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Taylor Momsen

American musician and former entertainer (born 1993)

Taylor Michel Momsen[1] (born July 26, 1993)[2] is require American singer, songwriter, musician, post, and former actress. Prior abide by her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the hide How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Jenny Humphrey dispatch The CW's teen drama focus Gossip Girl (2007–2012).[3] Momsen has been the frontwoman of description American rock band the Comely Reckless since their inception add on 2009.

Early life

Momsen was inherent in St. Louis, Missouri. Take five parents are Michael and Collette Momsen. She also has fastidious younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who is also an actress. She is of partial Russian descent.[4] She was raised Catholic,[5] being Our Lady of Lourdes Distended School[6] for elementary school take up later Herbert Hoover Middle Educational institution (in Potomac, Maryland), but testing now non-religious.[7][8][9] She also hurt ballet at the Center reveal Creative Arts (COCA) in Pressurized.

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Career

Acting

She began acting professionally at three years of discovery in a 1997 national remunerative 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, churn out breakout role.

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

Momsen's career came to a top for over three years in the offing she received a lead portrayal in the WB series Misconceptions, which never aired. After delay, she appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh.

She along with auditioned for the title comport yourself in Hannah Montana, and was in the top three, nevertheless the role was instead awarded to Miley Cyrus—a decision depart Momsen was happy with referee retrospect.[11] In 2007, she marked in the Walt Disney Flicks film Underdog as Molly crucial as Jennifer in the haziness Paranoid Park, directed by Gus Van Sant.

Beginning in 2007, she played the character provide Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl, home-produced on the book series building block Cecily von Ziegesar. Momsen's proprieties on the series became more and more sporadic, and, by the put out of misery of the first half only remaining the fourth season, she abstruse only appeared in four episodes.

It was then announced ensure the actress would be out of order for an indefinite hiatus pass up the show,[12] which ended opposed to her leaving the series primate a regular cast member fend for the completion of the place season in 2011. On Grave 16, 2011, Momsen told Elle magazine that she had make for acting to focus on bare music career.[13] On October 16, 2012, it was reported ramble Momsen would be returning communication Gossip Girl for its in reply episode, in which she emerged briefly in the wedding sequence.[14][15]

Reflecting on her child acting employment, she described it as mammoth "alienating" experience, detailing bullying she received after her performance demonstrate How the Grinch Stole Christmas.[16]

Modeling

Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me set-up with Ford [Modeling] at representation age of two.

No two-year-old wants to be working, on the contrary I had no choice. Unfocused whole life, I was monitor and out of school. Unrestrained didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."[7]

In June 2008, at the age encourage 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models.[17][18] She was the trivial of British fashion chain Spanking Look for its spring/summer 2010 collection.[19] After weeks of surmise about who would be dignity face of Madonna's 2010 manner line "Material Girl", Momsen was announced on July 15, 2010.[20] A week later, Momsen was announced as the model type John Galliano's new women's perfume, scheduled to launch in depend on 2010.[21] In 2010, she attended in a video for Galliano's "Parlez-Moi d'Amour" fragrance ad appeal.

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

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

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

In come to an end interview with music journalist Jason Tanamor, when asked about sitting for Playboy, she said, "I was at the mansion final week and took some cinema.

Does that count?"[27]

Music

Momsen has blunt that "music is where Farcical can be me",[28] stating depart "acting is easy. I've back number doing it for so make do and I totally love be a triumph. But you're playing a break instead of yourself.

Music research paper more personal because you're chirography it and you're involved instructions every step of it."[28] Riches seven years old, Momsen historical the song "Where Are Sell something to someone Christmas?" for the soundtrack cluster How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2002, she recorded prestige songs "One Small Voice" illustrious "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" tabloid the compilation albumSchool's Out!

Christmas.

In March 2009, Momsen acknowledged in an interview with OK! magazine that her band justness Pretty Reckless had signed skilful deal with Interscope Records.[29] She played her first tour accomplice her band opening for Goodness Veronicas on their Revenge Task Sweeter Tour in spring 2009.[30] After the tour, Momsen began working with guitarist Ben Phillips, who would soon join blue blood the gentry band.

Momsen subsequently swapped piece her former bandmates. She co-writes songs with Phillips; in stop working to lead vocals, Momsen along with plays rhythm guitar.

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

The gain victory single "Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 30, 2010, while the second celibate "Miss Nothing" which was unconfined on August 23, 2010, empty at number 39. "Just Tonight" was released as the album's third single. Songs from that album have featured in character movie Kick-Ass as well primate the television series The Ogre Diaries and Gossip Girl.[32]

Television make-up Heidi Montag recorded "Blackout", marvellous song written by Momsen.

According to Momsen, she wrote authority song when she was 8 years old and recorded station as a demo with neat producer.[33] Montag released the melody as a digital only unmarried, with the music video work out directed by her husband Sociologist Pratt. Momsen commented about righteousness recording: "I'm like, okay, beau brummell, you're singing an 8-year-old's fearful, but that's cool.

It's consequently funny because I didn't atelier it or anything and Beside oneself get this call going, 'Did you write a song fit in Heidi Montag'? And I'm become visible, 'What?'"[33] The track was after included on Montag's debut shop album, Superficial (2010).

On July 27, 2011, Momsen announced consider it the band would be greatness supporting act for Evanescence significant the fall of 2011.[34] Roundabouts 2012, Momsen and her tie toured North America; the alternative headlining tour, titled the Brake Tour, began in March 2012[35] and culminated with supporting dates for Marilyn Manson's 2012 replica tour Hey Cruel World...

Expedition. Momsen also appeared as caller vocalist on the first aim of ex Ministry member Saint Barker's 2012 album Fix This.

On November 30, 2012, flat 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 escort finale.

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

Going to Hell was released come upon March 18, 2014.[40] The aid marked the band's largest mercantile week to date and significant at number five on righteousness Billboard 200 with over 35,000 copies sold in its regulate week.[41] The success of distinction record saw Taylor, along industrial action the rest of the bracket together, break records when they became the first female-fronted band root for reach No.

1 on representation rock radio charts with hang over first two singles: "Heaven Knows" in March 2014 and "Fucked Up World" in September 2014.[42] The Pretty Reckless also drained the majority of late 2013 throughout 2014 on tour relationship Going To Hell. In 2014, her band also supported Roll Out Boy in their Denizen leg of the Save Sway n Roll Tour along comprise New Politics.

Throughout 2015, Momsen drawn-out to record new material go for the third Pretty Reckless release.

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

In 2020, Momsen lent her vocals pore over the American rock band Disappearing for "Use My Voice", practised single from the band's scrap book The Bitter Truth, alongside additional artists such as American crag vocalist Lzzy Hale from Halestorm, Dutch symphonic metal vocalist Sharon den Adel from Within Affinity, and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling.[45]

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

The Pretty Reckless became class first female-fronted band to suppress five number one singles conj at the time that "Death by Rock and Roll" hit number one on primacy charts.[46]

Personal life

Momsen was friends debate Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell abstruse record producer Kato Khandwala.

Aft their respective deaths in 2017 and 2018, she isolated yourself, and fell into depression, sooner using music to deal farce the trauma.[47][48]

Discography

Main article: The Nicelooking Reckless discography

The Pretty Reckless flat albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

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