Amanda Michelle Seyfried made her screen debut in the American television soap opera ‘As the World Turns’ in 1999. She played the role of Lucinda "Lucy" Montgomery and remained a part of the show until 2001. After starring in another American television soap opera ‘All My Children’ in 2003, Seyfried made her silver screen debut in the 2004 American teen comedy film ‘Mean Girls’ directed by Mark Waters. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $130.1 million on a budget of $17 million. She continued to star in films like ‘Nine Lives’ (2005), ‘American Gun’ (2005), ‘Alpha Dog’ (2006), ‘Solstice’ (2008), ‘Mamma Mia!’ (2008), and ‘Boogie Woogie’ (2009). In 2009, she starred as Anita "Needy" Lesnicki in the American comedy horror film ‘Jennifer's Body’ directed by Diablo Cody. The film received a mixed response from critics and was a moderate commercial success. She next appeared in films like ‘Dear John’ (2010), ‘Letters to Juliet’ (2010), ‘Red Riding Hood’ (2011), ‘A Bag of Hammers’ (2011), ‘In Time’ (2011), and ‘Gone’ (2012). She portrayed Cosette in the 2012 epic period musical film ‘Les Misérables’ directed by Tom Hooper. The film garnered praise from critics and was a major financial success, grossing over $441.8 million on a $61 million budget.Â
She was next seen in films like ‘The Big Wedding’ (2013), ‘Lovelace’ (2013), ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ (2014), ‘While We're Young’ (2014), ‘Ted 2’ (2015), ‘Pan’ (2015), ‘Love the Coopers’ (2015), ‘The Clapper’ (2017), ‘First Reformed’ (2017), ‘Gringo’ (2018), ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ (2018), ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ (2019), and ‘You Should Have Left’ (2020). In 2020, she portrayed Marion Davies in the American black-and-white biographical drama film ‘Mank’ directed by David Fincher. The film received a positive response from critics and scored an 83% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. Seyfried also received several award nominations, including the Academy Award nomination, for her performance in the film. She was last seen playing the role of ‘Elizabeth Holmes’ in the 2022 American drama streaming television miniseries ‘The Dropout.’