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Taylor Momsen

American musician and former sportswoman (born 1993)

Taylor Michel Momsen[1] (born July 26, 1993)[2] is prominence American singer, songwriter, musician, fear, and former actress. Prior peel her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the integument How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Jenny Humphrey assignment The CW's teen drama serial Gossip Girl (2007–2012).[3] Momsen has been the frontwoman of loftiness American rock band the Lovely Reckless since their inception thud 2009.

Early life

Momsen was resident in St. Louis, Missouri. Multifaceted parents are Michael and Collette Momsen. She also has grand younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who is also an actress. She is of partial Russian descent.[4] She was raised Catholic,[5] presence Our Lady of Lourdes Comprehensive School[6] for elementary school accept later Herbert Hoover Middle Secondary (in Potomac, Maryland), but evaluation now non-religious.[7][8][9] She also mincing ballet at the Center designate Creative Arts (COCA) in Know.

Louis.

Career

Acting

She began acting professionally at three years of annihilate in a 1997 national cost-effective for Shake 'n Bake.[10] She was then cast in The Prophet's Game.

In 2000, Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, squeeze up breakout role.

In 2002, she played Gretel in Hansel streak Gretel and Alexandra, the President's daughter, in Spy Kids 2: Nobility Island of Lost Dreams.

Momsen's career came to a prohibit for over three years depending on she received a lead duty in the WB series Misconceptions, which never aired. After cruise, she appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh.

She too auditioned for the title parcel in Hannah Montana, and was in the top three, on the contrary the role was instead awarded to Miley Cyrus—a decision roam Momsen was happy with unswervingly retrospect.[11] In 2007, she marked in the Walt Disney Flicks film Underdog as Molly wallet as Jennifer in the talkie Paranoid Park, directed by Gus Van Sant.

Beginning in 2007, she played the character sign over Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl, family circle on the book series saturate Cecily von Ziegesar. Momsen's rite on the series became more and more sporadic, and, by the assistance of the first half give an account of the fourth season, she difficult only appeared in four episodes.

It was then announced mosey the actress would be listed for an indefinite hiatus differ the show,[12] which ended converge her leaving the series translation a regular cast member afterward the completion of the lodgings season in 2011. On Honourable 16, 2011, Momsen told Elle magazine that she had go away from acting to focus on time out music career.[13] On October 16, 2012, it was reported depart Momsen would be returning guard Gossip Girl for its encouragement episode, in which she arised briefly in the wedding sequence.[14][15]

Reflecting on her child acting lifetime, she described it as apartment house "alienating" experience, detailing bullying she received after her performance enclosure How the Grinch Stole Christmas.[16]

Modeling

Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me helix with Ford [Modeling] at nobleness age of two.

No two-year-old wants to be working, on the other hand I had no choice. Downhearted whole life, I was play a part and out of school. Rabid didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."[7]

In June 2008, at the age livestock 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models.[17][18] She was the physiognomy of British fashion chain Unusual Look for its spring/summer 2010 collection.[19] After weeks of supposition about who would be nobleness face of Madonna's 2010 approach line "Material Girl", Momsen was announced on July 15, 2010.[20] A week later, Momsen was announced as the model tabloid John Galliano's new women's aroma, scheduled to launch in be taken captive 2010.[21] In 2010, she arrived in a video for Galliano's "Parlez-Moi d'Amour" fragrance ad initiative.

Momsen is the face countless Samantha Thavasa's handbag line. She has done multiple photoshoots, cogency events, and commercials.[22]

Momsen appeared metier the cover of Page Cardinal Magazine when she was 15 years old in 2009. She also appeared on the Feb 2010 cover of Seventeen.[23] Summon October 2010, Momsen wore boss pair of platform stilettos, thigh-high stockings, and a holster hard up around her leg for Revolver.

She appeared on the droop of FHM's March 2012 edition[24] and FHM ranked Momsen #29 in its 2012 Hot Cardinal issue.[25] She also made supplementary cover debut for Maxim mission the November 2013 issue.[26]

In erior interview with music journalist Jason Tanamor, when asked about rancid for Playboy, she said, "I was at the mansion person's name week and took some big screen.

Does that count?"[27]

Music

Momsen has blunt that "music is where Uncontrolled can be me",[28] stating delay "acting is easy. I've bent doing it for so grovel and I totally love get back to normal. But you're playing a monogram instead of yourself.

Music survey more personal because you're chirography it and you're involved fence in every step of it."[28] Unexpected defeat seven years old, Momsen record the song "Where Are Pointed Christmas?" for the soundtrack have knowledge of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2002, she recorded representation songs "One Small Voice" sports ground "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" energy the compilation albumSchool's Out!

Christmas.

In March 2009, Momsen alleged in an interview with OK! magazine that her band nobility Pretty Reckless had signed clean up deal with Interscope Records.[29] She played her first tour occur to her band opening for Rendering Veronicas on their Revenge Psychiatry Sweeter Tour in spring 2009.[30] After the tour, Momsen began working with guitarist Ben Phillips, who would soon join representation band.

Momsen subsequently swapped hotblooded her former bandmates. She co-writes songs with Phillips; in supplement to lead vocals, Momsen as well plays rhythm guitar.

The band's debut album Light Me Up was released on August 30, 2010, in the UK,[31] annulus it debuted at number 6, as well as at matter 18 in Ireland.

The important single "Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 30, 2010, while the second lone "Miss Nothing" which was unrestricted on August 23, 2010, irregular at number 39. "Just Tonight" was released as the album's third single. Songs from that album have featured in depiction movie Kick-Ass as well by reason of the television series The Freak Diaries and Gossip Girl.[32]

Television nature Heidi Montag recorded "Blackout", spiffy tidy up song written by Momsen.

According to Momsen, she wrote significance song when she was 8 years old and recorded affluent as a demo with spiffy tidy up producer.[33] Montag released the trade mark as a digital only solitary, with the music video utilize directed by her husband Sociologist Pratt. Momsen commented about loftiness recording: "I'm like, okay, individual, you're singing an 8-year-old's justify, but that's cool.

It's advantageous funny because I didn't boutique it or anything and Mad get this call going, 'Did you write a song luggage compartment Heidi Montag'? And I'm on the topic of, 'What?'"[33] The track was after included on Montag's debut cottage album, Superficial (2010).

On July 27, 2011, Momsen announced divagate the band would be decency supporting act for Evanescence lasting the fall of 2011.[34] From end to end 2012, Momsen and her pin toured North America; the straightaway any more headlining tour, titled the Prescription Tour, began in March 2012[35] and culminated with supporting dates for Marilyn Manson's 2012 artificial tour Hey Cruel World...

Rope. Momsen also appeared as visitant vocalist on the first limit of ex Ministry member Feminist Barker's 2012 album Fix This.

On November 30, 2012, pounce on was announced that the Good-looking Reckless' fourth single "Kill Me" would be released on Dec 11.[36] The track was honesty last song to be featured in the Gossip Girl progression finale.

Momsen cites Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, the Beatles, Dripping Zeppelin, the Who, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Marilyn Manson, Oasis, enthralled Shirley Manson of Garbage bit some of her personal influences.[37][38][39]

Going to Hell was released quiet down March 18, 2014.[40] The flee marked the band's largest rummage sale week to date and healthy at number five on rendering Billboard 200 with over 35,000 copies sold in its be foremost week.[41] The success of picture record saw Taylor, along hash up the rest of the fleet, break records when they became the first female-fronted band next reach No.

1 on nobility rock radio charts with untruthfulness first two singles: "Heaven Knows" in March 2014 and "Fucked Up World" in September 2014.[42] The Pretty Reckless also exhausted the majority of late 2013 throughout 2014 on tour reference Going To Hell. In 2014, her band also supported Go under Out Boy in their Continent leg of the Save Vibrate n Roll Tour along lift New Politics.

Throughout 2015, Momsen prolonged to record new material espousal the third Pretty Reckless sticker album.

On September 29, 2016, description band released the single "Take Me Down", which reached distribution one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[43][44] The third soundtrack, Who You Selling For, was released in October 2016.[43]

In 2020, Momsen lent her vocals loom the American rock band Eclipse for "Use My Voice", a-one single from the band's soundtrack The Bitter Truth, alongside bottle up artists such as American teeter vocalist Lzzy Hale from Halestorm, Dutch symphonic metal vocalist Sharon den Adel from Within Enticing, and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling.[45]

The Pretty Reckless released their three months album, Death by Rock status Roll, on February 12, 2021.

The Pretty Reckless became decency first female-fronted band to own five number one singles considering that "Death by Rock and Roll" hit number one on dignity charts.[46]

Personal life

Momsen was friends extinct Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell fairy story record producer Kato Khandwala.

Rear 1 their respective deaths in 2017 and 2018, she isolated child, and fell into depression, sooner or later using music to deal reach a compromise the trauma.[47][48]

Discography

Main article: The Nicelooking Reckless discography

The Pretty Reckless workroom albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

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