Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried was born on December 3, 1985 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States, the daughter of Ann, an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. Her sister, Jennifer Seyfried, is a musician in the Philadelphia organ-driven rock band Love City at MySpace. Amanda graduated in 2003 from Allentown’s William Allen High School and subsequently enrolled at New York City’s Fordham University. As a teenager, she appeared on the cover of three Francine Pascal books. She also sang “Thank You for the Music” at Michal Jackson’s memorial concert.
Amanda Seyfried was born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States, the daughter of Ann, an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. Her sister, Jennifer Seyfried, is a musician in the Philadelphia organ-driven rock band Love City at MySpace.Amanda graduated in 2003 from Allentown’s William Allen High School and subsequently enrolled at New York City’s Fordham University. As a teenager, she appeared on the cover of three Francine Pascal books. She also sang “Thank You for the Music” at Michael Jackson’s memorial concert.
Seyfried started her career as a model at age eleven. From there she went on to acting uncredited in the daytime drama Guiding Light. In 2000, she originated the role of Lucy Montgomery on As the World Turns. From 2002 to 2003, she played the role of Joni Stafford on ABC’s All My Children.
In 2004, Seyfried achieved a breakthrough when she was cast as the most dimwitted of the Plastics, Karen Smith, in the popular teen film Mean Girls. In Mean Girls, she initially auditioned for the role of Regina George. She became the original casting choices for both the roles of Regina George and Cady Heron.She was then cast as Regina George’s sidekick, and supporting lead, Karen Smith. The other roles later went to Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan, respectively. In 2005, she played the lead character in one of the nine parts in the movie Nine Lives.
