Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Wasn't Allowed to Contact Elizabeth Holmes While Making 'The Dropout'

Amanda Seyfried was a regular kid just like anyone else - and it turns out she could pull some pretty epic faces.  The star left her social media followers in disbelief with a snapshot from her childhood and we didn't recognize her. MORE: Amanda Seyfried dazzles in stunning poolside photoIn the throwback image, Amanda was attempting an almost-toothless grin and the camera captured the moment perfectly. WATCH: Amanda Seyfried stars in mini-series The Dropout The mom-of-two captioned the post: "Happy fbf," and her picture was met with glee. "Hahahaha," wrote many while others posted crying with laughter emojis and plenty of her fans called her "too cute".

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterThe Palm Springs International ShortFest will mark an in-person return to the California desert oasis from June 21-27, showcasing 300 short films in 51 different curated programs. If that seems like a markedly high number of films considering all of the disruptions in both the film production and festival space over the past two years, interim festival director Sudeep Sharma has an explanation.“One thing I’ve been saying a lot is that the pandemic has seemingly affected everything except for the production of short films,” says Sharma, a ShortFest veteran currently manning the festival helm while director Lili Rodriguez is on maternity leave.

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particularly depicting the lives of famous women, with The Dropout, Inventing Anna, Girl from Plainville, Candy, Impeachment, and WeCrashed being some of the most popular series of the moment.MORE: Amanda Seyfried wore a sequin suit we can’t get enough ofAmanda Seyfried left quite an impression with her role as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, and as she continues to celebrate and promote the hit series, she opened up to Entertainment Weekly about the struggles of embodying somebody else.The actress detailed not only how hard it was to get into the role but also leave it, and made the shocking revelation that she didn't meet the Silicon Valley con, and in a way she was glad it worked out that way.WATCH: The trailer for The DropoutMORE: Amanda Seyfried shares stunning portrait of her daughter Nina - and fans are seeing doubleShe detailed the satisfaction she felt when it came to shedding light on a different perspective about the infamous story, but she also admitted: "It's so much trickier than I thought it was going to be."In conversation with several other stars who have recently played famous or infamous women, such as Elle Fanning, Beanie Feldstein, and Anne Hathaway, she candidly asked them: "Was it hard for everybody just to, like, leave at the end?"The mom-of-two revealed that it was in fact hard for her to depart from the role, because: "It just felt like this was, for me specifically, the most work I ever put into something." The star looked chic as ever at The Dropout's latest For Your Consideration eventShe then went on to confess that she never got the chance to meet Elizabeth, because she was in the middle of litigation, but she admitted that she wouldn't have been able to play the role the way

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Amanda Seyfried is opening up about Elizabeth Holmes after playing her in Hulu's . The  actress sat down with Jared Leto for  «Actors on Actors» discussion, where they spoke about the controversial characters they played and how they approached playing these very layered humans.While Seyfried said she did not speak to Holmes before filming the series, she would be open to it now that the show has aired.«Hi. Wow.

It’s tempting to imagine what WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann would say to Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, given their similar public falls from grace. But short of that, we at least had the chance to listen to a conversation between the two actors who played them in recent limited series. Upon sitting down, Jared Leto (Apple TV+’s “WeCrashed”) and Amanda Seyfried (Hulu’s “The Dropout”) reveal they both approached their characters as layered humans — not mustache-twirling villains. They also had to find their real-life inspirations’ distinct voices, which was no small feat.JARED LETO: Thank you for being here.

Wilson Chapman editorBefore she was convicted of criminal fraud, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was a minor celebrity, featured on red carpets and magazine covers for her supposed technological innovations. In 2015, she was one of the recipients of Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year award, which was presented to her by Jared Leto.“I had heard her speak, before that, on stage. She was incredibly smart, and I met her after that.

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThere you are, watching Season 2 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks,” and delighting in the genius of American treasure Jean Smart and her worthy sparring partner, Hannah Einbinder.And then along comes Laurie Metcalf, playing a burned out tour manager named Weed.Or there you are again, on a binge of Hulu’s limited series “The Dropout,” marveling at Amanda Seyfried’s spot-on portrayal of Theranos grifter Elizabeth Holmes. And then who pops up? Laurie Metcalf, playing Stanford professor Phyllis Gardner, Hjjfjsgwho early on calls Holmes out on her lies (and later partners with another familiar TV face, William H.

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The Dropout on Sunday, June 12, the actor and Emmy frontrunner wore yet another shorts suit—this one with a fun, sparkly twist. Seyfried wore a black Zadig & Voltaire sequin over a crisp white shirt that she buttoned to the very top. She tucked the shirt into a pair of matching black sequin shorts, which fell a few inches above her knees. To finish off the look, the actor wore a simple pair of pointed-toe black heels. For glam, Seyfried wore her signature long blonde hair styled in soft, romantic curls, and went for a pink and purple smokey eye as dramatic as the sequined shorts suit. Makeup artist Katey Deno and shared some advice for a fun, colorful smokey eye.

Amanda Seyfried made sure all eyes were on her on Sunday evening, in a dazzling sequin suit. The 36-year-old actress hit the red carpet last night at the Emmy FYC Clips and Conversations event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, to promote her new Hulu show The Dropout.

Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews are together again!

Amanda Seyfried is supporting husband Thomas Sadoski on his big night!