Featured in over three dozen big screen productions to-date, Amanda Seyfried actually started her acting career off on the small screen as a series regular on the soap opera "As the World Turns". Born in Pennsylvania on December 3, 1985, she was enrolled in university in the fall of 2003 but decided not to attend post-secondary after she was offered a supporting role in the movie "Mean Girls" alongside Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan.
Amanda Seyfried has been featured on many "Beautiful/Hot" lists over the years. And no wonder, with her classic good looks that don't seem to change as the years go by. But she's not just a pretty face, lending her superb acting abilities to such projects as "Mamma Mia!" alongside Meryl Streep, and "Dear John", co-starring alongside Channing Tatum. In an ironic twist, Seyfried has experienced anxiety and panic attacks, and also has stage fright. Not something you'd expect from such a prolific actress. But you'd never know it watching her myriad performances on-screen!
Most of your favorite celebrities either studied acting in college or went straight from high school into a life of the arts. But, hey, not all of them. Some celebrities actually have advanced college degrees.
Turns out Mayim Bialik is just as much of a genius as the one she plays on The Big Bang Theory. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder among people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare condition in which the hypothalamus malfunctions.
Little known fact: Natalie Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace because she was studying for her high school exams. She had two papers published in scientific journals while she was still in high school, and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.
Before he was looking for answers on X-Files, David Duchovny was just trying to find the answers for English finals at Princeton University90. David graduated from Princeton in 1982 with a B.A in English. He continued to feed his love of literature by receiving a master’s degree in English Literature at Yale University. David was an excellent writer and poet. His work consistently received praise by his fellow classmates and teachers at Yale. His writing was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets.
Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University in 1971 with a bachelor’s in Literature. It was while studying at Stanford that Sigourney realized her true passion in life was to become an actress. Shortly after graduation, she attended Yale for their well-known drama program. She would go on to receive a master’s in Acting from Yale University and become friends with fellow famous actress Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep is considered one of the most successful actresses of all time. She is also one of the most highly educated. Before collecting an array of Oscars, Meryl collected diplomas. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in 1971. Meryl has a habit of being unsatisfied with impressive accomplishments as her acting career has shown, so she attended Yale University and earned a master’s degree in Acting.