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Taylor Momsen Profile |
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Birth Date: July 26, 1993
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Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Birth Name: Taylor Michel Momsen
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Taylor Michel Momsen is an American child actress. She
portrays the character Jenny Humphrey on the The CW
television series Gossip Girl.
Momsen was born to Collette and Michael Momsen and lives in
Potomac, Maryland. Her younger sister Sloane Momsen is also
an actress.
She began acting professionally at age 1 month, with a
national commercial for Shake 'N' Bake. Then she got a role
in The Prophet's Game. In 2000 Taylor got the role of Cindy
Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Two years later
she got parts in two more motion pictures: Hansel & Gretel,
in which she played Gretel, and Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost
Dreams, in which she played Alexandra, the President's
daughter.
Taylor's career came to a halt for over three years until
she got the lead role in the never-aired The WB series
Misconceptions. In 2002, Momsen recorded "Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer" & "One Small Voice" featuring Myra &
Camille Winbush for School's Out! Christmas.
Momsen appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh and as Molly
in the 2007 Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog.
She currently plays the character of Jenny Humphrey in the
CW television series Gossip Girl, which is based on the book
series by Cecily von Ziegesar.
In June 2008, at the age of 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models. |
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Other
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Before she auditioned for How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(2000), she had never read the book or seen the cartoon.
Began her career at the age of three, appearing in a "Shake
N' Bake" commercial.
Older sister of Sloane Momsen.
Parents: Michael and Collette.
Hobbies: cinema, song and dance. She excels in dancing
lessons.
Same birthday as The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger. |
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since July 25, 2008