Amanda Seyfried leaves Hollywood for life on Upstate NY farm: ‘The best decision’

“Mamma Mia!” star Amanda Seyfried now calls Upstate New York home after spending years in Hollywood.
The Oscar-nominated actress told Forbes magazine in a new interview that she moved from Los Angeles to New York City years ago, but then found the home she was looking for at a farmhouse in the Catskills region. Now married with two children, she calls it “the best decision” and “essential for my mental health.”
“I moved upstate long before I had a family. Staying here was the best decision for privacy, peace and nature. It offers a more balanced life than the city does,” Seyfried, 38, said.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Seyfried is still happily acting. Her credits include “Mean Girls,” “Les Miserables,” “Lovelace,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Dear John,” and the Hudson Valley-set “Things Seen & Heard,” plus upcoming roles in “The Housemaid” opposite Sydney Sweeney and a TV series, “Long Bright River.”
But when she’s not acting, she’s happily taking care of different animals including an Australian Shepherd dog named Finn. She calls the farm life “exhilarating” and now sees trips to NYC as fun getaways.
“The next day I’ll be home and even happier in my boots in the mud feeding the animals,” she told Forbes.
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