Hailee Steinfeld
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 sci-fi film Ender's Game. She portrayed Juliet Capulet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth11 December 1996
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
'When Marnie Was There' was the first animated film I've ever done.
When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
I find that with period pieces, you're sort of able to really take advantage of what's around you because prop-wise, wardrobe-wise and location-wise, it's all so specific due to that time.
With 'True Grit,' the language was very specific, as is Shakespeare. You couldn't really improvise, nor would you really ever have to. I never felt the need to. It was all so beautifully written, and it was all right there.
When I was 13, I looked like I could play 16, and I wasn't mature enough to play 16.
Whether I'm a bit of an old soul or not, I am who I am, and that doesn't change, whether I'm with adults or with my friends.
Music is a very big part of my preparation as an actor.
It's hard not to love everything Prada does.
It needs to be said and heard: it's OK to be who you are.
I feel like if you see five films not knowing who made them, you know which one is the Coen Brothers.
I feel like every day I discover new actors and new filmmakers and different genres, and it's just so cool.
Every girl wishes she was Juliet in some version of their life.
I feel that for the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' to be impactful, it has to be believable, and there has to be a certain level of chemistry between the two characters.