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Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 ) is an American Actress , Pop Singer and Entrepreneur . She has an elder sister, Haylie Duff , who is also an actress/singer. After gaining fame for her starring role on the , and an exclusive perfume with Elizabeth Arden . Her upcoming films include the 2007 action thriller '' War, Inc. '' and animated comedy '' Foodfight! ''. 1 Duff's latest studio album, '' Dignity '', was released in April 2007. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Duff was born in ''. December 1 , 2002 . Retrieved July 25 , 2007 . TELEVISION Early work Most of Duff's first few acting roles were small, starting off with an uncredited appearance in Hallmark Entertainment's western miniseries '''' (1997), the second sequel to the successful '' Casper '' (1995), the film was released Direct-to-video with mostly unenthusiastic reviews. Duff later appeared in a supporting role in the television film '' The Soul Collector '' (1999), which was based on a Kathleen Kane novel and starred Bruce Greenwood as an angel who helps a widowed farmer ( Melissa Gilbert ). Duff won a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress)". Duff's first serious shot at fame came when she was cast as one of the children in the Pilot Episode of the NBC sitcom '' Daddio '' (2000). Actor Michael Chiklis , co-star of ''Daddio'' stated, "After working with her the first day, I remember saying to my wife, 'This young girl is going to be a movie star'. She was completely at ease with herself and comfortable in her own skin." ''Lizzie McGuire'' .]] Before ''Daddio'' had aired, Duff was dropped from its cast lineup and became reluctant to continue her acting career. Her manager and mother spurred her on, and a week later she successfully auditioned for the family comedy show '' Lizzie McGuire ''. In the series, Duff portrayed a clumsy but average middle school girl. The show focused on her life and her slow growth into teenhood. Actors that starred alongside her included Lalaine , Adam Lamberg , Jake Thomas , Clayton Snyder , Ashlie Brillault , Robert Carradine , and Hallie Todd . ''Lizzie McGuire'', which first aired on the Disney Channel in January 12 , 2001 , was a ratings hit, drawing in 2.3 million viewers per episode, and became the career breakthrough Duff had been waiting for. Her participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and fourteen, with critic Richard Huff of the '' New York Daily News '' calling her "a 2002 version of Annette Funicello ." After Duff fulfilled her entire sixty-five episode contract with ''Lizzie McGuire'', Disney considered continuing the franchise in further films and a prime-time television series to be broadcast on ABC , but the plans deteriorated. A successful feature film spin-off, '' The Lizzie McGuire Movie '' (2003), was produced. Other projects During her time on ''Lizzie McGuire'', Duff starred opposite Christy Carlson Romano and Gary Cole in the Disney Channel television film '' Cadet Kelly '' (2002), which became the network's most watched program in its nineteen-year history. Duff has made several guest appearances in television shows, her first as a sick child in the medical drama '' Chicago Hope '' in March 2000. 3 In a 2003 episode of '' George Lopez '', she had a role as a makeup salesperson, and she later reappeared in the show in 2005 as a feminist poet friend of Carmen ( Masiela Lusha ), a character whose poetry had roots in the work of Simone De Beauvoir , Toril Moi , and Ranjit Hakim. She acted opposite her sister Haylie as the 1960s pop group The Shangri-Las in '' American Dreams '' in 2003, and played a classmate and idolizer of the title character of '' Joan Of Arcadia '' in a 2005 episode. During her ''Most Wanted'' tour, she performed in Guadalajara , Mexico , where she filmed a brief appearance on the soap opera '' Rebelde ''. She was also the guest star on '' The Andy Milonakis Show '' for its third season premiere in 2007. 4 FILM CAREER Duff's first role in a theatrical motion picture was in '' Human Nature '' (2002), an independent film shot before ''Lizzie McGuire'' and first shown at the Cannes and Sundance film festivals. 5 Written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry , the film follows a female Naturalist , played by Patricia Arquette . Duff played the younger version of Arquette's character. 2003–2004 Her first major role in a feature film was in the family action film '' Agent Cody Banks '' with Frankie Muniz in 2003. The film received positive reviews and was successful enough to spawn a sequel, in which Duff did not participate. Afterwards, Duff reprised her role as Lizzie McGuire for ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', which exceeded box office expectations earning $55,534,455 worldwide.6 ''.]] Later that year, Duff played one of the twelve children of Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt in the family film '' Cheaper By The Dozen '', which remains her highest grossing film. She reprised her role in the sequel to the film called '' Cheaper By The Dozen 2 '' (2005), which failed to be as financially successful as the original film and was panned by critics. In 2004, Duff starred in the romantic comedy '. October 8 , 2004 . Retrieved June 23 , 2005 . and indifferent towards her acting performance. The film received a muted reception at the box office, and is Duff's least successful film commercially, with total theater receipts of just $13,573,284.9 Duff received her first Razzie nomination for worst actress for her roles in ''Raise Your Voice'' and ''Cinderella Story.10 2005–2006 in the 2006 film, '' Material Girls ''.]] In '' The Perfect Man '' (2005), she played the oldest daughter of a divorced woman (Heather Locklear), who moves to New York City as she desperately searches for love. Reviews were mostly negative and the film disappointed at the box office, grossing $19,770,475 globally.11 That year, Duff was again nominated for a Razzie Award, for both ''The Perfect Man'' and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''.12 The 2006 satirical comedy '' Material Girls '', in which she co-starred with her sister Haylie , also disappointed, grossing only $14,189,525 worldwide.13 The Martha Coolidge -directed film, co-produced by Madonna 's independent film production company Maverick Entertainment, starred the Duffs as wealthy siblings who must fight to reclaim their fortune following a scandal. For the film, Hilary was nominated for another two Razzie awards.14 2007 The Duff sisters are due to lend their voices to the computer animated comedy '' Foodfight! '', which Lions Gate Films is to distribute in 2008. The film's director, Larry Kasanoff, said that he is "absolutely thrilled to have the Duff sisters as part of the cast."15 Duff is currently slated to star opposite John Cusack in '' War, Inc. '', due for release in late 2007. On September 7, 2007, Duff confirmed on Much On Demand , that she would be filming two films in September through October. The films will be called "Gretta", and "Safety Glass". She described them as "Edgy, independent films". MUSIC CAREER 2002–2004 .]] In 2002, Duff recorded a cover of Brooke McClymont 's " I Can't Wait " for the original television Soundtrack for ''Lizzie McGuire'', 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 Lil' Romeo , Christina Milian , and her sister Haylie. Accompanied by the Disney Channel-only single " Tell Me A Story (About The Night Before) ", it reached the lower half of the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and was Certified Gold . 16 The track " Santa Claus Lane was included on the soundtrack to '' The Santa Clause 2 '' and another song, "What Christmas Should Be", was used in ''Cheaper by the Dozen''. Duff sang several tracks for the 2003 soundtrack to ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' (see ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' (soundtrack) ), including " Why Not ", which became a top twenty hit in Australia . Duff's second album and first '' theme song " Come Clean ", became Duff's first top forty U.S. hit and reached the top twenty elsewhere. The third single, " Little Voice ", was not released in the U.S. and was a minor hit in Canada and Australia. In late 2003, Duff embarked on her first Concert Tour , the Metamorphosis Club Tour, and later the Most Wanted tour. Most shows in the major cities included on the tour were sold out.18 The second ''DisneyMania'' disc, '' DisneyMania 2 '', was released in January 2004 and contained a duet with her sister, "The Siamese Cat Song". Another song, " Circle Of Life ", featured Duff and other Disney Channel stars. Duff and her sister recorded a cover of The Go-Gos ' " Our Lips Are Sealed " for the soundtrack to ''A Cinderella Story'', which included two other songs by Duff. The video for "Our Lips Are Sealed" was popular on MTV's '' TRL '', but the song failed to chart on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 . Duff co-wrote tracks on her third album, the self-titled '''' (2004), before continuing nine more months of the Most Wanted Tour. 2005–2006 Duff's fourth album, '' Most Wanted '' (2005), comprised her favorite tracks from her previous two albums, remixes, and new songs inspired by pop-rock musicians such as The Killers and Muse . Duff stated that it was not a Greatest Hits album, but that her label told her it was time to release a new album. She had more creative control over ''Most Wanted'' compared to her previous releases, co-writing the new material with producers Joel Madden and his brother, Benji , both of the band Good Charlotte . The lead single, " Wake Up ", became Duff's highest peaking single on the U.S. Hot 100 at the time, and its video received heavy rotation on MTV. The video for the second single, " Beat Of My Heart ", was also popular, but the single itself did not chart in the U.S. The album itself debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 20020 and became her third number-one debut in Canada. An Italy -only compilation, '' 4Ever '', was released in 2006. Duff recorded new songs for her Madonna -produced film ''Material Girls'', including a Timbaland -produced cover version of Madonna's " Material Girl " with her sister.21 2007 For Duff's third studio album, ''. August 20 2006 . Retrieved December 18 2006 . The first single, ". August 3 2006 . Retrieved August 4 2006 . the album was released in April 2007 in North America and earlier elsewhere. It reached the top five in the U.S. and Canada, the top twenty in Australia and the top forty in the UK. The Dignity Tour began in mid 2007. A third single, " Stranger ", was a number-one U.S. club hit. ENTREPRENEURSHIP Duff launched a clothing line, Stuff By Hilary Duff , in March 2004, with clothes distributed through Target in the United States, Kmart in Australia , Zellers in Canada and Edgars in South Africa . The company started as a clothing line but has expanded to furniture, fragrances, and jewelry and it is aimed at the teen and preteen crowd. 22 Playmates Toys released a Celebrity Doll of her in 2004.23 In September 2006, Duff released her perfume, With Love... Hilary Duff , which she premiered on '' The View ''.24 Duff and her pet dog Lola made an appearance in the , 2006 . Duff and celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson have been criticized for displaying the dogs as fashion accessories rather than pets.25 PERSONAL LIFE 2007 to promote her music.]] Duff began dating singer Aaron Carter in 2002. They met on the set of '' Lizzie McGuire '', when Carter had a cameo role on a Christmas episode. The relationship lasted a year and a half. It was reported that Carter left actress Hilary Duff for Lindsay Lohan , then broke up with Lohan and resumed dating Duff. Carter said he also cheated on Duff with her best friend, that Duff "got her heart broken" and that he is "sorry" for his actions.26 Claymation facsimiles of Duff and Lohan appeared on the celebrity wrestling series '' Celebrity Death Match '' on March 23 , 2007 . Duff and Lindsay Lohan were later reported to have been involved in a "feud" with each other over their relationship with Carter.27 As of 2007, Duff and Lohan had reconciled. Lohan attended the release party for Duff's album '' Dignity '' and Duff told '' People '' magazine that she thought Lohan was "fun" and "a nice girl".28 Duff began dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2004.29 Duff's mother Susan announced their relationship in the June 2005 interview for '' Seventeen '' magazine, after a long period of tabloid speculation.30 In a June 2006 interview with '' ELLE '' magazine, Duff stated "...( Virginity ) is definitely something I like about myself. It doesn't mean I haven't thought about sex, because everyone I know has had it and you want to fit in."31 Duff later told MuchMusic that she didn't say the quotes attributed to her in the article and that the subject was "definitely not something that I would talk about..."32 Duff and Madden broke up in November 2006.33 Duff is involved with several Charities , is an Animal Rights enthusiast and a member of Kids With A Cause ,34 and has donated US$ 250,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina .35 In late August 2006, Duff traveled to a New Orleans elementary school and worked with USA Harvest to distribute meals. In 2005, she donated over 2.5 million meals to Hurricane Katrina victims in the south.36 CONTROVERSIES In 2004, reports emerged that Avril Lavigne and Duff were fighting. "I read that I was supposedly mad at my fans for dressing like me", '' Newsweek '' quoted Lavigne as saying. "They quoted Hilary Duff saying, 'Avril needs to appreciate her fans more and blah, blah, blah.' I'm like, excuse me? First off, it's not even true. I never said that. And second, who the hell cares what she has to say about my fans? Whatever. Hilary Duff's such a goody-goody, such a mommy's girl." Recently, there were reports of drama between the two at a '' Maxim '' party in New York - with a complication in arrival times causing an unwanted run-in. Lavigne was said to be furious, pacing around and pressuring her company to leave.37 In late 2006, Duff took legal action against an alleged stalker and the stalker's roommate.38 On November 3 2006 , Duff's stalker, Maksim Miakovsky, was arrested for threatening to kill her that weekend. He was booked on charges of making criminal threats and stalking. He came to the U.S. "for the sole purpose of meeting and becoming romantically involved with Ms. Duff." Miakovsky is being held on $200,000 bail at the Manhattan Beach jail. He was arraigned on November 7 2006 .39 On January 19 2007 Miakovsky was sentenced to 117 days in jail and five years probation after pleading no contest to the charges, according to the Associated Press.40 In August 2005, Duff said she received Veneer s because she chipped off one of her front teeth on a microphone during a concert.41 She subsequently had her veneers redone to match the size of her original teeth.4243 By 2005, Duff appeared to have lost weight, leading the media to speculate that she had developed an Eating Disorder , although Duff has denied this claim.44 Duff was interviewed on the Australian current affair show '' Today Tonight '' and stated that she lost weight by living a more active lifestyle. Later, an article on Digital Spy stated that in 2006, Duff slimmed down to a U.S. Size Zero because of the media reporting she had gained fifteen pounds.45 She said she has been feeling pressure to be thin, stating that she is perceived in the media to be either too fat or too thin. Duff called this "judgmental" and "mean".46 FILMOGRAPHY DISCOGRAPHY See Also: Hilary Duff discography ;Albums 1 Released only in Italy. AWARDS FURTHER READING
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