Emma Stone

Date of birth: November 6, 1988
Astrological Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Age: 24

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone is an American actress and singer. She made her feature film debut in the 2007 comedy Superbad.

Stone was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of Jeff and Krista Stone, and has a younger brother, Spencer. Stone was a member of the Valley Youth Theatre while growing up, a regional theater in Phoenix, Arizona where she appeared in her first stage production, The Wind in the Willows, at the age of 11. She attended Sequoya Elementary School, Cocopah Middle School, and Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix as a freshman for one semester, and then was home schooled. She appeared in 16 productions at Valley Youth Theatre, including: A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail, The Princess and the Pea, Cinderella, The Wiz, Titanic, Honk!, The Little Mermaid, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Alice in Wonderland and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat before moving to Los Angeles with her mother at age 15. When she was a freshman in high school, she presented a PowerPoint to her parents to convince them to let her move to California for an acting career. She also stated that she is skilled in HTML and has web design as a hobby. As of 2007, Stone lives on her own in Los Angeles, California.

Stone launched a career in television after winning the role of Laurie Partridge on In Search of the New Partridge Family (2004), a VH1 talent competition reality show. The resulting show, The New Partridge Family (2005), only produced a pilot episode. Stone next appeared in the television series Medium, Malcolm in the Middle and Lucky Louie.

In 2007, Stone had a recurring role on the Fox television drama series Drive until its cancellation. She made her feature film debut in the teen comedy Superbad, playing Jules, the love interest of lead character Seth (played by Jonah Hill). In 2008, Stone will appear in the films The Rocker, with Rainn Wilson, and I Know What Boys Like, starring Anna Faris. I Know What Boys Like, written by the screenwriters of Legally Blonde, tells the story of a Playboy Playmate who gets kicked out of The Playboy Mansion and moves into a college sorority. Stone plays the president of the sorority. Also in 2008, Stone will make The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, a romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. Stone will play The Ghost of Girlfriends Past, a takeoff of the Ghost of Christmas Past from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; other cast members include Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Anne Archer, and Amanda Walsh.

See also:  Singer,  Actress,  American,  Superbad