Quote from Oladosun Joshua Segun on March 7, 2025, 10:45 PM

Hold up, did you hear the latest? Amanda Seyfried, the star of Mean Girls and Mamma Mia, just dropped a bomb. Turns out, she's got a famous relative, and it's someone you definitely know from The Office. Get ready for a surprise! She is related to one of the stars from the hit TV show. Any guesses who it might be?

So, how did Amanda Seyfried even find out about this crazy connection? It's a wild story that involves some digging into the family tree.

It all started with some good old-fashioned family history research. Maybe Amanda was bored one day or curious about her roots. She started tracing her family lineage. She wanted to see how far back she could go. This genealogy adventure led her to uncover some unexpected branches on her family tree. Little did she know.

Imagine Amanda's surprise when she realized who she was related to! She probably had to do a double take. After the initial shock, she likely had to confirm the connection. It's possible she talked to older family members. Maybe she dove deeper into public records. Once she verified it, the news was ready to be shared!

Indeed, after exploring her family tree on PBS’ Finding Your Roots, the Mamma Mia actress discovered that one of her distant relatives is actually closer than she could’ve ever imagined.

“I have a distant cousin whose also actress, Amy Ryan,” Amanda revealed in an interview published March 7. “I also learned, my great, great, great grandfather got murdered in his pretzel shop.”

Along with her newfound relation to The Office actress—and the grimmer finding—it seems her IMDb profile also highlighted her relation to Meet the Parents’ Blythe Danner and her daughter, the Iron Man star, Gwyneth Paltrow. But you can’t believe everything you see on the internet.

“No, it doesn’t,” the 39-year-old exclaimed upon seeing her profile. “Who wrote that?”

And after the reporter pointed out that IMDb’s editing process resembles that of Wikipedia’s, Amanda made it clear that she has no relation to the pair of talented movie stars. “I am not related to them,” she added, thinking back to her recent ancestry deep dive, “and I know who I’m related to.”

Speaking of fake relatives, the Mean Girls alum also went on to tease her long awaited reunion with her on-screen family in a certain musical franchise. When confronted with the rumors that her character Sophie would be continuing her story in a third movie, she responded with a simple, “Show me the money!”

“Producer Judy Craymer is always working on it,” she told the outlet, “But Universal still has to release Wicked 2. The first Wicked had to stall when Mamma Mia! 2 was getting made. It’s an either/or situation with musicals.”

And though they killed off Meryl Streep's character Donna in the second film, there have been rumblings of her return for the threequel. Believe it or not, celebrity relatives are actually pretty common in Hollywood. It seems like everyone is connected somehow. It makes you wonder who is related to whom.

“Maybe that’s the stall,” Amanda joked. “They still haven’t figured out how to bring her back from the dead.”

“From what I was told, that was her choice,” she continued, “so maybe it’s on her to write it. I’m sure she has ideas. Meryl’s a genius. But I hope they figure it out. The one day that she was on set for the last movie was when it finally felt like we were all together again.”

Along with Amanda’s discovery of her newfound celebrity relatives—both real and fake

Of course, this brings up the whole nepotism debate. Does being related to someone famous give you a leg up? It's a valid question. It's definitely something people talk about a lot. While having connections can open doors, talent and hard work are still essential.

This discovery is likely to make this celebrity relatives even more likable. It adds fun and human element to their public image. It's a reminder that even famous people have surprising family connections. This makes the bond more genuine.

So, there you have it: Amanda Seyfried discovered she's related from The Office. It's a surprising and delightful connection that no one saw coming. This unexpected twist reminds us that family can be full of surprises. It's like a sitcom plot twist in real life.