Emma Stone, an American actress, was born November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school years of the future actress were held at the Cocopah Middle School. The school had a children's drama club, and little Emma Stone participated in performances, playing fairy-tale characters. And when the girl grew up, her mother took her to the Valley Youth Theater, in which everything was already real, although the repertoire was aimed at teenagers.
School theater
Theatrical life captured the young artist, at 11 she played in the play "Wind in the Willows" based on the story of Scottish writer Kenneth Graham. The debut was successful, and the girl began to participate in other productions. For four years, while she was finishing school, young Stone played in sixteen performances, and the theater determined her future fate - Emma decided to become an actress. Parents strongly supported her daughter, and as soon as she was 15 years old, she and her mother left for Los Angeles.
TV projects
Emma Stone, whose height (168 cm) was ideally suited for television filming, first participated in television plays, playing episodic roles. Thanks to the experience gained on the stage, Emma coped with her tasks easily, her characters turned out to be quite interesting. The directors on television quickly noticed a talented young actress, she began to receive supporting roles. And in 2004, Stone was approved for the role of Lori Partridge in the television series "The New Partridge Family." Then the actress played a small role in the TV series Medium (2005), Lucky Louis, Life of Zach and Cody, Malcolm in the Spotlight (2006). In 2007, Stone got the role of Violet Trimble in the series "Race".
Big movie debut
In the same 2007, Emma Stone, whose filmography contained only television series, made her debut in a big movie, she played Jules in the comedy "Super Peppers", directed by Greg Mottola. A youth film with powerful sexual overtones. For this role, Emma Stone was awarded the Young Hollywood Award. Then she took part in the production of the musical comedy "Naked Drummer" directed by Peter Cattaneo, where she played bass player Amelia. In the same year, Emma played Natalie, president of Zeta Alpha Zeta, in the movie Boys Like It, directed by Fred Wolfe. In this picture, Stone also performed as a singer, performing the song I Know What Boys Like by The Wairesses.
Stone as a ghost
In 2009, Emma Stone, whose photo has already begun to appear in glossy magazines, played an unusual role in the film "Ghosts of Former Girlfriends" directed by Mark Waters. Her character is the ghost of Allison Vandemirsh, who emerged from nothingness to meet with his former classmate Connor Mead. Another film shot in 2009 with the participation of Stone is the black comedy "Welcome to Zombieland" directed by Ruben Fleischer. The actress played Wichita - one of two adventurer sisters. And the last film of 2009, in which Emma played the role of schoolgirl Abby, is “The Paper Man” directed by Kiran Mulroney.
Character Pendergast
The actress has a sonorous beautiful voice, she is often offered to voice the character in some animated film. The year 2010 began for Emma Stone with a cartoon called "Marmadyuk", in which she voiced the Australian Shepherd, the girlfriend of the wonderful dog Marmadyuk. In the same 2010, the actress played a major role in the film directed by Will Glack, "Excellent student of easy virtue." The character Stone is an unlucky schoolgirl, Olive Pendergast, who once wanted to brag about something, and she lied to her friend in a conversation: "... I supposedly recently lost my innocence ...". This conversation was accidentally overheard by her classmate, a militant Puritan, and the "news" instantly spread throughout the school.
Best Actress Roles
In 2011, Emma Stone played a minor role in the romantic comedy "Friendship Sex" by the same director Will Glack. The main female role this time was played by Mila Kunis. Then, in the same year, another romantic comedy film was shot with elements of a drama called "This Wacky Love" directed by Glenn Ficarra. Emma played Hannah Weaver, the "encrypted" daughter of the protagonist. The picture was awarded several awards. Then the actress played the main role in the film directed by Tate Taylor's "Servants" about the difficult fate of black maids in the US state of Mississippi. This film has also received many awards.
In the action movie "New Spider-Man" directed by
Mark Webb Stone, she played Gwen Stacy, an assistant to Dr. Connors. A fantastic film with a fantastic budget of 230 million dollars was a considerable success, its box office doubled the funds spent. And the moviegoers were still impressed by the magnificent sequel.
The role of the red-haired Grace, a tempting and dangerous woman who created a love triangle in the crime thriller-thriller "Gangster Hunters", Stone played in 2013. Director Ruben Fleischer managed to create a super-tense atmosphere, as it should be in films shot under the criminal scenario.
In the same year, actress Emma Stone voiced the character of the cartoon "Cave People". It was Gip - the daughter of the main character Grun, who was voiced by Nicolas Cage. Then the actress took up the voice acting of video games.
Emma Stone, whose filmography currently contains about 30 films, believes that the best films with her participation are yet to come. The list of 7 films in which the actress played the main roles:
- Year 2008 - “Boys Like It,” directed by Fred Wolf / role of Natalie.
- Year 2009 - "Welcome to Zombieland", directed by Ruben Fleischer / role of Wichita.
- Year 2010 - "Excellent student of easy virtue", directed by Will Glack / Olive Pendergast.
- Year 2011 - “Servants,” directed by Tate Taylor / Eugenia Filan.
- Year 2012 - "The New Spider-Man", directed by Mark Webb / Gwen Stacy.
- Year 2012 - "Gangster Hunters", directed by Ruben Fleischer / Grace Faraday.
- Year 2014 - "The New Spider-Man. High Voltage," directed by Mark Webb / Gwen Stacy.
Personal life
The personal life of the movie star Emma Stone so far has come down to endless hair dyeing, there was no time left for something else. The actress is a natural blonde, and the roles most often require a different, more intellectual, shade. For example, for the shooting of the movie "Super Peppers," Emma dyed a fiery red color, the same thing happened when she starred in the action-packed detective "Gangster Hunters." But Loli Partridge from the movie "The New Partridge Family" should have had beautiful dark brown hair. Before filming the sequel "New Spider-Man", the actress had to become a blonde again.
Stone's personal life, which happens between shootings, takes place in Los Angeles or in New York, Greenwich Village, where the actress has apartments. Emma’s hobbies include a fanatical passion for computer programs, web design and all kinds of typesetting. The unstable weight of Emma Stone, which sometimes decreases, then increases in the range of 50-52 kg, makes the actress visit the gym, and this can also become a hobby. The actress's only close friend is singer Taylor Swift. Occasionally, Stone meets actor Andrew Garfield, the best Spider-Man of all time. The engagement has not yet been announced. Hollywood actresses are trying not to get married at the peak of a career, and Stone is just becoming a place, she began to gain strength. So Andrew will have to wait a bit. In addition, he and the actor himself are young and have not yet decided on their roles.