Birth Name: Taylor Michel Momsen

Category: Actress

Born: July 26, 1993

Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Astrological Sign: Leo

Zodiac Year: Rooster

Age: 17

Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Grade Level: 12th (2010-2011)

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Filmography:
"Gossip Girl" .... Jenny Humphrey (87 episodes, 2007-2011)
Spy School (2008) .... Madison
Underdog (2007) .... Molly
Paranoid Park (2007) .... Jennifer
Saving Shiloh (2006) .... Samantha Wallace
"Misconceptions" - Bad Guy's Day Off (2006) TV Episode .... Hopper Watson
Hansel & Gretel (2002) .... Gretel
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) .... Alexandra
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Julie Moore
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) .... Cindy Lou Who
The Prophet's Game (1999) .... Honey Bee Swan

Biography:
Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress, musician, and model. She portrays the character Jenny Humphrey on The CW television series Gossip Girl. She is also known for her role as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and for fronting the rock band, The Pretty Reckless.
Momsen was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Collette and Michael Momsen. There she attended Our Lady of Lourdes School then and lived in Potomac, Maryland where she attended Herbert Hoover Middle School. Her younger sister Sloane Momsen is also an actress. Momsen attended Professional Performing Arts High School (P.P.A.S) in New York City. She also attended COCA in St. Louis where she took dance and martial arts classes as a child.
She began acting professionally at 3 years of age with a national commercial for Shake 'N' Bake. She was then cast in The Prophet's Game. In 2000, Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Two years later she was cast in the motion picture: Hansel & Gretel, in which she played Gretel. Momsen's career came to a halt for over three years until she received the lead role in the never-aired The WB series Misconceptions. In 2002, Momsen recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "One Small Voice" featuring Myra and Camille Winbush for School's Out! Christmas. Momsen appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh and also the 2007 Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog, as Molly. She auditioned for the title role in Hannah Montana, and was in the top three, but the role was instead awarded to Miley Cyrus. As of 2007 she plays the character of Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl, which is based on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar. Momsen is due to be absent for most of season 4 due to a big storyline for the character in the season 3 finale. Creative differences have been cited for this.
In June 2008, at the age of fourteen,Momsen signed to IMG Models. In March 2009, Momsen stated in an interview with OK! Magazine that her band, The Pretty Reckless, had recently signed a deal with Interscope Records. She also mentioned that she writes all the songs, sings, and plays guitar on the album. Momsen has also made it onto the 2009 People Magazine 100 most beautiful list at number 76.
She is currently the face of British fashion chain New Look, for their Spring/Summer 2010 Collection.

Trivia:
Before she auditioned for The Grinch, she had never read the book or seen the cartoon.
Taylor Momsen 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.
Signed to IMG Models in 2008 at the age of 14.
Auditioned for the Hannah Montana role that went to Miley Cyrus.
She has a band named Pretty Reckless and signed with Interscope Records.
Her favorite bands are Garbage and the Black Eyed Peas. She loves to dance to their music.
Robert Plant is her idol.
Is good friends of Willa Holland.

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External Links:
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IMDb
Wikipedia

Page Last Updated: 15 June 2010