Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Michelle Seyfried (born December 3, 1985) is an award-winning American actress and singer who first gained international fame as the dim-witted Karen Smith in the 2004 cult classic Mean Girls. Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she began her career as a child model at age 11 before transitioning into acting through recurring roles on daytime soap operas like As the World Turns. Her versatile career spans multiple genres, including major musical hits such as Mamma Mia! (2008) and Les Misérables (2012), alongside dramatic television work in HBO’s Big Love. In recent years, she has reached new critical heights, earning an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Marion Davies in Mank (2020) and winning both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her transformative performance as Elizabeth Holmes in the miniseries The Dropout (2022).