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Amanda Seyfried teases her lookalike daughter Nina's career in acting: 'She's a performer'

The The Dropout star is married to Newsroom actor Thomas Sadoski and they share two kids together


Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried arriving at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Monday, September 12, 2022
Beatriz Colon
Beatriz Colon - New York
Online News WriterNew York
On 18 April 2023
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Since Amanda Seyfried and her husband Thomas Sadoski are both actors, it seems arguably inevitable that one of their kids would eventually become Hollywood's latest nepo-baby.

Though the couple's kids are only six (Nina) and two and a half (Thomas), the The Dropout actress is already convinced that her first and only daughter will eventually follow in her parents' footsteps.

While Amanda and the Newsroom actor, who have been married since 2017, have tried their best to keep their kids out of the spotlight – they live in a farm in upstate New York and their kids are rarely seen out in public – the Golden Globe winner is not sure how long that will last.

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Speaking with People to promote her new brand of children's playhouses, Make It Cute, which she launched with her childhood best friends Anne Hoehn and Maureen North, Amanda shared a rare insight into what her kids think of her acting career.

"My son is only two and a half, so I have no idea what his understanding is," she first said of little Thomas, adding that: "When I was on the Today Show I was watching with him, and his reaction was sad!"

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She explained he associated her being on TV with her being away from home, and  added: "He's like, 'Mama!' and I was like 'Hey, I am right here!' It doesn't make sense [to him], and it shouldn't."

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Her daughter, on the other hand, seemingly can't wait to join the ranks of her acting mom and dad.

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"She's starting to really appreciate that this is what I do for a living, and she understands it as much as any six-year-old can," she said of little Nina.

Amanda and Thomas are co-stars on The Crowded Room, out summer 2023© Getty
Amanda and Thomas are co-stars on The Crowded Room, out summer 2023

Describing her as a "natural-born actor," Amanda has begun to notice the pride the six-year-old already feels when she sees her mom on TV, and teased: "She's not working, but I know in my bones that this is what she is. She's a performer. Will she do it as a career? Who knows?"

However, her husband Thomas is not so keen. Previously, when asked by People if she would support Nina going into acting, she said "totally," however, she revealed: "My husband's like, 'I'm terrified.'"

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