Hailee Steinfeld is best known for her portrayal of Mattie Ross in the 2010 film True Grit. For her performance in this film, she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and also a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Born Name Hailee Steinfeld
Nick Name Haiz
Born: December 11, 1996, 26 years old and 5 months, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Sun Sign Sagittarius
Occupation Actress, model, singer
Years active 2007–present
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Hazel
Height 5 ft 6¾ in or 169.5 cm
Measurements 34-27-35 in or 86-68.5-89 cm
Bra size 32B
Genre Pop, dance pop
Instruments Vocals
Labels Republic Records
Family
Father – Peter Steinfeld (Personal Fitness Trainer)
Mother – Cheri (nee Domasin) (Interior Designer)
Siblings – Griffin (Older Brother) (Off-road race driver)
Others – Jake Steinfeld (Uncle) (Fitness Trainer), True O’Brien (Cousin)
Ethnicity
Her father is Jewish while her mother has Filipino, African-American, English and German ancestry.
Distinctive Features
Mixed ethnicity
Smokey eyes
Broad nose
Education
Hailee studied from a variety of schools from Ascension Lutheran School, Conejo Elementary, and Colina Middle School. She has been homeschooled since 2008.
She made her breakthrough as Mattie Ross in True Grit (2010), for which she was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Thereafter, Steinfeld gained prominence for roles in Ender Game (2013), Romeo and Juliet (2013), Begin Again (2013), and 3 Days to Kill (2014). She appeared as Emily Junk in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of Nadine Franklin in The Edge of Seventeen (2016).
After performing Flashlight in Pitch Perfect 2, Steinfeld released a cover version of the song and then signed with Republic Records. She released her debut single, Love Myself, which has been certified platinum in several countries, followed by her debut extended play, Haiz (2015). She has since released a series of standalone singles, including Starving (a collaboration with both Grey and Zedd), which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, and Let Me Go (a collaboration with Alesso, Florida Georgia Line and Watt), which reached number 14 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States.
Early life
Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Cheri (nee Domasin), 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 grand-uncle is former child actor Larry Domasin. Her maternal first cousin, actress True O’Brien, appeared in a television commercial when Steinfeld was eight years old, inspiring her to try acting as well.
Steinfeld father is Jewish. Her maternal grandfather was of half Filipino and half African-American descent. She was raised in Agoura Hills and later in Thousand Oaks, California, attending Ascension Lutheran School, Conejo Elementary, and Colina Middle School. She was home-schooled from 2008 until her high school graduation in June 2015.
Career
2007–2014: Career beginnings and True Grit
Steinfeld began acting at the age of ten; she appeared in several short films, including playing the role of Talia Alden in the award-winning She a Fox. She made several television guest appearances and commercials. Steinfeld was chosen for the role of Mattie Ross in True Grit when she was 13. The film was released internationally in December 2010; Richard Corliss of Time magazine called her performance one of the Top 10 Movie Performances of 2010 and wrote that Steinfeld delivers the orotund dialogue as if it were the easiest vernacular, stares down bad guys, wins hearts. That a true gift. Reviews from Roger Ebert, the Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone were also complimentary. The role earned Steinfeld a nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress; the Oscar went to Melissa Leo. In May 2011, five months after Grit was released, Steinfeld was chosen to be the new face of Italian designer brand Miu Miu.
Also in 2011, Steinfeld was cast at age 14 to play Juliet Capulet in a 2013 adaptation of Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet. The role was originally intended for a 22-year-old actress; since there was some concern that she would be asked to appear nude in the film, its director explained that when Steinfeld was cast, the script was changed to make it age-appropriate for a 14-year-old. The screenwriter added that the film purity was important, and the main characters don’t make love until they have been married. The film was released in October 2013 to poor reviews in the United States and internationally. Steinfeld played Violet, one of the leads in the romance-drama Begin Again. The film was given a limited release in the United States on June 27, 2014, grossing $134,064 on its opening weekend; it opened in wide release on July 11. It was re-released by The Weinstein Company on August 29. Steinfeld starred as Petra Arkanian in Ender Game, a science-fiction action-adventure film based on the book by Orson Scott Card. The film was released on November 1, 2013. Paramount Pictures closed a deal in 2011 for the screen rights to the Cat Patrick novel Forgotten and announced that she would play London Lane in a project yet to be filmed as of 2015. In 2014, Steinfeld was announced to star as Min Green in a screen adaptation of Daniel Handler romantic-comedy book Why We Broke Up, but the film has not yet gone into production.
2015–present: Pitch Perfect, Haiz and other projects
She was cast as Eliza opposite Ender Game co-star Asa Butterfield in the film adaptation of Ten Thousand Saints, which premiered on January 23, 2015, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Steinfeld was originally cast to play the female lead in the 2015 film, For the Dogs, but was replaced by actress Emma Roberts. In spring 2014, Steinfeld narrated as the voice of Anne Frank for an exhibition on Frank at the Museum of Tolerance. In October, she was cast to star as Hadley in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, based on the novel of the same name by Jennifer E. Smith. Steinfeld was announced in January 2015 as the star of the film adaptation of Carrie Pilby, the young adult novel by Caren Lissner. In March, Steinfeld was one of the voice actors for the English-language dub of the Japanese animated film When Marnie Was There. Steinfeld plays Anna alongside Kiernan Shipka as Marnie. Steinfeld stars in the music video for Taylor Swift single Bad Blood. The video premiered at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards ceremony on May 17, 2015.
In 2015, Steinfeld co-starred in Pitch Perfect 2, alongside Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Elizabeth Banks, who also directed. She played some of her songs for a representative from Republic Records at an event in New York City, and the label signed her. In May, Republic Records announced the record deal and that Steinfeld was working on her first release. In April 2015, Steinfeld was cast in a lead role in Break My Heart 1000 Times, based on the YA novel by Daniel Waters. Scott Speer is set to direct. In July 2015, Steinfeld and singer Shawn Mendes released an acoustic version of Mendes’ single, Stitches. The following month, Steinfeld released her debut single, Love Myself, with Republic Records. The song garnered media attention for its empowering message as well as suggestive lyrics that led media outlets to dub the song an ode to masturbation. Steinfeld debut extended play, Haiz (the nickname used by her fans), was released in November 2015. Haiz was produced by Mattman and Robin and features co-writers Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. The EP was released to mixed reviews from PopDust, Vulture and Nylon. In February 2016, Steinfeld released Rock Bottom as the second single in a new version featuring American funk pop band DNCE. Her single Starving was released in July 2016. The song is a collaboration with Grey featuring Zedd and became her biggest hit to date going platinum in Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States while also going double platinum in Australia and triple platinum in Canada.
Steinfeld played the lead role in The Edge of Seventeen, a coming-of-age comedy co-starring Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson and Kyra Sedgwick, and written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. The film was released November 18, 2016, to positive reviews, and Steinfeld performance was praised by critics and earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. Steinfeld signed on to star in the Bumblebee-centered Transformers film of the same name, and reprised her role as Emily Junk in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). Steinfeld released two singles in 2017: Most Girls in April, which peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, and Let Me Go in September, a collaboration with Swedish record producer Alesso featuring backup vocals from Florida Georgia Line and Republic Records songwriter Andrew Watt, which reached number 14 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In December 2017, it was confirmed that Steinfeld will be the opening act for Charlie Puth Voicenotes Tour. In March 2018, Steinfeld revealed that she is wrapping up work on her debut studio album. Steinfeld then featured the song Colour with MNEK on June 1.
Brand Endorsements
She started appearing in local commercials in her childhood.
In May 2011, she was chosen as the face of Miu Miu, famous designer brand.
As a Singer
In November 2015, she released her debut EP called Haiz via Republic Records. It consists of songs such as “Love Myself,” “You’re Such A,” etc.
First Film
She started acting at 8 by appearing in short films like Heather: A Fairytale as Heather in 2008, She a Fox as Talia Alden in 2009, Without Wings as Allison in 2010, Grand Cru as Sophie in 2010.
First TV Show
She appeared in an American situation comedy series Back to You for her role as “Little Girl” in an episode titled “Gracie Bully” in 2007. Like her role, the TV show also existed for short duration from September 19, 2007, to May 14, 2008.
Personal Trainer
She must be working out to stay in shape.
Hailee Steinfeld Favorite Things
Film – The Social Network (2010)
Hailee Steinfeld Facts
She commenced acting at the age of 8, appearing in many short length films.
For the role of Mattie Ross in True Grit, she was shortlisted from a list of 15,000 candidates.
She is good friends with Taylor Swift.
She loves pop music and is a fan of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Adele.
She grew up in Tarzana in Los Angeles but was raised in Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks in California.
She was homeschooled starting from 2008.
For the 2010 movie, True Grit, she received an unbelievable 29 nominations, out of which 15 turned into awards.
She has appeared in commercials for Kmart.
At just 16 years old, she was taller than many boys, she knew. She used to receive many compliments for that.
