On-Screen
Team Award at the
MTV Movie Awards.
In
2005, Seyfried starred in the
Sundance Film Festival favorite
Nine Lives. Written and directed by
Rodrigo García, the film also starred
Sissy Spacek,
Glenn Close,
Holly Hunter,
Robin Wright and
Dakota Fanning.
In 2005, she appeared in
American Gun, which starred
Donald Sutherland,
Forest
Whitaker and
Marcia Gay Harden. She followed that with
Alpha Dog, which was directed by
Nick Cassavetes and starred Justin Timberlake,
Sharon Stone,
Emile Hirsch and
Bruce Willis.
Seyfried currently divides her time between
Los Angeles and
New York.
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