Age: 40
female
Amanda Michelle Seyfried (/ˈsaɪfrɛd/ SY-fred; born December 3, 1985) is an American actress. She began acting at 15, with recurring roles as Lucy Montgomery in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2001) and Joni Stafford in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003). She came to prominence for her feature film debut in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004) and her roles as Lilly Kane in the UPN mystery drama series Veronica Mars (2004–2006) and Sarah Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011). Seyfried has starred in many films, including Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Jennifer's Body (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), In Time (2011), Les Misérables (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Ted 2 (2015), and First Reformed (2017). Seyfried received critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Marion Davies in David Fincher's biopic Mank (2020). For her starring role as Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout (2022), she won the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. In 2022, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia Amanda Seyfried, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gwendolyn grows up in the shadow of her beautiful and beloved sisters, Adelina, Hazel, and Primrose in the kingdom of Corona. Feeling plain and overlooked, Gwendolyn becomes obsessed with stories of the ancient forest and the magic hidden within. Driven by a desire to be special, she seeks out Elder Hildegard, a woman whispered to possess forbidden knowledge. Hildegard agrees to teach her, revealing that the forest holds a source of magic tied to life itself. Gwendolyn delves deeper into the dark arts, learning to manipulate the forest's energy. The magic begins to change her, granting her beauty and vitality but twisting her personality. She becomes increasingly secretive and isolated, pushing away her sisters and family. The Forest Spirit begins to manifest in her visions, promising her ultimate power if she fully embraces the darkness. Gwendolyn's transformation is complete. She is now Gothel, a being sustained by the forest's magic, eternally youthful and beautiful, but devoid of empathy. She confronts Hildegard, realizing the elder woman only sought to use her as a vessel for the Forest Spirit's influence. Gothel defeats Hildegard, claiming the forest's magic as her own. In the final scene, she overhears whispers in the town about the King and Queen of Corona expecting a child – a child with the same magical properties as the forest's flower, the same magic that now runs through her veins. Her eyes gleam with dark ambition as the credits roll.
