Haylie Duff

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Biography

Following in her little sister Hilary's sizeable footsteps, actress Haylie Duff began her acting career as an offshoot of her early dance training. Growing up in Texas, Duff began ballet at an early age. By age ten, Duff landed a role in the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company's production of "The Nutcracker". Within a year, Duff had moved on to roles in television. Starting with a small, uncredited part in the 1997 mini-series "True Women", …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Music

Born

Haylie Katherine Duff on February 19, 1985 in Houston, Texas, USA

Career Milestones

2008

Co-hosted the reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods" (MTV); also executive produced

2006

Co-starred with real life sister, Hilary Duff as a pair of cosmetics heiress who lose their fortune in the comedy "Material Girls"

2006

Made Broadway debut as Amber Von Tussle in "Hairspray"

2005

Joined the cast of the WB series "7th Heaven," in its final season

2004

Cast as the mean-spirited, Summer Wheatly in Jared Hess' independent film "Napoleon Dynamite"

2004

Had a small but memorable role as bad girl Katina Jones on an episode of "That's So Raven" (Disney)

2003

With sister Hilary, appeared as the real life Weiss sisters from the girl group the Shangri-Las, on an episode of "American Dreams" (NBC)

2002

Cast in the recurring role of Lizzie's Cousin Amy on "Lizzie McGuire," the Disney series that starred her sister Hilary

2001

Cast in the comedy short "The Newman Shower," a coming-of-age teen comedy set in the late 1980's at a summer camp

1998

Appeared in the direct-to-video sequel "Addams Family Values" directed by Dave Payne

1997

Had a supporting role as Martha Jean Pruitt, in the made-for-TV movie "Hope," helmed by first-time director Goldie Hawn

1997

Made her screen debut in a small, uncredited part in the mini-series "True Women"

At ten-years-old, landed a role in the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company's production of "The Nutcracker"

Began taking ballet at an early age and toured with the Cechetti Ballet in the mid-'90s

Raised in Houston, Texas