Emily Jean "Emma" Stone [A] (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress. He has received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award, the British Academy Film Award and the Golden Globe. In 2017, she was named the highest paid actress in the world and one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
Born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Stone began acting as a child in 2000 in the drama production of The Wind in the Willows. As a teenager, she moved to Los Angeles and made her television debut in In Search of the New Partridge Family. 2004), a reality show that only produced an unsold pilot. After short television roles, she appeared in a series of well-received teen comedy films such as Superbad (2007), Zombieland (2009), and Easy A (2010). The last of these was Stone's first major role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Following this breakthrough, she has had supporting roles in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and period drama The Help (2011), and gained wide recognition as the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 debut as Gwen Stacy. The sequel.
In 2014, Stone starred as a resilient junkie in the black comedy Birdman, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret Renaissance. For her role as an aspiring actress in the romantic musical La La Land (2016), Stone won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She received a third Academy Award nomination for her role as Abigail Masham in the historical comedy-drama The Favorite (2018). Following his lead role in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac (2018), he has reduced his workload, starring in the sequel Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) and crime comedy Cruella (2021). Stone is married to comedian and writer Dave McCarry, and they have a daughter.
Emily Jean Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Jeffrey Charles Stone, founder and CEO of General Contracting Company, and homemaker Krista Jean (nee Yeager) Stone. [4] [5] She lived in the grounds of the Camelback Inn Resort, aged twelve to fifteen. [6] [7] She has a younger brother, Spencer. [8] Her paternal grandfather, Conrad Ostberg, was from the Sten Swedish family, who adopted the nickname "Stone" when they emigrated to the United States via Ellis Island. She also has German, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. [9]
As an infant, Stone had a baby colic and was crying frequently; As a result, she developed knots and calluses on her vocal cords as a child. She was described as "loud" and "bassy" when she was growing up. [11] Stone was educated at Sequoia Primary School and attended Kokopa Middle School for sixth grade. Although she did not like school, the nature of her control "made sure I got everything," she said. [12] Stone suffered panic attacks and anxiety as a child, [13] which she attributes to a decline in her social skills. [14] She was treated but her participation in local theater plays helped to cure attacks; She recalled:
When I first had a panic attack I was sitting at my friend's house, and I thought the house was burning. I called my mother and she brought me home and it won't stop for the next three years. Most days I would go to the nurse at lunch and squeeze my hands. I ask my mother to tell me exactly how the day is going to be, then 30 seconds later. I wanted to know that no one would die and nothing would change. [13]
Stone had wanted to act since the age of four; Her acting debut, at age eleven, played Otter in the stage production of The Wind in the Willows. Stone was offered housekeeping for two years, during which she appeared in sixteen productions at Valley Youth Theater in Phoenix - The Princess and the Pea, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [4] - and performed with the theater. Comedy Team. [17] During this time, he traveled to Los Angeles and failed to audition for his role in Nickelodeon's All That. [1] Her parents later sent her to private acting lessons in the 1970s with a local acting coach who worked at the William Morris Agency. [5]
Attended Stone Xavier College Preparatory-All-Girl Catholic High School as a freshman, But dropped out after one semester to become an actress. [4] She prepared a PowerPoint presentation for her parents titled "Project Hollywood" (featuring Madonna's 2003 song "Hollywood"), which convinced her to move to California to pursue an acting career. In January 2004, she moved into the apartment with her mother
Nt in Los Angeles. He recalled, "I went to every show on Disney Channel and auditioned for a daughter's role in every sitcom", "I didn't get any." [7] -School classes, and worked part-time at Dog Treat Bakery. [5] [13]
Early roles (2004–2008)
Stone made her television debut as Larry Partridge on the VH1 talent competition reality show In Search of the New Partridge Family (2004). The show remained an unsold pilot as a result of the retelling of The New Partridge Family (2004). [18] She followed this up with a guest appearance on Louise C.K.'s HBO series Lucky Louie. [13] She auditioned for the role of Claire Bennett in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes (2007) but was unsuccessful and later called it her "rock bottom" experience. In April 2007, she played Violet Trimble on the Fox Action Drama Drive, but the show was canceled after seven episodes. [4]
Stone co-starred Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Greg Mottola's comedy Superbad (2007). The film tells the story of two high school students going through a series of comic disasters after they plan to buy alcohol for a party. To play Hill's romantic interest, she dyed her hair red. Critics of The Hollywood Reporter found her "attractive", but felt her character was poorly written. [20] Stone described the acting experience in her first film as "amazing ... [but] very different from any other experience I've had since." The film was a commercial success and earned a young Hollywood award for a thrilling new face. [22] [23]
The following year, Stone played "Straight Face" bassist Amelia Stone in the band The Comedy The Rocker (2008); She learned to play bass for the role. [24] The actress, who describes herself as a "big smiley and a smiley," admitted that it's difficult to play a character whose personality traits are so different. The film and her performance received negative reviews from critics and failed commercially. [25] [26] Her next release, the romantic comedy The House Bunny, performed well at the box office, with moderate commercial success. The film saw her play the role of sorority president and performed a cover version of the waitress's 1982 song "I Know What Boys Like". The film's reviews were generally negative, [29] but Stone was praised for her supporting role, [30] and TV Guide's Ken Fox said she was "on the road to becoming a star."