Hilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and recording artist. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame for playing the title role in the television series Lizzie McGuire. Duff subsequently ventured into feature films, with her most commercially successful movies being Cheaper by the Dozen Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) (2003), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and A Cinderella Story (2004). Duff expanded her repertoire into pop music with the release of three RIAA-certified RIAA certification platinum albums and over thirteen million records sold worldwide as of February 2007. and is also signed on as a model to IMG Models New York. On February 19, 2010, Duff got engaged to Mike Comrie after a courtship of over two years. Early work Duff's early career was marked by playing minor roles, starting off with an uncredited appearance in Hallmark Entertainment's western miniseries True Women in 1997. She also served as an uncredited extra extra (actor) , in writer-director Willard Carroll's ensemble dramedy Playing by Heart in 1998. Her first major role was as a star of the 1998 film Casper Meets Wendy, a direct-to-video sequel to Casper: A Spirited Beginning in which she plays the young witch Wendy Wendy the Good Little Witch , who befriends the animated character Casper Casper the Friendly Ghost . The film was released to mostly unenthusiastic reviews. In 1999, Duff appeared in a supporting role in the television film The Soul Collector, which was based on a Kathleen Kane Maureen Child novel. Duff won a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress)" for her role in the movie. Duff also starred in the Disney Channel television film Cadet Kelly (2002), which became the network's most watched program in its 19-year history. The film, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry, follows a female naturalist natural history , played by Patricia Arquette. Duff played the younger version of Arquette's character. The same year, Duff recorded a cover version of Brooke McClymont's "I Can't Wait I Can't Wait (Brooke McClymont song) " for the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack Lizzie McGuire (soundtrack) , and "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" for the first DisneyMania compilation album. Her first album was Santa Claus Lane (2002), a collection of Christmas songs that included duets with her sister Haylie Haylie Duff , Lil' Romeo Romeo Miller , and Christina Milian. Accompanied by the Disney Channel-only single "Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)", it peaked at 154 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 album chart and was certified gold. Later that year, Duff played one of the 12 children of Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt in the family film Cheaper by the Dozen Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) , which remains her highest grossing film to date. She reprised her role in the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), which failed to be as successful as the original film and was panned by critics. Duff also made several guest appearances in television shows, her first as a sick child in the medical drama Chicago Hope in March 2000. In a 2003 episode of George Lopez George Lopez (TV series) , she had a role as a makeup salesperson; she later reappeared in the show in 2005 as Kenzie, a feminist poet friend of the character Carmen (Masiela Lusha). In the same year, she acted opposite her sister Haylie in American Dreams, while in 2005, she played a classmate and idolizer of the title character of Joan of Arcadia. 2004–2006 , before her annual concert for military families. Duff's second studio album was the self-titled Hilary Duff Hilary Duff (album) for which she co-wrote some songs. It was released on her seventeenth birthday (in September 2004) and debuted at #2 in the U.S. and at #1 in Canada. The album sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. in eight months with its only US single, Fly Fly (song) ., and critics were impressed by Duff's performance. She also starred in the 2006 satirical comedy Material Girls, in which she co-starred with her sister Haylie Duff. Duff's third album, Most Wanted Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album) (2005), comprised of songs from her previous two albums, remixes and three new songs which included "Wake up Wake Up (Hilary Duff song) " written by Joel Madden and his brother, Benji Benji Madden , both members of Good Charlotte. In June 2008, Duff joined the cast of the Polish brothers comedy Stay Cool. She co-starred alongside Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase, and Jon Cryer. In the film, she portrayed the character of Shasta O'Neil, described as a ***y high school senior and the film is scheduled for release in 2009. In November 2008, Duff's second greatest hits album, Best of Hilary Duff was released and the album's first single "Reach Out Reach Out (Hilary Duff song) " which samples Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" was released in the previous month, the song became Duff's third #1 dance hit. Duff thereafter announced that she would be leaving her record label Hollywood Records after six years of service. She later announced to MTV that she would begin work on her new album in December 2008. In January 2009, it was announced that she would star in an indie feature Independent film , The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, an adaptation of Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie and Clyde (film) . In April 2009, Duff began filming Provinces of Night, which is based on a book by the same name written by William*** William*** (author) . Duff plays Raven Halfacre, the teenage daughter of a promiscuous, alcoholic mother. Duff has signed on for a seven-episode arc as Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU in search of a traditional college experience and ends up rooming with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) in Gossip Girl Gossip Girl (TV series) . In August 2009, it was announced that Duff will star in Beauty and the Briefcase, a romantic comedy based on the book Diary of a Working Girl, by Daniella Brodsky and directed by Gil Junger. The film is set to appear on the small screen for ABC Family. In the movie, Duff plays a fashion magazine columnist who writes about her dating struggles in the city. In September 2009, Duff released a second clothing line with DKNY Jeans as Femme for DKNY. She decided to design a new clothing line for girls her age which had detachable scarves and adjustable belt loops.Duff launched her clothing line, "Stuff by Hilary Duff", in March 2004, with clothes distributed through Target Target Corporation#Target Stores in the United States, Kmart in Australia, Zellers in Canada, and Edgars Stores Edcon Limited in South Africa. The company, initially started as a clothing line, has expanded its business into furniture, fragrances, and jewelry, targeted at the teen and preteen crowd. Playmates Toys released a celebrity doll of her in 2004. In late 2006, Mattel released a Hilary Duff Barbie doll. As a fashion designer, she had designed clothes for Barbie dolls in the past Duff and her pet dog Lola made an appearance in the Electronic Arts game The Sims 2: Pets, which was released on October 2006. In console versions of the game, Duff's character visits public areas and allows the players to let their Sims socialize with her and Lola.Duff is involved with various charities charitable organization , is an animal rights enthusiast and a member of Kids with a Cause. In 2005, she donated over 2.5 million meals to Hurricane Katrina victims in the south. In August 2006, Duff traveled to a New Orleans elementary school and worked with USA Harvest to distribute meals. She has also served on the Advisory Board of the "Audrey Hepburn Child Benefit Fund" and the Celebrity Council of "Kids with a Cause". On October 8, 2008, Duff starred in a public service announcement for The Think Before You Speak Campaign by Ad Council and GLSEN***, *** and Straight Education Network , to prevent youth from using anti-LGBT vocabulary, such as the phrase "That's so***". In July 2009, Duff was named as a Youth Ambassador to the children of the Colombian capital, Bogota. As a Youth Ambassador, she will spend five days in the country, distributing backpacks filled with food to needy children. Duff has stated numerous times that she’s a strong animal rights supporter and has commented, when asked what she would be doing if she weren’t a celebrity, "I always wanted to be a veterinarian when I was younger, but then I figured out that animals actually die there, so that was not the job for me. Definitely something with kids or animals or something like that."In a June 2006 interview with Elle Elle (magazine) magazine, Duff was quoted as saying: "...(virginity) is definitely something I like about myself. It doesn't mean I haven't thought about ***, because everyone I know has had it and you want to fit in". It was reported that Carter left Duff for Lindsay Lohan, but soon broke up with Lohan and resumed dating Duff. Carter later stated that he also cheated on Duff with her best friend, and that Duff "got her heart broken" and he was "sorry" for his actions. Duff began dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2004. The same year, Duff's parents separated after 22 years of marriage, due to infidelity on the part of her father. She wrote about the pain caused by the separation in her songs "Stranger Stranger (Hilary Duff song) " and "Gypsy Woman Gypsy Woman (Hilary Duff song) ". Duff began dating NHL National Hockey League player Mike Comrie in 2007. On February 19, 2010, Duff and Comrie announced they were engaged.;Studio albums * Metamorphosis Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album) (2003) * Hilary Duff Hilary Duff (album) (2004) * Dignity Dignity (album) (2007) ;Other albums * Santa Claus Lane (2002) * Most Wanted Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album) (2005) * 4Ever 4Ever (album) (2006) * Best of Hilary Duff (2008)
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