Taylor Michel Momsen was born on July 26th, 1993 in St Louis, Missouri to parents Michael and Colette Momsen. She began acting professionally at age three, with a national commercial for Shake ‘N’ Bake. She first landed the role of Honey Bee Swan in The Prophet’s Game (1999). Her first big role was as Cindy Lou Who in ‘Jim Carrey”s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). After that, Taylor landed the role of Julie Moore in We Were Soldiers (2002) which also starred her younger sister, Sloane Momsen. She got parts in two more motion pictures: Hansel & Gretel, in which she played Gretel, and Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, in which she played Alexandra, the President’s daughter.

Taylor’s career came to a halt for over three years until she got the lead role in the never-aired WB series Misconceptions. In 2002, Momsen recorded “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” & “One Small Voice” featuring Myra & Camille Winbush for School’s Out! Christmas. Momsen also appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh and as Molly in the 2007 Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog. She currently plays the character of Jenny Humphrey in the CW television series Gossip Girl, which is based on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar.

In June 2008, at the age of 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models. In 2009, She will release her first debut album. She said it will be like “Punk-Rock” and very original. In 2009 she just left IMG Models since it wasn’t her focus like music and acting, for example. Also, she will join in the cast of ‘Cavegirl‘ with “Greek” co-star Jacob Zachar. Nothing is confirmed, they are still in conversation… It seemed to be just a rumor because until now we did not have any new or even a sneak peak about this project…

Taylor was the face of British fashion chain “New Look” for spring/summer collection In 2010, she was later selected to debut Madonna’s “Material Girl” clothing line and the pop queen said Taylor worked fit perfect on the campaign, 1 month later she was replaced by the second cover girl: Kelly Osbourne. With no stop as model, she helped the legendary fashion designer John Galliano to promote his women’s fragrance “Parlez-moi d’Amour” launched in autumn 2010. In June, 2011 the Japanese fashion company “Samantha Thavasa” announced Taylor as new promotional model for their handbags.

Last update: September 9, 2011.