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Haylie Katherine Duff (born February 19, 1985)[1] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television host, writer, and fashion designer.[2] She is best known for her roles as Sandy Jameson in the television series 7th Heaven, Amy Sanders in Lizzie McGuire, Summer Wheatley in Napoleon Dynamite, and Annie Nelson in the made-for-television films Love Takes Wing along with its sequel Love Finds a Home. She is the older sister of American singer and actress Hilary Duff.

Early life[edit]

The older sister of Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff was born in Houston, Texas.[3] Duff's mother, Susan Colleen Duff (née Cobb) is a film producer who was a co-executive producer of A Cinderella Story (2004), a producer of The Perfect Man (2005) and Material Girls (2006), and the manager of Hilary; she was previously a homemaker. Her father, Robert Erhard "Bob" Duff, a partner and owner in a chain of convenience stores with his father, John B. Duff, resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's business. She began her acting career as an offshoot of her early dance training. Growing up in Texas, Duff began ballet at an early age. By the age of eight, Duff landed a role in the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company's production of The Nutcracker Suite.[4]

Career[edit]

Acting[edit]

Duff in the cast of Hairspray performing "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" during a street performance of the song

Duff's early career started by making guest appearances on made-for-television films such as True Women and on TV series such as The Amanda Show. In addition to guest-starring roles on Chicago Hope, Boston Public, and Third Watch, Duff became a familiar face starting in late 2002 as Amy Sanders on Lizzie McGuire. In 2004, Duff made a guest appearance on That's So Raven as Katina Jones. After making guest appearances on television, Duff received her first role in a feature film when she was cast as Summer Wheatley in Napoleon Dynamite. The film earned her first Teen Choice Award win. She continued making guest appearances, which include Joan of Arcadia and American Dreams. She also lent her voice talent to the Christmas animation film In Search of Santa which again, featured sister Hilary. In 2005, Duff joined the cast of the television series 7th Heaven, playing Sandy Jameson, best friend to Simon's girlfriend Rose.

In June 2006, Duff joined the Broadway cast of Hairspray, portraying mean girl Amber Von Tussle,[5] and left the role in early October 2006.

Duff has also starred in Material Girls with sister Hilary, where she is credited as co-producer, with her mother and sister credited as producers. Following Material Girls, Duff appeared in various made-for-television or straight-to-DVD films including Nightmare, My Sexiest Year, Legacy, Backwoods, Love Takes Wing, Love Finds a Home and My Nanny's Secret.

Between 2008 and 2015, Duff appeared in various films and TV roles, including; Fear Island, Tug and Slightly Single in L.A.. She lent her voice to the animated film Foodfight!, but due to distribution issues, the film was delayed for years until it finally saw a release in 2012. Duff hosted the reality show Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods, which searched for an actress to take over the lead role in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she had been in the chorus.[6] She was also listed as an executive producer of the series. Duff's project was the film Badge of Honor in 2015.[7]

Singing[edit]

Duff has recorded numerous singles for various soundtracks with her sister, with most of them appearing on the Disneymania discs. Notable soundtracks include: In Search of Santa, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, A Cinderella Story, and Material Girls. She was featured on rapper Kool G Rap's album Half a Klip, providing the background vocals on the track "On the Rise Again" produced by DJ Premier. Duff also sang "A Whatever Life" for the Stuck in the Suburbs soundtrack and "Sweetest Pain" for the Raising Helen soundtrack. She is also featured on song "Babysitting Is a Bum Deal" on the album Family Guy: Live in Las Vegas, singing a duet with Seth MacFarlane as his character Stewie. In addition to singing, Duff has also written and co-written several songs for her sister Hilary's first two studio albums, Metamorphosis and her self titled second album. She also contributed the whistling to Hilary’s song “Sparks” from her album Breathe In. Breathe Out.

Other ventures[edit]

In 2012 she started her own blog called Real Girl's Kitchen, which was later picked up by the Cooking Channel and made into a show in 2014.[2] In 2013, Duff released her first book called "The Real Girl's Kitchen". In 2017 Haylie started her own children's fashion line called Little Moon Society.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Religious beliefs[edit]

Haylie and Hilary at the premiere of War, Inc., in 2008

In 2009, Duff stated, "I am a Christian, but I also don't really see myself as a religious person. I see myself as more of a spiritual person. There are a lot of things that I do agree with in Christianity and things that I don't agree with. I'm not a regular churchgoer, but I do think that I have my own beliefs that I feel strongly about."[9]

Relationships[edit]

In April 2014, Duff announced her engagement to Matt Rosenberg after a year and a half of dating.[10] She and Rosenberg have two daughters: Ryan Ava Erhard[11] and Lulu Gray.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Stage[edit]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Guest singles[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Music videos[edit]

Songwriting credits[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Haylie Duff". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Real Girl's Kitchen". Realgirlskitchen.com. November 11, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Where the Stars Are From: Texas". Fox News. Retrieved July 12, 2014. The singing and acting sisters were born in Houston, TX where they were encouraged by their mom to take acting classes.
  4. ^ Wang, Julia. "Hilary Duff Biography". People. Time Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2014. Duff, 6, and Haylie, 8, land parts in the ballet The Nutcracker Suite in San Antonio.
  5. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (June 12, 2006). "Haylie Duff Signs on To Broadway Version Of 'Hairspray'". MTV News. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Hetrick, Adam (May 2, 2008). "Whipped into Shape: Legally Blonde MTV Reality Show to Debut June 2; Duff Hosts". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  7. ^ "Twitter / CEI_FilmStudio: We have just wrapped on 'The". Twitter.com. May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "Haylie Duff's New Children's Clothing Line Encourages Mixing, Matching and Definitely Playing".
  9. ^ Ross, Dena. "What Haylie Duff Can't Live Without". Beliefnet.com.
  10. ^ Corriston, Michelle (April 3, 2014). "Haylie Duff Engaged to Matt Rosenberg". People.com. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Lily Harrison; Claudia Rosenbaum (May 11, 2015). "Haylie Duff Gives Birth to a Baby Girl, Her First Child With Fiancé Matt Rosenberg—Find Out Their Daughter's Name". E! News.
  12. ^ "Another Baby Girl! Haylie Duff Welcomes Second Child with Fiance Matt Rosenberg".
  13. ^ "Discography Hilary Duff". Australian-Charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  14. ^ "Canada Hot 100: Hilary Duff". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  15. ^ "Kool G Rap – On The Rise Again / With A Bullet". Discogs. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  16. ^ "On The Rise Again". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  17. ^ "Hilary Duff - Our Lips Are Sealed (With Haylie Duff) Music Video". MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  18. ^ "Composições de Haylie Duff". ASCAP. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-20.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Duff, Haylie (2013). Real Girl's Kitchen - Haylie Duff book. ISBN 978-1595146830.

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Little Moon Society
  • Haylie Duff at IMDb