Amanda Seyfried Didn’t Know She Was a Producer on ‘The Housemaid’ Until Three Weeks Into Filming and Says ‘It’s a Vanity Credit Because I Didn’t Do S— to Make That Movie. I Only Acted’

Amanda Seyfried has scored one of the biggest box office hits of her career with “The Housemaid,” which has grossed a mighty $360 million and counting worldwide on a reported $35 million budget. Seyfried was recently promoting the film on “The Graham Norton Show” and was asked about the movie being a boost to her […] Home Film News Feb 18, 2026 2:26pm PT Amanda Seyfried Didn’t Know She Was a Producer on ‘The Housemaid’ Until Three Weeks Into Filming and Says ‘It’s a Vanity Credit Because I Didn’t Do S— to Make That Movie. I Only Acted’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Disney Axed ‘Star Wars’ Sequel ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ Without Ever Asking About the Budget or Other Details, Says Soderbergh: ‘It’s Insane’ and ‘We Were All Frustrated’ 2 hours ago Daniel Radcliffe Tells Press Not to Always Ask HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Cast About the Original Movie Actors: ‘Just Let Them Get On… It’s Going to Be Different’ 23 hours ago Margot Robbie Says ‘Make Movies for the People Buying Tickets’: I Never Think ‘What Are the Critics Going to Think of This?’ 24 hours ago See All ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection Amanda Seyfried has scored one of the biggest box office hits of her career with “The Housemaid,” which has grossed a mighty $360 million and counting worldwide on a reported $35 million budget. Seyfried was recently promoting the film on “The Graham Norton Show” and was asked about the movie being a boost to her career not only as an actor but also as an executive producer. The Oscar nominee openly admitted the latter title was a pure vanity credit. “I’m a producer on it and I didn’t know until three weeks in,” Seyfried said. “I saw the call sheet and I was like, ‘Executive producer? I didn’t sign up for that.’ I called one of the producers and was like, ‘You guys have me on as an executive producer.’ And he was like, ‘That’s what your agent negotiated.’ And I was like, ‘Well this really better be a hit then.'” Related Stories ‘Queen at Sea’ Review: Juliette Binoche and Tom Courtenay Lead a Gentle, Shattering Drama About Dementia and Autonomy