- Haylie Duff
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Haylie Duff
Img_capt = Duff at the premiere of "War, Inc. "
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Haylie Katherine Duff
Born =birth date and age|1985|2|19Houston, Texas , USA.
Associated_acts =Hilary Duff ,Kool G Rap
Genre = Pop,teen pop ,dance-pop
Occupation = Actress,singer-songwriter
Instrument =Vocal
Years_active = 1997 — present (acting)
2003 — present (singing)
Label = Hollywood RecordsHaylie Katherine Duff (born
February 19 ,1985 ) is an American actress andsinger songwriter . She is best known for being the sister ofHilary Duff and her supporting role on "7th Heaven " as well as playing supporting roles in the films "Material Girls " and "Napoleon Dynamite ".Biography
Early life
Haylie Duff was born in
Houston, Texas . Her mother, Susan Colleen (née Cobb), is ahomemaker andfilm producer , and her father Robert Erhard Duff is a partner in a chain ofconvenience store s who resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's convenience store business. [http://www.wargs.com/other/duff.html] Haylie is two and a half years older than her sister,Hilary Duff , who is relatively more well known than Haylie for her career as a musician and an actress.Career
Actress
She appeared in several episodes of "
Lizzie McGuire ", "That's So Raven " and on other TV programs, which include "Joan of Arcadia ", "American Dreams ", "Boston Public ", and "Chicago Hope ". She played Summer, a stereotypical popular teenager, in the 2004independent film "Napoleon Dynamite ". In 2005, Duff joined the cast of the TV show "7th Heaven ", playingSandy Jameson , best friend to Simon's girlfriend.Duff was also in a straight to DVD release, "
Cindy and The Halo Boy ", co-starringFrankie 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 " with her sister Hilary.Duff is also scheduled to shoot a horror film with
Crispin Glover , "The I Scream Man". [ and another horror film costarring alongside the Mowry sisters in "Hollywood Horror ". [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963581.html?categoryId=28&cs=1 http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963581.html?categoryId=28&cs=1] "Variety.com" 04-25-07 ]inger
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 recorded numerous singles for various soundtracks with her sister, with most of them appearing on theDisneymania discs. She was featured on legendary rapperKool G Rap 's album "Half A Klip ", providing the background vocals on the track "On The Rise Again " produced byDJ Premier . She had supposedly completed work on her debut album "Walk the Walk" due mid 2008. [ [http://www.pr-inside.com/an-in-depth-review-of-the-elder-r468910.htm An in-depth review of the elder Duff's debut album ] ] Duff confirmed that this was false; she is not working on or releasing an album at this time. [ [http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/06/09/haylie-duff-interview/#more-51011 Backstage Access With Haylie Duff] ]Duff was involved in a court battle with
Paris Hilton over the song Screwed. Both Duff and Hilton had recorded it in 2004, Duff having planned it for her album, and Hilton for it to be released as her debut single, however after what seemed like Hilton had withdrawn from the fight, she was awarded the song by the court, and Duff was left without it. Even though she won the battle for Screwed, Hilton releasedStars Are Blind instead, releasing Screwed inAsia only.Television
Duff is currently hosting the reality show ', which is searching for the next actress to take over the lead role in '.cite news | last=Hetrick | first=Adam | title="Whipped into Shape": Legally Blonde MTV Reality Show to Debut June 2; Duff Hosts | publisher=Playbill | date=
2008-05-02 | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117358.html | accessdate=2008-05-03] She is also an executive producer of the show.
=PublicReception
Duff appeared on the cover of "Maxim" in January 2006 and is featured in their [http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/1165/HaylieDuff.girl Girls of Maxim] gallery.
Duff and sister
Hilary Duff are ranked number two on "E!'s "Favorite Famous Sisters "."As of February 2008, Duff has been seen with
Nick Zano . [ [http://bricksandstonesgossip.com/2008/02/20/haylie-duff-out-in-west-hollywood/ Bricks and Stones Gossip ] ]Filmography
* 2004: "
Napoleon Dynamite " as Summer
* 2005: "Dishdogz " as Cassidy* 2006: "
Material Girls " as Ava Marchetta* 2007: "Nightmare" as Molly Duggan
* 2008: "Legacy" as Lana Stevens (Trailer Title: "Pretty Little Devils")
* 2008: "
Love Takes Wing " as Annie Nelson ("Love Comes Softly " series)Series
* 2005-2007: "
7th Heaven " as Sandy JamesonVoice part
* 2004: "
In Search of Santa " as Lucinda* 2008: "
Foodfight! " as Sweet CakesHost
* 2008: "" as Host
Musical
* 2006: "Hairspray"
Guest appearances
* 1997: "True Women" as unknown
* 1997: "Hope" as Martha Jean Pruitt* 1998: "
Addams Family Reunion " as Gina Adams* 1999: "
The Amanda Show " as 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 Cousin Amy Sanders/Saunders (three appearances)* 2003: "
I Love Your Work " as Frat Brat Girlfriend
* 2003: "Third Watch " as young Faith* 2004: "
Napoleon Dynamite " as Summer Wheatly
* 2004: "American Dreams " as Shangri- Las (with Hilary Duff)
* 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 (three appearances)* 2007: "
My Sexiest Year " as Debbie* 2008: "
Backwoods " as Lee
* 2008: "Doesn't Texas Ever End" as Mercedez
* 2008: "Deep Cove" as Jenna* 2009: "Slightly Single in L.A." as Jill
Discography
Singles
* 2004: "Our Lips Are Sealed"
* 2008: "Holiday"oundtracks
* 2003 "Girl In The Band" — "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" soundtrack
* 2003 "What Dreams Are Made Of (Ballad Version)"(WithYani Gellman ) - "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" (withHilary Duff ) — "A Cinderella Story" soundtrack
* 2005 "Babysitting Is A Bum Deal" (duet withSeth MacFarlane in character ofStewie Griffin ) — "" soundtrack
* 2006 "Material Girl " (with Hilary Duff) — "Material Girls "
* 2008 "Blow My Mind" — "Drop Dead Gorgeous " soundtrack & "Girl Next" CDOther singles
*"Same Old Christmas" (with Hilary Duff)
*"The Siamese Cat Song" (with Hilary Duff)
*"The Siamese Cat Song" [Cat-Scratch Remix] (with Hilary Duff)References
External links
* [http://cwtv.com/shows/7th-heaven/cast/haylie-duff Haylie Duff cast bio on The CW]
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* [http://www.wargs.com/other/duff.html "First draft" of the Ancestry of Haylie Duff]
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