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Amanda Michelle Seyfried born December 3, 1985 is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She began her career as a child model when she was 11, and at 15 began her career as an actress, starting off with uncredited roles and moving on to recurring roles on As the World Turns and All My Children.
In 2004, Seyfried made her film debut in Mean Girls. Her subsequent supporting roles were in independent films, such as Nine Lives (2005) and Alpha Dog (2006). She also had a recurring role in the UPN TV show Veronica Mars (2004–2006). Between 2006 and 2011, she was on HBO's series Big Love. After that, Seyfried appeared in her breakthrough role in the 2008 musical feature film Mamma Mia!. Other appearances include leading roles in Jennifer's Body (2009), Chloe (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), and In Time (2011). She is scheduled to play Linda Lovelace in the biopic Lovelace and Cosette in Les Misérables, both to be released in 2012.
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Early life
Seyfried was born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1985. Her mother, Ann (née Sander), is an occupational therapist, and her father, Jack, is a pharmacist. She has German ancestry. Seyfried graduated in 2003 from Allentown's William Allen High School. Seyfried has an older sister, Jennifer Seyfried, who is a musician in the Philadelphia organ-driven rock band, Love City.
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Personal life
Seyfried has stated that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks.
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In the media
Seyfried was also ranked three times in the Moviefone's "25 Under 25: Hollywood's Hottest Young Stars". In 2008, she was placed No. 5, #23 in 2009 and No. 18 in 2010.
In 2009, People magazine ranked Seyfried No. 4 in the Most Beautiful 2009 – Beautiful at Every Age. Seyfried once again made the list of People magazine's Most Beautiful 2010 with no make-up on.
In 2010, she ranked number 3 on the Saturday Night Magazine's Top 20 Rising Stars Under 30. and at the No. 17 spot in the British Glamour magazine "30 Hottest and Sexiest Stars Under 30". Glamour magazine's April 2010 issue dubbed Seyfried as The Most Down-To-Earth and ranked No. 3 in the "50 Most Glamorous Women of 2010".
She also appeared twice in ensemble images on the cover of Vanity Fair: VF's Young Hollywood's New Wave in 2008 and the 2010 VF's A New Decade, A New Hollywood.
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In 2011, she ranked No. 1 on People's "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" list.People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried
