Haley Bennett Biography

Haley Bennett
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Haley Bennett
Born Haley Loraine Keeling
January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07) (age 21)
Naples, Florida, United States
Occupation Actress/Singer
Years active 2007–present
Official website

Haley Bennett (born January 7, 1988) is an American singer and actress.

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Biography

Haley Bennett was born in Naples, Florida as Haley Loraine Keeling, the daughter of Leilani Dorsey Bennett and Ronald Keeling. As a child she moved with her father to Stow, Ohio where she attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School1 before the family relocated back to Naples.2 Later, she studied music and acting while attending Barron Collier High School in Naples. She later attended Barbizon school for modeling and acting. She and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career in the summer of 2005 after high school.3

Haley made her film debut as the pop music singer Cora Corman in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, alongside Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Bennett sang several songs for the Music and Lyrics soundtrack, including "Buddha's Delight" and "Way Back into Love." Fragments of "Entering Bootytown" and "Slam" are heard during concert scenes in the movie. "Invincible" can only be heard during the end credits and is only a minute and a half long.

She appeared in the February 2007 issue of GQ in the GQ/Features section.4 Also that year, she signed with 550 Music/NuSound Records (part of the Epic Records family of labels), and began working on her first album with the aid of singer/songwriter Shaley Scott.

She signed a three-picture deal with Warner Brothers Pictures5 and starred in her second and third movies, College and The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), in which she played the lead role. She also made a cameo in the movie Marley & Me. Appeared in Greg Laswell's remake of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" music video. Starred along side Julia Stiles and Lily Cole in Shekhar Kapur's short movie Passage. Upcoming movies are The Hole alongside Teri Polo & Arcadia Lost alongside Carter Jenkins.

Haley performed her first live concert at The Mint in Los Angeles on June 19, 2008. Haley appeared in the October issue of Teen Vogue in the Young Hollywood section.

Personal life

Dated model Rick Malambri for a period and now, as of 2009, is reportedly dating 90210 star Ryan Eggold.

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
2007 Music and Lyrics Cora Corman Also featured in soundtrack, singing "Buddha's Delight", "Entering Bootytown" and "Slam"
2008 College Kendall
The Haunting of Molly Hartley Molly Hartley
Marley & Me Lisa
2009 Arcadia Lost Charlotte in post-production
2010 The Hole Julie Premiering at "Toronto International Film Festival"

References

  1. ^ "New Hollywood star has ties to Northeast Ohio". The Review. Alliance Publishing Co, LLC. 2007. http://www.the-review.com/news/article/1602442. Retrieved 16 October 2009. "...where she attended Stow High School in her freshman and sophomore years." 
  2. ^ Sever, Mike (15 February 2007). "Stow teen debuts in film with Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore". Record Courier (Record Publishing). http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/1607702. Retrieved 30 August 2009. 
  3. ^ "Haley Bennet". A Rare Reflection. Invision Power Services. 2008. http://www.officialhaleybennett.com/community/haley_bio.html. Retrieved 30 August 2009. "She moved to Los Angeles after high school with her mother..." 
  4. ^ "Haley's Comet", GQ Photoshoot
  5. ^ "IMTA Alum Set to Star in Major Motion Pictures". IMTA. 2006-03-15. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:iIF2v5nsrjoJ:www.imta.com/press/Haley_Bennett-Music_and_Lyrics_By.php&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=21&client=mozilla. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 

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