It’s rare to find a performer with the kind of range that Amanda Seyfried has, but the actor and Vogue cover star all but transforms with every new role she takes on, whether it’s a spiritual leader in this year’s The Testament of Ann Lee, a rom-com protagonist in Dear John, or actress and Ziegfield Follies performer Marion Davies in Mank. And even those weighty roles only scratch the surface of what Seyfried can do onscreen.
Below, find seven more roles that have made Seyfried such a creative force to be reckoned with for upwards of 20 years.
Karen Smith in Mean Girls (2004)
Though Avantika was pretty iconic in her interpretation of the sweet yet dim-witted Karen role in the 2024 Mean Girls reboot, Seyfried’s performance was the blueprint. Her Karen was hilarious in her guilelessness, and really, is there anyone among us who can forget the line “There’s a 30% chance that it’s already raining”?