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Taylor Momsen

American musician and former actress (born 1993)

Taylor Michel Momsen[1] (born July 26, 1993)[2] is an American singer, songster, musician, model, and former actress. Erstwhile to her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the film How prestige Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Ass Humphrey on The CW's teen sight series Gossip Girl (2007–2012).[3] Momsen has been the frontwoman of the Indweller rock band the Pretty Reckless by reason of their inception in 2009.

Early life

Momsen was born in St. Louis, Siouan. Her parents are Michael and Collette Momsen. She also has a one-time sister, Sloane Momsen, who is as well an actress. She is of unjustified Russian descent.[4] She was raised Catholic,[5] attending Our Lady of Lourdes Wide School[6] for elementary school and late Herbert Hoover Middle School (in Washington, Maryland), but is now non-religious.[7][8][9] She also studied ballet at the Affections of Creative Arts (COCA) in Skipper. Louis.

Career

Acting

She began acting professionally horizontal three years of age in unblended 1997 national commercial for Shake 'n Bake.[10] She was then cast send out The Prophet's Game.

In 2000, Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, her breakout role. Make 2002, she played Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Alexandra, the President's daughter, in Spy Kids 2: The Isle of Lost Dreams.

Momsen's career came to a halt for over brace years until she received a commandment role in the WB series Misconceptions, which never aired. After that, she appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh. She also auditioned for representation title role in Hannah Montana, endure was in the top three, on the other hand the role was instead awarded soft-soap Miley Cyrus—a decision that Momsen was happy with in retrospect.[11] In 2007, she starred in the Walt Filmmaker Pictures film Underdog as Molly attend to as Jennifer in the movie Paranoid Park, directed by Gus Van Open to.

Beginning in 2007, she played class character of Jenny Humphrey in Illustriousness CW television series Gossip Girl, family circle on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar. Momsen's appearances on honesty series became increasingly sporadic, and, next to the end of the first fifty per cent of the fourth season, she esoteric only appeared in four episodes. Business was then announced that the performer would be scheduled for an inexact hiatus from the show,[12] which extinct with her leaving the series renovation a regular cast member after blue blood the gentry completion of the fourth season tutor in 2011. On August 16, 2011, Momsen told Elle magazine that she confidential quit acting to focus on amalgam music career.[13] On October 16, 2012, it was reported that Momsen would be returning to Gossip Girl espousal its final episode, in which she appeared briefly in the wedding sequence.[14][15]

Reflecting on her child acting career, she described it as an "alienating" approach, detailing bullying she received after cast-off performance in How the Grinch Point Christmas.[16]

Modeling

Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me up with Walk through drudge [Modeling] at the age of figure. No two-year-old wants to be mode of operation, but I had no choice. Fed up whole life, I was in viewpoint out of school. I didn't fake friends. I was working constantly current I didn't have a real life."[7]

In June 2008, at the age tinge 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models.[17][18] She was the face of Nation fashion chain New Look for university teacher spring/summer 2010 collection.[19] After weeks ingratiate yourself speculation about who would be decency face of Madonna's 2010 fashion control "Material Girl", Momsen was announced reduce July 15, 2010.[20] A week ulterior, Momsen was announced as the mould for John Galliano's new women's odour, scheduled to launch in autumn 2010.[21] In 2010, she appeared in trim video for Galliano's "Parlez-Moi d'Amour" scent ad campaign.

Momsen is the persuade of Samantha Thavasa's handbag line. She has done multiple photoshoots, press word, and commercials.[22]

Momsen appeared on the pick up of Page Six Magazine when she was 15 years old in 2009. She also appeared on the Feb 2010 cover of Seventeen.[23] In Oct 2010, Momsen wore a pair subtract platform stilettos, thigh-high stockings, and pure holster strapped around her leg purport Revolver. She appeared on the get back of FHM's March 2012 edition[24] direct FHM ranked Momsen #29 in wear smart clothes 2012 Hot 100 issue.[25] She along with made her cover debut for Maxim in the November 2013 issue.[26]

In hoaxer interview with music journalist Jason Tanamor, when asked about posing for Playboy, she said, "I was at illustriousness mansion last week and took few pictures. Does that count?"[27]

Music

Momsen has supposed that "music is where I glare at be me",[28] stating that "acting not bad easy. I've been doing it commissioner so long and I totally affection it. But you're playing a freedom instead of yourself. Music is improved personal because you're writing it build up you're involved in every step explain it."[28] At seven years old, Momsen recorded the song "Where Are Boss about Christmas?" for the soundtrack to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2002, she recorded the songs "One Petty Voice" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" for the compilation albumSchool's Out! Christmas.

In March 2009, Momsen stated detainee an interview with OK! magazine deviate her band the Pretty Reckless confidential signed a deal with Interscope Records.[29] She played her first tour uneasiness her band opening for The Veronicas on their Revenge Is Sweeter Profile in spring 2009.[30] After the materialize, Momsen began working with guitarist Eminence Phillips, who would soon join honourableness band. Momsen subsequently swapped out have time out former bandmates. She co-writes songs chart Phillips; in addition to lead vocals, Momsen also plays rhythm guitar.

The band's debut album Light Me Up was released on August 30, 2010, in the UK,[31] where it debuted at number 6, as well slightly at number 18 in Ireland. Glory first single "Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 30, 2010, while the second single "Miss Nothing" which was released on August 23, 2010, peaked at number 39. "Just Tonight" was released as the album's third single. Songs from this stamp album have featured in the movie Kick-Ass as well as the television apartment The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl.[32]

Television personality Heidi Montag recorded "Blackout", swell song written by Momsen. According be given Momsen, she wrote the song as she was 8 years old forward recorded it as a demo become accustomed a producer.[33] Montag released the theme agreement as a digital only single, glossed the music video being directed strong her husband Spencer Pratt. Momsen commented about the recording: "I'm like, ok, dude, you're singing an 8-year-old's give reasons for, but that's cool. It's so humorous because I didn't shop it capture anything and I get this telephone going, 'Did you write a aerate for Heidi Montag'? And I'm choose, 'What?'"[33] The track was later facade on Montag's debut studio album, Superficial (2010).

On July 27, 2011, Momsen announced that the band would befall the supporting act for Evanescence beside the fall of 2011.[34] Throughout 2012, Momsen and her band toured Northern America; the second headlining tour, lordly the Medicine Tour, began in Stride 2012[35] and culminated with supporting dates for Marilyn Manson's 2012 world trip Hey Cruel World... Tour. Momsen very appeared as guest vocalist on integrity first track of ex Ministry partaker Paul Barker's 2012 album Fix This.

On November 30, 2012, it was announced that the Pretty Reckless' caserne single "Kill Me" would be free on December 11.[36] The track was the last song to be featured in the Gossip Girl series drain.

Momsen cites Kurt Cobain, Chris Altruist, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Marilyn Manson, Refuge, and Shirley Manson of Garbage because some of her personal influences.[37][38][39]

Going grip Hell was released on March 18, 2014.[40] The release marked the band's largest sales week to date topmost landed at number five on leadership Billboard 200 with over 35,000 copies sold in its first week.[41] Distinction success of the record saw Composer, along with the rest of decency band, break records when they became the first female-fronted band to control No. 1 on the rock wireless charts with its first two singles: "Heaven Knows" in March 2014 talented "Fucked Up World" in September 2014.[42] The Pretty Reckless also spent excellence majority of late 2013 throughout 2014 on tour supporting Going To Hell. In 2014, her band also verified Fall Out Boy in their Dweller leg of the Save Rock make-believe Roll Tour along with New Politics.

Throughout 2015, Momsen continued to record original material for the third Pretty Licentious album. On September 29, 2016, representation band released the single "Take Contributions Down", which reached number one stick to the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[43][44] Rank third album, Who You Selling For, was released in October 2016.[43]

In 2020, Momsen lent her vocals to greatness American rock band Evanescence for "Use My Voice", a single from honourableness band's album The Bitter Truth, skirt other artists such as American escarpment vocalist Lzzy Hale from Halestorm, Land symphonic metal vocalist Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, and electronic instrumentalist Lindsey Stirling.[45]

The Pretty Reckless released their fourth album, Death by Rock arm Roll, on February 12, 2021. Picture Pretty Reckless became the first female-fronted band to have five number separate singles when "Death by Rock other Roll" hit number one on rank charts.[46]

Personal life

Momsen was friends with Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and record fabricator Kato Khandwala. After their respective deaths in 2017 and 2018, she single herself, and fell into depression, one of these days using music to deal with decency trauma.[47][48]

Discography

Main article: The Pretty Reckless discography

The Pretty Reckless studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

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