Seyfried is best known for her starring role in the Universal Pictures hit film “Mamma Mia!” Seyfried highlights her vocal skills as ‘Sophie’ the daughter of ‘Donna’ (Meryl Streep). The film, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, was released in July 2008 and has grossed more than $600 million internationally.
Most recently, Seyfried starred in the box office hit, “Dear John” the highest opening film to date for Sony Screen Gems and the film which knocked “Avatar” from it’s top spot. She stars opposite Channing Tatum in the adaptation of the Nicolas Sparks (“The Notebook”) bestseller. In the film, she plays a young woman who meets and falls in love with a soldier (Channing Tatum) while he’s on leave. Lasse Hallstrom (“The Cider House Rules”, “Chocolat”) directed from a script by Jamie Linden.
Seyfried will next star in the Summit film, “Letters to Juliet,” in which she plays a young American who travels to Verona, Italy to answer letters people write to the fictional Juliet of “Romeo and Juliet” fame. The film is directed by Gary Winick (“Bride Wars,””13 Going On 30”) and also stars Vanessa Redgrave, and Gael García Bernal. The film will be released on Friday, May 14, 2010.
In June 2010, Seyfried will begin production on “Albert Nobbs” in Dublin. She will star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Orlando Bloom and Glenn Close and Rodrigo Garcia is set to direct. The movie is produced by Glenn Close who also adapted the script from the short story by Irish author George Moore. Later this year, Seyfried will also begin production on Warner Bros’ “Little Red Riding Hood.” Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, the film will be directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Seyfried will play Valerie, the caped girl who, after a tragic event, tries to solve the mystery of the wolf that’s been terrorizing her village for two decades.
Also in 2010, Seyfried starred in “Chloe,” an Atom Egoyan-directed thriller where she shares the screen with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson. Seyfried plays an escort (‘Chloe’) hired by a successful doctor (Moore) to test her husband’s fidelity.
