Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but has also directed, produced and starred in her own films Chance (2002) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006). She is also co-director with Adam Busch of Drones.
In 2004, Seyfried made her film debut in Mean Girls playing Karen Smith, the ditziest of the so-called "Plastics". Her subsequent roles as a supporting character were in independent films, such as Nine Lives (2005) and Alpha Dog (2006). She also had a recurring role in the UPN TV show Veronica Mars (2004–2006). Between 2006 and 2010, she landed a lead role on HBO's popular television series Big Love. After that, Seyfried appeared in her breakthrough and first leading role as Sophie Sheridan in the 2008 musical feature film Mamma Mia!. Other appearances include leading roles in Jennifer's Body (2009), Chloe (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), and In Time (2011).
She is married to record producer Chris Hughes. Her marriage to Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis ended in divorce in 2003.
Amanda Bynes, born April 3, 1986 in Thousand Oaks, California, is an American actress. She started her professional acting training at the age of 7 when she enrolled in an acting camp run by former actors Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor. She started appearing in comedy show “All That” and stayed with the show until it was canceled. Amanda’s first silver screen appearance came with her role in “Big Fat Liar”, a movie that brought her moderate success. Later she started working in a situational comedy “What I Like About You” and also made a voice appearance in an animated movie “Robots”. After appearing in “The Nightmare Room” and “Arliss” she started to rise to the status of one of the most prominent young actresses alongside Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Evan Rachel Wood and Mandy Moore, all of whom were selected to appear on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. It is notable that she distinguishes herself from the socialites, claiming she is “more similar to them than some… socialite or whatever”, presumably referring to a couple of most talented international superdivas and members of Hollywood 2.0 lifestyle, such as Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.
Amanda later appeared in “She’s the Man”, a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, starred in romantic comedies “Lovewrecked” and “Hairspray”, and then was cast in “Sydney White”, staring alongside Sara Paxton.
