Emma Stone

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Biography

Emma Stone never took herself too seriously, which might explain her unusual choices in roles: a sullen bass player, a nerdy sorority girl, a zombie killer. But it was exactly those bold choices that gave Stone an edge over so many Hollywood ingénues who were typecast as the pretty, non-threatening love interest. Stone first gained attention as Jonah Hill's teen crush in the comedy "Superbad" (2007), which also starred resident geek-next-door …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Emily Jean Stone on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Career Milestones

2013

Cast alongside Sean Penn and "Crazy, Stupid, Love" co-star Ryan Gosling in crime drama "Gangster Squad"

2012

Co-starred with Andrew Garfield in "The Amazing Spider-Man" as Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy

2011

Cast as Eugenia 'Skeeter' Phelan, a college graduate and aspiring writer in the film adaptation of "The Help"

2011

Co-starred with Ryan Gosling in romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

2010

Starred in the comedy "Easy A"; character was inspired by Hester Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter"

2010

Voiced the character of Mazie, a Bernese Mountain Dog in the live-action film based on the comic strip "Marmaduke"

2010

Played a high school girl who befriends a struggling novelist (Jeff Daniels) in the independent feature "Paper Man"

2009

Played Wichita, a con artist traveling across the U.S. with her younger sister in the horror/comedy "Zombieland"

2009

Appeared opposite Matthew McConaughey in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"

2008

Played the president of a sorority in "The House Bunny," starring Anna Faris; also sang on a single from the film, "I Know What Boys Like"

2008

Appeared in the comedy "The Rocker" with Rainn Wilson

2007

Made feature film debut in the comedy "Superbad," playing the love interest of Jonah Hill's character

2007

Cast in regular role on the Fox drama "Drive" as Violet Trimble

2006

Appeared on an episode of the Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle"

2005

Played Laurie Partridge on the pilot episode of "The New Partridge Family"

2004

Won the role of Laurie Partridge on the VH1 reality competition show "In Search of the New Partridge Family"

2004

Moved with her mother to Los Angeles at the age of fifteen

Performed with the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, AZ

Awards

2012

MTV Movie Award for MTV Trailblazer Award

2011

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Easy A

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Help

2010

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Easy A