From 'Weeds' to Broadway, young actor thrives on rebellion
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Boston Globe - Found Sep. 2, 2008 ... a verbal dynamo, leaping animatedly into such eclectic topics as his celebrity crush (actress Amanda Seyfried), aversion to organized religion... From 'Weeds' to Broadway, Hunter Parrish thrives on rebellion - Boston Globe Spring Awakening Debuts on iTunes "LIVE from SoHo" Series; Six ... - Playbill PHOTO CALL: Spring Awakening's New Broadway Leads - Playbill Explore All |
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'Weeds' star drops pants on Broadway
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CNN - Found Aug. 28, 2008 ... a verbal dynamo, leaping animatedly into such eclectic topics as his celebrity crush (actress Amanda Seyfried), aversion to organized religion... Hunter Parrish of 'Weeds' finds his Broadway voice - International Herald Tribune Hunter Parrish of 'Weeds' makes his Broadway debut in rock musical ... - Chicago Tribune Hunter Parrish of 'Weeds' finds his Broadway voice - WBZ News Radio 1030 'Weeds' Actor Finds His Broadway Voice - BackStage.com Explore All |
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Megan Fox's Steamy Lesbian Scene With Amanda Seyfried
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HotOnlineNews.com RSS Feed - Found Aug. 22, 2008 Megan romps topless in bed with "Mamma Mia" star Amanda Seyfried in zombie film "Jennifer's Body". |
Megan Fox's steamy lesbian love scene with Amanda Seyfried
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NetIndia123.com - Found Aug. 21, 2008 In the scene, the 'Transformers' actress can be seen romping topless in bed with 'Mamma Mia' star Amanda Seyfried, reports China Daily.'The two... |
Megan Fox's steamy lesbian love scene with Amanda Seyfried
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Daily India - Found Aug. 21, 2008 In the scene, the 'Transformers' actress can be seen romping topless in bed with 'Mamma Mia' star Amanda Seyfried, reports China Daily. |
Abba Takes It All (This Week, At Least) [Who Charted]
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Idolator - Found Aug. 13, 2008 , starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried as people who just bust out into Abba songs at seemingly random intervals, would... |
Diablo Cody: Batman? ABBA? Why choose?
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Entertainment Weekly Online - Found Aug. 10, 2008 Christian Bale's inscrutable, rasping antihero is the ideological opposite of Amanda Seyfried's saucer-eyed bride. |
STAR OF THE FUTURE: Amanda Seyfried
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The Moviezzz Blog - Found Jul. 15, 2008 Amanda Seyfried is an actress that I have seen in many things over the years, including two of my TV favorite shows, but for a while, I never ... |
'Mamma Mia!' star Amanda Seyfried talks about the price of fame
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Dallas Morning News - Found Jul. 17, 2008 NEW YORK Amanda Seyfried (pronounced SIGH-frid) says that her big eyes make her look a bit like a frog. But the Amanda sitting across a small... |
'Mamma Mia's' Amanda Seyfried talks about the price of fame
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Jul. 16, 2008 AMANDA SEYFRIED (pronounced SIGH-frid) says that her big eyes make her look a bit like a frog. But the Amanda sitting across a small table last ... |
Amanda Seyfried Biography
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| Born | Amanda Michelle Seyfried December 3, 1985 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
Amanda Michelle Seyfried (pronounced "SIGH-Frid"; born December 3, 1985)[1] is an American actress and former child model. She is known for her roles in the feature films Mean Girls, Mamma Mia! and Alpha Dog, and in the television shows Veronica Mars and Big Love.
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Personal life
Seyfried was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Ann, an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist.[2][3] She graduated in 2003 from Allentown's William Allen High School[4] and subsequently enrolled at New York City's Fordham University. As a teenager, she appeared on the cover of three Francine Pascal books.[1]
Career
Amanda started her career as a model at age 11.[1] From there she went on to acting in the daytime drama The Guiding Light.[1] 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, Amanda 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. She became the original casting choices for both the roles of Regina George and Cady Heron.citation needed She was then cast as Regina'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.[1]
Continuing her television career, Seyfried was cast in UPN's Veronica Mars as the title character's murdered best friend Lilly Kane. In her role as Lilly, she appeared on the show through a series of flashbacks, dreams and visions, which portrayed her as a wild, stylish, and bubbly teenage daughter of a business executive. Lilly is sometimes compared to the character of Laura Palmer of Twin Peaks, who also was deceased and appeared through various flashbacks as the plot unfolded. While appearing often during Mars' first season, she also appeared briefly in season 2's premiere and finalé. Seyfried originally auditioned for the title role on Veronica Mars, but lost the place to Kristen Bell and she ended up winning the role of Lilly Kane.
Seyfried has had minor guest roles on House, Justice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and as Rebecca on Wildfire.[1] Seyfried is also a main character, Sarah Henrickson, in the series Big Love.
She played supporting roles in the 2007 films Alpha Dog and Solstice, and had her first lead role of the bride Sophie in the film version of the musical Mamma Mia!. Seyfried has joined the cast of the dark horror film Jennifer's Body in February 2008.[5] She will play the title character's best friend. Filming began in March 2008.
She was nominated for the 2005 Gotham Awards for Best Ensemble Cast for Nine Lives (2005) and won the 2005 Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival for the same film. She also won the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards for Mean Girls (2004). And now later she has been main character in Mamma Mia!.
Filmography
- Jennifer's Body (2009) .... Needy Lesnicky (post-production)
- Boogie Woogie (2008) .... Paige Prideaux (post-production)
- The View (1 episode, 18 July 2008, 2008) .... Herself
- Entertainment Tonight (5 episodes, 12 May 2008, 25 June 2008, 30 June 2008, 1 July 2008 and 7 July 2008, 2008) .... Herself
- Mamma Mia! (2008) .... Sophie Sheridan
- Solstice (2008) (V) .... Zoe
- Justice (1 episode, Pretty Woman, 2006) .... Ann Diggs
- Big Love (26 episodes, 2006-2009) .... Sarah Henrickson
- Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves (2006) .... Chrissy
- Veronica Mars (11 episodes, 2004-2006) .... Lilly Kane
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, Rashomama, 2006) .... Lacey
- Wildfire (5 episodes, A Good Convict Is Hard to Find, Dangerous Liaisons, Family Matters, Nothing Takes the Past Away Like the Future and Taking Off, 2006) .... Rebecca
- Alpha Dog (2006) .... Julie Beckley
- American Gun (2005) .... Mouse
- House, M.D. (1 episode, Detox, 2005) .... Pam
- Nine Lives (2005) .... Samantha
- 2005 MTV Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Winner
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, Outcry, 2004) .... Tandi McCain
- 'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (V) .... Herself
- Mean Girls (2004) .... Karen Smith
- Soap Center (1 episode, 9 June 2003, 2003) .... Joni Stafford (archive footage)
- The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- 18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- All My Children (3 episodes, 2002-2003) .... Joni Stafford
- As the World Turns (27 episodes, 2000-2001) .... Lucinda Marie 'Lucy' Montgomery #2
References
- ^ a b c d e f Amanda Seyfried - Biography
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/you/article-1025457/Im-just-open-things-point-life--trouble.html
- ^ http://www.mcall.com/features/arts/all-seyfried.6495216jul13,0,6352503.story?page=1
- ^ "Amanda Seyfried: From Soaps To Big Screen Stardom", The Morning Call: E.1, July 13, 2008, <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1510221451&sid=18&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD>
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter Seyfried in 'Body' Cast
External links
- Amanda Seyfried at the Internet Movie Database
- Amanda Seyfried at TV.com
- Amanda Seyfried at MySpace
- Amanda Seyfried at MySpace
- Amanda Seyfried at NNDB
- Amanda Seyfried at Famous Why
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| NAME | Seyfried, Amanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manda |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress and model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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Amanda Seyfried Videos and Clips
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And Im watching the late show in my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
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Description: Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried on The View July 18, 08
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Description: Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried on The View July 18, 08
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