Hailee Steinfeld

'Hailee Steinfeld' (qv) was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and 'Peter Steinfeld' (qv), a personal fitness trainer. She has a brother, Griffin. Her uncle is 'Jake Steinfeld' (qv), a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor 'Larry Domasin' (qv). Her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and her mother's ancestry is Filipino, African-American, British Isles, and German. Hailee was raised in Thousand Oaks, California.At an early age, she appeared in several short films to gain experience. She played the role of Talia Alden in _She's a Fox (2009)_ (qv), which received several awards. Her debut in a feature film for theater was _True Grit (2010)_ (qv). She played a major role, Mattie Ross, with 'Jeff Bridges' (qv), 'Josh Brolin' (qv), and 'Matt Damon' (qv). She got big attention for her performance in this movie, and she was nominated for the 'Best Supporting Actress' Academy Award. After a short break, she appeared in several films which were released in 2013. She played the role of Juliet in Shakespeare's _Romeo and Juliet (2013)_ (qv), which also starred 'Douglas Booth' (qv), and was released in 2013. Also, she appeared in _Ender's Game (2013)_ (qv) as Petra Arkanian, based on the book written by Orson Scott Card, and this movie was directed by Gavin Hood. She starred with 'Asa Butterfield' (qv) and 'Harrison Ford' (qv), and this movie received positive reviews. She appeared in the short film _The Magic Bracelet (2013)_ (qv), with 'Bailee Madison' (qv), as Angela.In 2014, She appeared in _3 Days to Kill (2014)_ (qv), which was released on February 21, 2014. she played the major role of Zoey Renner, daughter of Kevin Costner. In _Hateship Loveship (2013)_ (qv), she played Sabitha with 'Kristen Wiig' (qv). This movie was released on April 11, 2014 in USA. Steinfeld performed the role of Emily Junk in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). She also starred in _Barely Lethal (2015)_ (qv) with 'Jessica Alba' (qv). She filmed the movie, _Ten Thousand Saints (2015)_ (qv), as the role of Eliza, again opposite 'Asa Butterfield' (qv).In 2016, she starred in the teen dramedy _The Edge of Seventeen (2016)_ (qv), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.She has been home-schooled since 2008. Hailee says she is very interested to be on the other side of camera and would like to eventually produce and direct.::Jaehun Han