Haylie Duff Biography
Summary
"Haylie Katherine Duff" (born February 19 1985) is an American actress and singer best known for her supporting role on "7th Heaven" as well as starring in the films "Material Girls" and "Napoleon Dynamite".
Biography
Early life
Duff was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Susan Duff, is a producer. Robert Erhard Duff, Haylie's father, resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's convenience store business. Haylie is two and a half years older than her sister, Hilary Duff, who is relatively more well known than Haylie for her own music career and as an actress.
Career
Actress
She appeared in several episodes of "Lizzie McGuire"; on another Disney Channel show, "That's So Raven"; and on other TV programs, including "Joan of Arcadia", "American Dreams", "Boston Public", and "Chicago Hope". She played Summer, a stereotypical popular teenager, in the 2004 independent film "Napoleon Dynamite". In 2005, Duff joined the cast of the TV show "7th Heaven", playing Sandy Jameson, best friend to Simon's girlfriend.
Duff was also in a straight to DVD release, "Cindy and The Halo Boy", co-starring Frankie Muniz of "Malcolm in the Middle" fame. In the film, Duff played the leader of a clique of girls in high school who was pregnant with a baby fathered by Muniz's character, nicknamed 'Geekling', the leader of a clique of nerdy boys who had wispy mustaches and played the video game "Halo." In summer 2006, Duff joined the Broadway cast of "Hairspray", portraying mean girl Amber Von Tussle, and playing the part through the beginning of October 2006. Duff has also starred in "Material Girls".
Duff is also scheduled to shoot a horror film with Crispin Glover, "The I Scream Man".
Singer
Duff wrote or co-wrote several songs on three of Hilary Duff's albums, "Metamorphosis" (2003), "Hilary Duff" (2004), and the song 'Gypsy Woman', on Hilary's fourth album, "Dignity" (2007). She has also recorded numerous singles for various soundtracks with her sister, with most of them appearing on the Disneymania discs.
Public image
Reception
Duff appeared on the cover of Maxim in January 2006 and is featured in their (Girls of Maxim) gallery.
Duff and sister Hilary Duff are ranked number two on "E!'s 'Favorite Famous Sisters.'
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Filmography
Musical
2007: "Hairspray"
Guest appearance
1997: "True woman" as (part rejected)
1997: "Hope" as Martha Jean Pruitt
1999: "The Amanda Show" as a jealous girl in crowd
2000: "Dreams in the Attic" as Jessica
2000: "Chicago Hope" as Jenny
2001: "The Newman shower" as Wendy
2001: "Boston Public" as Sylvia (two appearances)
2002: "Lizzie McGuire" as Amy (recurring role)
2003: "I Love Your Work" as a Fan
2003: "Third Watch" as young Faith
2003: "American Dreams" as Shangri-Las (with Hilary Duff)
2004: "Napoleon Dynamite" as Summer Wheatly
2004: "That's so Raven" as Katina
2004: "One on One" as Mandy
2005: "Complete Savages" as Jessica
2005: "Joan of Arcadia" as Stevie Marx (recurring role)
Discography
Singles
'Same Old Christmas' (with Hilary Duff)
'The Siamese Cat Song' (with Hilary Duff)
'The Siamese Cat Song' Cat-Scratch Remix (with Hilary Duff)
'What Dreams are Made of' played Isabella's singing voice on ""] (with Hilary Duff)
Soundtracks
2003 'Girl In The Band' - "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" soundtrack
2004 'Sweetest Pain' - "Raising Helen" soundtrack
2004 'A Whatever Life' - "Stuck In The Suburbs" soundtrack
2004 'One In This World' - "A Cinderella Story" soundtrack
2004 'Our Lips Are Sealed' (with Hilary Duff) - "A Cinderella Story" soundtrack
2005 'Babysitting Is A Bum Deal' (duet with Seth Macfarlane in character of Stewie Griffin) - "Family Guy: Live in Vegas" soundtrack
2006 'Material Girl' (with Hilary Duff) - "Material Girls" soundtrack & "Girl Next" CD
External links
(Haylie Duff cast bio on The CW)
Credit
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