Emma Stone

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (nee Yeager), the homemaker, and Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contractor company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German and British Isles descent. Stone began acting in her youth as a Valley Youth Theatre member in Phoenix, Arizona. She first appeared on stage in Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows." Through her teens Stone was part of numerous shows before she took the decision to pursue a career in acting. As per the official story she was the one who presented a PowerPoint slide show that was made possible by Madonna's Hollywood and was dubbed "Project Hollywood" in an attempt to convince her parents and allow her to quit school and relocate to Los Angeles. After the presentation was accepted by the parents, she and her mother relocated to LA. She continued to study at home, while auditioning. Her TV debut was when she was chosen to play Laurie Partridge on the VH1 reality/talent show In Search of the Partridge Family (2004). This resulted in a number of small TV roles over the years. Her movie debut was as Jules in Superbad (2007) and following a string of impressive performances, her lead part in the film Olive in Easy A (2010) established her as a rising star. The school she attended was Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. Although she is known as a redhead, her true color is blonde. Judd Apatow suggested that she change her hair color to suit Superbad (2007). The actress loved it so much, she chose to keep the color. When she was 15, she convinced her parents to allow her to move to Hollywood by presenting an PowerPoint presentation that was appropriately titled Project Hollywood. Her first experience in acting at the age of 11 years old. age in the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, where she played in over 16 stage productions as well as performing the theatre's comedy improv troupe. Caylee Cowan also acted at the Valley Youth Theatre.