Biografie

Has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and panic attacks.

Trained in classical opera for two years and studied under a Broadway voice coach for almost five years. In 2010, she took acoustic guitar lessons.

Admitted to David Letterman that she gets nervous doing television interviews and often fortifies herself with a drink beforehand, usually whiskey.

Beat several actresses for the role of Sophie Sheridan in the film Mamma Mia! (2008). One of the actresses was fellow co-star Rachel McAdams who acted alongside Seyfried in the film Girls Club - Vorsicht bissig! (2004). In this film, McAdams beat Seyfried for the role of Regina George.

One of the songs on the Das Leuchten der Stille (2010) soundtrack was written by her.

I love low-rise, boot-cut, perfect fitting jeans.

I collect jeans. I don't care how expensive they are.

Jeans are just so sexy, there's something about them that turns me on, you know?

[on plans for the future] If I came out with a club hit, if I were singing duets with Jesse McCartney, I think people would get the wrong idea. I'm not interested in fashion design. I'm an actress, and that's all I want to focus on. For me, that's just more fulfilling.

[on Mamma Mia! (2008)] I had never seen the stage show. When I first heard about the audition, I was like, "Damn, I'm not Greek!". I thought it was about this big Greek family.