Emma Stone is an American film and television actress who made her feature film debut in the 2007 comedy Superbad. Before her Superbad debut, she appeared in several guest star roles on television series like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Malcolm in the Middle, Medium and Lucky Louie. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/bio
Emma Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Jeff and Krista Stone. When she was a freshman in high school, she presented a PowerPoint presentation to her parents in order to convince them to let her move to California to pursue acting, and in 2004, she and her mother made the move to Los Angeles. Not long after, Stone appeared on a VH1 reality show competition called In Search of the New Partridge Family. She ended up being cast as Laurie Partridge. Although the show went no further than a pilot, Stone credits it with helping to launch her career.http://www.emmastonesource.com/information/biography/
On December 13, 2010, Stone received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her performance in Easy A.http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/
Career
Emma Stone grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she got her start in acting at a young age as a member of the Valley Youth Theater, a regional theater in Phoenix. She went on to make her stage debut at the theater in a production of The Wind in the Willows at age 11. While being home schooled for two years, Stone appeared in 16 productions at the theater, including Titanic, The Princess and the Pea, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wiz.http://www.emmastonesource.com/information/biography/
After moving to Los Angeles with her mother in 2004, Stone was cast in several guest star roles on television before beginning her film career. Following her Superbad debut, she was given roles in movies like Zombieland, The House Bunny, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Upcoming films include Crazy, Stupid, Love, and Friends with Benefits.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/http://www.emmastonesource.com/information/biography/g
Career Timeline
2005: The New Partridge Family (TV movie)
2006: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (TV series)
2007: Superbad
2008: The House Bunny
2009: 2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009: Zombieland
2010: Easy A
2011: Crazy, Stupid, Love
2011: Friends with Benefitshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/
Quotes
- I love it. I love it. But, I can’t get too involved in the Internet. I love it and have an addictive personality and can’t use it, any of it. Because if I have a Twitter or Facebook, that’s all I will do. So, I don’t. But, I completely appreciate it and can see the good in it.—on technologyhttp://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Easy-A-s-Emma-Stone-20712.html
- The next movie coming out is Crazy, Stupid, Love; which will be in April, I think. I’m working on a movie right now called The Help in Mississippi. I just came from that. Crazy, Stupid, Love; it’s Steve Carell and Julianne Moore and Ryan Gosling.—on what she is working on after Easy Ahttp://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Easy-A-s-Emma-Stone-20712.html
Emma Stone on Easy A
Emma Stone discusses her movie Easy A, which opened in theaters on September 17, 2010, and garnered her a Golden Globe nomination. She talks about the film's storyline, and then goes on to describe how she relates to the character. Stone mentions how she felt a kinship to the character's persona, including her sense of humor.