Hailee Steinfeld


Hailee Steinfeld is an American actress, model and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Mattie Ross in the 2010 film True Grit, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She also played Petra Arkanian in the 2013 scifi film Enders Game. She portrayed Juliet Capulet in the 2013 film adaptation of William Shakespeares romantic tragedy Romeo amp Juliet, Zooey Renner in the 2014 crime filmDays to Kill, and Violet in Begin Again. In 2015, she played Emily Junk in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2.

Steinfeld was born in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Cheri , an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. She has an older brother, Griffin. Her paternal uncle is fitness trainer Jake Steinfeld, and her maternal greatuncle is former child actor Larry Domasin. Her maternal cousin, actress True OBrien, appeared in a television commercial when Steinfeld was eight years old, inspiring her to try acting as well.

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