Hilary duff biography
Hilary Duff
American actress and singer (born )
This article is about the actress and singer. For the album, see Hilary Duff (album). For the sitcom character, see The High Life (British TV series).
Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, ) is an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards, and nominations for two People's Choice Awards.
Duff began her acting career at a young age, quickly being labeled a teen idol as the title character in the Disney Channel comedy series Lizzie McGuire (–) and in the film based on the series, The Lizzie McGuire Movie (). Thereafter, she appeared in numerous mainstream films such as Cadet Kelly (), Agent Cody Banks (), Cheaper by the Dozen (), A Cinderella Story (), and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (). She later appeared in independent films playing a wider range of adult-themed roles, such as War, Inc. (), According to Greta (), Bloodworth (), and The Haunting of Sharon Tate (). Duff starred as Kelsey Peters in TV Land's longest-running original series Younger (–), and produced and starred as Sophie Tompkins in the Hulu sitcom How I Met Your Father (–).
Her debut studio album was the Christmas-themed Santa Claus Lane (), which was released through Buena Vista Records. Duff later signed with Hollywood Records and had much more success with her second album, Metamorphosis (), which topped the Billboard chart and earned a 4× Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She also enjoyed significant commercial success with her subsequent albums, Hilary Duff () and Dignity (), as well as the compilation Most Wanted. Following a hiatus from music, Duff signed with RCA Records for her fifth album, Breathe In. Breathe Out. (). Duff has been hailed as an inspiration by subsequent Disney teen stars such as Miley Cyrus, De
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, ) is an American actress and singer. She got celebrity famous by being in the television program show' Lizzie McGuire she has gone onto a movie career, with roles in mainstream pictures. Among the movies she plays in are Cheaper by the Dozen, The Perfect Man, A Cinderella Story, Raise Your Voice, Material Girls and independent movies such as War, Inc. and Greta. Duff has also ventured into a music career as a pop musician, releasing 8 albums (for example Most Wanted, Dignity, Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff) and 15 music videos (for example "Reach Out", "With Love", "Stranger", "Wake Up", "So Yesterday", "Come Clean"). Lately she has also ventured into a fashion career as a designer for DKNY, with her new line Femme for DKNY.
Personal life
[change | change source]Duff has an older sister, Haylie, who is also an actress.
Duff was married to hockey player Mike Comrie from to ; they share a son, Luca. She is currently married to music producer Matthew Koma since she dated him in They have three daughters together, Banks, Mae and Townes, born in , and
Filmography
[change | change source]| Television guest appearances | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Chicago Hope | Jessie Seldon | "Cold Hearts" (Season 6, Episode 17) | |
| American Dreams | Shangri-Las | "Change a Comin" (Season 2, Episode 8) | |
| George Lopez | Stephanie | "Team Leader" (Season 2, Episode 22) | |
| Frasier | Britney | "Frasier-Lite" (Season 11, Episode 12) | |
| Joan of Arcadia | Dylan Samuels | "The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi" (Season 2, Episode 14) | |
| George Lopez | Kenzie | "George's Grand Slam" (Season 4, Episode 19) | |
| The Andy Milonakis Show | Herself | "Andy Moves to L.A." (episode 1, season 3) | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Morgan Jeffries | "Thrilled to Death" (Season 4, Episode 19) | |
| Law & Order: SVU | Ashlee Walker | "Selfish" (Season 10, Episode 19) Hilary Duff() Who Is Hilary Duff?Actress and singer Hilary Duff came to fame as the title character on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire. Wildly popular with the tween set, Duff turned herself into a popular franchise with films like The Lizzie McGuire Movie () and A Cinderella Story (). She also released several pop albums and her debut record, Metamorphosis (), went triple-platinum. Duff has has her own clothing lines: Stuff by Hilary Duff and Femme for DKNY Jeans. In , she became part of the hit TV series Younger. Early Life and CareerHilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, , in Houston, Texas. She is the second of two daughters born to Susan, a housewife turned film and music producer, and Bob Duff, the owner of a chain of Texas convenience stores. Taking after her sister, Haylie, Duff entered ballet classes and auditioned for local theatrical productions with her sibling at a young age. "I always wanted to be like my older sister, Haylie," Duff later recalled. "When she learned to ride a bike, I had to as well. If she took ballet lessons, I did too. I took singing lessons because she did. It all just got more intense until it turned into careers for both of us." At the age of six, Duff was cast alongside her sister in a BalletMet Columbus production of The Nutcracker Suite in San Antonio. It was a positive experience for both of the girls, who, in turn, aspired to act professionally. In , they moved to California with their mother, who began managing their careers. Beginning at the age of eight, Duff was also home-schooled by her mother. The budding actress got her first big break in Hollywood when she landed the lead role of Wendy, starring opposite an animated ghost in the made-for-TV movie Casper Meets Wendy. Movies, TV and Music'Lizzie McGuire'In , Duff was cast on a new sitcom, Daddio. She worked on the show alongside Michael Chiklis, who said after working with her for one day, "T . | |