Who is Amanda Seyfried?
Amanda Seyfried began modeling when she was eleven, and acted in high school productions as well as taking singing lessons.
More soap work followed as she completed her schooling and had already secured a place at Fordham University when she was offered a role in the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy Mean Girls (2004). She deferred her university education to complete the film. More television work followed, raising her profile across America, while her appearances in Mamma Mia! (2008) and Red Riding Hood (2011) helped establish her international fame.
Trivia
- Trained in classical opera for two years and studied under a Broadway voice coach for almost five years. In 2010, she took acoustic guitar lessons.
- Has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and panic attacks.
- One of the songs on the Dear John (2010) soundtrack was written by her.
- Admitted to David Letterman that she gets nervous doing television interviews and often fortifies herself with a drink beforehand, usually whiskey.
- Wanted to be an actress at age 10 after watching Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996).